Tag: booking
Travelers Choosing Mobile Booking Over Desktop
Travel sales booked via desktop will continue to decline as digital travel bookers favor mobile devices, a new report from eMarketer shows. In 2016,...
HotelTonight Lays Off 20 Percent of Staff
HotelTonight, a leader in same-day booking apps, has laid off 20 percent of its staff, citing a necessary company realignment. Though company CEO Sam...
Booking Sites to Pay Chicago $29 Million in Taxes
On Oct. 29, Chicago's city council announced that they concluded a 10-year-old case against travel websites that offer discount rates. Expedia, Hotels.com, and Hotwire...
Nearly 15 Million Bookings Involve Scams, Says Study
A new study conducted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has revealed that one in three people are worried about online booking...
Strong Advance Bookings Provide Positive Long-Term Outlook
NEW YORK—As the end of summer nears, hotels in major North American markets are focusing on capturing bookings for early 2016 as opposed to...