Pricing Management

News / Online

Hopper ramps up hotel booking with global private rates and price tracking

By Kevin May | June 20, 2019

Eighteen months on from its initial launch, Hopper is applying some of the secret sauce learned from flights to its hotel search and booking service. Read More

News / Distribution

How Airbnb threatens to disrupt traditional hotel pricing strategies

By Jill Menze | June 4, 2019

A study pitted flexible-capacity Airbnb against the fixed-capacity lodging industry to uncover how the sharing economy has changed hospitality. Read More

News / Online

More expansion for GuestReady with acquisition of competitor BnbLord

By Mitra Sorrells | April 11, 2019

European Airbnb property management company GuestReady has grown its property count to 2,000 with the acquisition of BnbLord, a Paris-based competitor. Read More

From Our Partners / Distribution

Prep for parity: everything hotels and online travel agencies need to know

By Clive Wood - OTA Insight | April 8, 2019

The parity problem is not going away, but actionable data can help hoteliers address the problem and recoup revenue and reputation. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Travel policy 3.0: Six data-powered updates to improve corporate travel

By Ryan Wenger - WhereTo | April 5, 2019

Unlike the blunt rules of the analogue age, the new rules bear digital precision, and take advantage of access to live data. We call the new era of data-driven rules Travel Policy 3.0. Read More

Interview / Technology

In the green room at Phocuswright Europe with... Nadim El Manawy

By PhocusWire | April 1, 2019

Launched in early 2018, Arise uses distributed ledger technology to help hotels control the distribution of their rates and inventory and to improve the commission reconciliation process. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

PSD2: How to maximize benefits and minimize the impact of 3DS and SCA on your travel company

By Worldpay | March 29, 2019

Urgent things to learn: a payment directive shall require new customer authentication to be applied to every online transaction in the European Economic Area. Read More

News / Distribution

Rate parity issues continue to challenge hotels in key markets

By Linda Fox | March 25, 2019

OTA Insight's Annual Hotel Parity Review shows independent hotels and local chains are more likely to suffer losses from rate parity issues. Read More

News / Distribution

Fornova buys hospitality intelligence platform HotelsBI

By Kevin May | March 4, 2019

HotelsBI was created in January 2016 by Leon Vaidman and includes tools for hotels to increase direct bookings and retain customers. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Understanding how events affect demand and pricing for the car rental business

By Apurva Chamaria - RateGain | March 1, 2019

A detailed study by RateGain’s data science lab probes into event scenarios to get insights that will help revenue managers price more accurately and forecast better. Read More

News / Technology

IHG pilots attribute pricing as next stage of reservation system kicks in

By Linda Fox | February 27, 2019

IHG begins phase two of its Amadeus-built Guest Reservation System development, four years after the project first started. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Are hotels on the verge of a parity nightmare?

By Lily McIlwain - Triptease | January 24, 2019

Booking.com has rolled out its Booking.Basic feature to European hotel listings, which could spell a serious parity problem for hoteliers. Read More

News / Startups

When it comes to guest personalization, price is only one piece of the puzzle

By Valerie Castillo - TrustYou | January 23, 2019

A new hotel brand, Life House, is currently testing an algorithmic pricing system based on customer profiles, history, spending habits and even social media followers. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

VIDEO: OAG on adding tech to intelligence

By Kevin May | December 19, 2018

The combination of innovation and technology in aviation has never been as strong and, most importantly, crucial to running a successful airline. Read More