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Meituan-Dianping is claiming a record of sorts this week. The company, which sells good and services Amazon-style in China alongside hotels and other travel products, says it offloaded more than two... Read More

Expedia and Marriott are said to be near agreement on fee negotiations, other large hotel players are likely to follow suit. Read More

A look at the four most important trends of the year worth saluting. Read More

Vacation rental property managers want to offer more services that are currently not integrated within the technologies they use. Read More

Four of the biggest players - TripAdvisor, Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia - are approaching the tours, activities and experiences category from angles that leverage their respective strengths. Here's... Read More

Quote from Clayton Reid, CEO at MMGY Global, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

Dutch startup BidRoom has raised €15 million in investment, as it looks to accelerate development of its members-only hotel booking service. Read More

A string of international acquisitions and investments (plus a new-ish name) to reflect on a global position has the industry speculating about what else lies ahead for the former Priceline Group. Read More

Booking.com's entry into the world of tours and activities has been played out in a fairly low-key way over the years. Read More

Who owns the customer profile is going to change, and it could be an online giant such as Google or Amazon. Read More

Vacation rental property managers in Europe are increasingly turning to Airbnb and Booking.com as distribution channels, however they are seeing gains in direct bookings for certain kinds of properties. Read More

Carlson Wagonlit Travel is running several chatbot pilots to see how and where the technology can best help the travel management company and its customers. Read More

Booking Holdings saw an acceleration in the rate of its room night growth in the third quarter of 2018, exceeding the high end of its guidance, driven by a delayed summer travel peak and improved... Read More

There's been a huge amount of attention on tours and activities during 2018 - perhaps more than any other sector in the industry. Read More

Tools to help professional vacation rental managers save time and control who can book their properties are part of a new suite of products launched this week by Booking.com.   Read More