Pricing Management

Opinion / Distribution

COVID-19 and the global hotel industry: A roadmap to recovery, part 1

By Yuki Hu, Eva Liu & George Yu - IDeaS | March 2, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, here are actionable steps for hotels to take now to proactively begin the road to recovery: Read More

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News / Technology

Coronavirus upends revenue management strategies for hotels and airlines

By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2020

The growing coronavirus outbreak is creating challenges for revenue managers across all sectors of the travel industry. Read More

News / Startups

Software-driven hotel brand Life House raises $30M, led by Thayer Ventures

By Mitra Sorrells | January 24, 2020

The Series B round will be used to grow Life House's boutique hotels business and management services. Read More

News / Online

Vacasa expands with acquisition of Resort Lodging Company

By Linda Fox | December 19, 2019

Vacasa plans expansion in Colorado with the acquisition of Resort Lodging Company. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Millennials, attribute-based selling, "rogue" OTAs - what hospitality looks like in 2020

By Dave Collier - OTA Insight | December 13, 2019

In travel and hospitality, it’s tough to single out the most significant forecasts for next year, but these developments will be ones to watch in 2020. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: OYO's Ritesh Agarwal on growth and plans to address hotel owners’ concerns

By Mitra Sorrells | December 4, 2019

OYO CEO Ritesh Agarwal speaks about the company's growth and priorities for the coming year at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

News / Startups

Singapore Tourism Board opens accelerator to improve the visitor experience

By Linda Fox | October 31, 2019

Singapore Tourism has announced the first cohort of startups for its accelerator which has been set up to boost the visitor experience. Read More

News / Distribution

Pegasus and Travel Tripper go forward as Pegasus, unveil new platform

By Linda Fox | October 30, 2019

Pegasus and Travel Tripper merged in February 2019 but have been kept separate so far. Now they move forward as Pegasus, with Tripper's CEO at the helm. Read More

News / Technology

Lavanda houses $5M capital raise as real estate and hospitality get closer

By Kevin May | September 17, 2019

The U.K.-based company had previously raised two angels tranches in the $1.5 million range in 2016 and 2017. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Google price-matching: Are hotel bookings next?

By Gino Engels - OTA Insight | September 6, 2019

With Google testing a "lowest fare" price guarantee on flights, what happens if the guarantee extends to hotels? Read More

News / Technology

OYO acquires data shop Danamica to help drive dynamic pricing in rentals

By Linda Fox | September 3, 2019

OYO is seeking to refine its dynamic pricing capabilities for vacation rentals through the acquisition of Danamica. Read More

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News / Online

Business travel, part 5: The evolution to "any channel" management

By Mitra Sorrells | August 28, 2019

Experts predict changes to both business models and how technology is used will together open new options for business travel management for both travelers and companies. Read More

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News / Technology

Business travel, part 4: How data management can minimize trip "leakage"

By Mitra Sorrells | August 26, 2019

Data management tools are enabling corporate travel managers to capture and analyze data from off-channel bookings to minimize leakage. Read More

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News / Technology

TravelClick claims first-of-its-kind alternative accommodations tool

By Mitra Sorrells | July 22, 2019

TravelClick, an Amadeus company, has created a data tool providing supply, demand and rate information for 27 million alternative accommodations worldwide. Read More