Amadeus Hospitality making bigger hotel deals as it chases a breakthrough Amadeus’ hospitality division is creating a back-end booking system for InterContinental Hotels Group. But it’s not a foregone conclusion that the tech colossus will win over a swath of other hotels. Source: Hotel Marketing Amadeus Hospitality making bigger hotel deals as it chases a breakthrough
Travel marketers benefit from holiday-goers enthusiasm for mobile & social Research shows that social media can significantly impact travel plans. In fact, 52% of Facebook report that friends’ photos have inspired travel plans. Additionally, 55% of people like social media pages related to trips they are planning. Source: Hotel Marketing Travel marketers benefit from holiday-goers enthusiasm for mobile & social
The new class of Airbnb mega-hosts With hundreds of listings and major corporate backers, a new breed of Airbnb host is changing the fundamentals of the service. Source: Hotel Marketing The new class of Airbnb mega-hosts
Four Seasons sees ‘Airbnb effect’ in luxury hospitality For Allen Smith, CEO Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Airbnb is just another example of the speed in which the market is changing and the manner in which we need to be prepared to respond to it. Source: Hotel Marketing Four Seasons sees ‘Airbnb effect’ in luxury hospitality