Reading Time: 2 minutes With the beginning of each new year comes the urge to contemplate the past and make predictions about what lies ahead. In the technology and hospitality distribution categories, there is no shortage of potential disruptors to ponder. As we head into 2017, one top-of-mind issue has been pending for a while: the Book on Google […]
Read More →Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s one of the hot new buzzwords in the business world today: Fintech, short for financial technology. But, as with many technological revolutions, it’s an area where the hospitality industry has lagged. While many businesses threw away their fax machines years ago, many hotels still rely on them daily to receive credit card details for […]
Read More →Reading Time: 4 minutes More and more business travelers are booking accommodation directly through Airbnb instead of hotel stays that generate commission for travel management companies. How can TMCs turn what looks like a threat into an opportunity? Why Airbnb is a challenge to TMCs … The sharing economy is the hottest story in the world of travel. Almost […]
Read More →Reading Time: 2 minutes A British hotel used its latest conference to show off the hotel trends of the future. Virgin Hotels has claimed that having access to free Wi-Fi everywhere in a hotel should be a basic right for guests, but as it gets ready to roll out this service in its new hotels in 2015, other brands […]
Read More →Reading Time: 3 minutes Forecasters are predicting heavy hotel rate increases for 2016. Consequently, corporations need their Travel Management Companies (TMCs) and other booking service providers, more than ever, to keep accommodation costs down. Global hotel outlook – the only way is up Air fares often dominate corporate client thinking about travel costs. But if you really want to […]
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