Travelers mixing business with leisure more, says Airbnb More than half of business trips made on Airbnb last year included a Saturday night stay, prompting the rental accommodation platform to conclude that the lines are becoming more blurred between business and leisure travel. Source: Hotel Marketing Travelers mixing business with leisure more, says Airbnb
U.S. tells Europe travelers to be vigilant The U.S. State Department issued an alert for summer travel to Europe, citing the continued threat of terrorist attacks “on tourist locations, transportation hubs and markets/shopping malls” as well as hotels and restaurants. Source: Hotel Marketing U.S. tells Europe travelers to be vigilant
Lufthansa direct connect deals prompt concerns from GTMC chief According to the company’s CEO, the primary booking tool of TMCs is the GDS and anything outside of that has a negative impact on productivity. The inevitable knock on effect is the cost to the customer increasing. Source: Hotel Marketing Lufthansa direct connect deals prompt concerns from GTMC chief
Breach at Sabre’s SynXis Central Reservations system Sabre is investigating an incident of unauthorized access to payment information contained in a subset of hotel reservations processed through its Hospitality Solutions SynXis Central Reservations system. Source: Hotel Marketing Breach at Sabre’s SynXis Central Reservations system