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Home is where the growth is as Booking.com invests in brand and tech

By Linda Fox | March 13, 2019

Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel on growth in alternative accommodation and brand awareness. Read More

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Booking.com pivots BookingSuite into a hotel tech app store

By Kevin May | March 6, 2019

The BookingSuite App Store is a collection of currently 45 different services provided by software companies in the industry that cover a range of tools to help hoteliers with their day-to-day... Read More

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Booking Holdings breaks down private accommodation revenues for first time, now at 20% of total

By Mitra Sorrells | February 27, 2019

As part of its fourth quarter and full-year 2018 financial report, Booking Holdings is disclosing details on Booking.com's alternative accommodations business, which now accounts for 20% of the... Read More

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Home-sharing is ready to write its second chapter

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | February 18, 2019

Startups are mounting fresh challenges to both traditional hotels, whose forays into the home-rental space have met with mixed results, and to a maturing Airbnb, which is showing signs of evolving its... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Distributed ledger technology can bring rate parity to hotel distribution

By Nadim El Manawy - Arise Travel | February 15, 2019

We ask if distribution technology in use today has been designed with goals that are out of alignment with hotelier’s best interests Read More

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Online travel agencies under spotlight from regulators and academics over hotel strategies

By Kevin May | February 6, 2019

Booking.com and Expedia agree to cooperate with a set of guidelines regarding the portrayal of discounts, availability and influence of commissions on rankings. Read More

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Four key developments keeping the U.S. OTA market exciting

By Phocuswright Research | February 4, 2019

Phocuswright's recent travel research identifies four key developments that make the U.S. online travel agency market an exciting one to watch in 2019. Read More

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Minding your language - Booking Holdings' study shows English a possible barrier to online adoption

By Linda Fox | January 22, 2019

The study of 1,000 digital leaders and experts in China, India and Indonesia reveals that 79% view the internet as a necessity and 82% see it as a “fundamental right.” Read More

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OpenTable now lets customers use points for hotels on Kayak

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | January 22, 2019

Booking Holdings has activated a new loyalty benefit for OpenTable, allowing diners to redeem their OpenTable Dining Points for hotel savings on Kayak. Read More

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A new record? Two million room nights booked online in a single day... in one country

By Kevin May | January 9, 2019

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

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Marriott and Expedia's battle over commissions could trigger industry-wide overhaul

By Linda Fox | January 8, 2019

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

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Online marketplaces gaining momentum in tours booking race

By Linda Fox | January 4, 2019

Tour and activity bookings through online marketplaces increased in 2018 compared to 2017. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Fallacies and travel: Making sense out of 2018

By Simone Puorto | December 28, 2018

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

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VIDEO: Kayak on the future of meta, Google and the limitations of voice search

By Mitra Sorrells | December 7, 2018

By some measures it’s been a tough year for traditional metasearch players, including Kayak. Read More

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VIDEO: Google talks new ideas, not being creepy and the death of SEO

By Linda Fox | November 20, 2018

Tensions between Google and online travel companies are ongoing although some are faring between better when it comes to their partnerships. Read More

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