Earnings Reports Reveal Surge for Expedia and Booking, While Google’s Trial and IHG Innovations Make Waves in Travel
It is earnings season, which makes for a longer Update than usual:
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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: 2019 Year in Review
With 2020 now upon us and 2019 in the rearview mirror, I thought this would be a good time to take a look back at the stories (and the themes that the stories represent) we covered in 2019 that I believe will have the largest impact on hotel owners and operators in 2020 and beyond. ...
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First Look at Google SOS Alerts
Social media does a good job of delivering information quickly, but with so many sources – both official and unofficial – it is difficult to find the right signal in all the noise. When a crisis occurs, travelers don’t have time to sift through mountains of information to find what they need. Google’s new service, SOS ...
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Google Flights and Google Hotels: Friend or Foe to Airlines and Hoteliers?
The latest update to the Google Flights price comparison tool, as well as the introduction of Google Hotels, has the world buzzing, with many praising the user experience. The flexibility of Google Flights is unprecedented in terms of providing the cheapest and best flight routes available to a specific or general destination. It includes filters ...
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