Online Booking Channels Continue Fast Growth
NEW YORK—In the second quarter (Q2) 2013, online channels which include Online Travel Agents (OTAs) and hotel websites (Brand.com) continued to experience the most...
IHG Agrees to Give Pricing Power Back to OTAs
After accusations last year by the Office of Fair Trade (OFT) Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has reached an agreement with Expedia.com and Priceline's Booking.com...
Bidding for Boutiques
A new travel startup called Stayful aims to make the independent boutique hotel experience more accessible and affordable to U.S. travelers while helping hoteliers...
Take Back Direct Booking
Hotels give up a chunk of their revenue to third party intermediaries to drive bookings. These online travel agencies and search engines retain up...
Room for Change
Deepesh Kholwadwala, CEO of Sun Capital Hospitality Management in Albuquerque, speaks for many hotel owners when he says online travel agencies (OTAs) place a...
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