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Reading Time: 2 minutesA 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 […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesForecasters 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 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesNorth American travelers demand technology from their hotels. Nearly nine in ten (89 percent) of hotel guests across North America now demand technology that enhances their stay, new research has found. A poll by YouGov found that beating queues and gaining quicker access to services are the main driving forces, with around the same number of […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe “sharing economy” is a buzz phrase that has been thrown around the travel industry a lot over the last couple of years. Any travel company today needs to consider how it should respond to this new phenomenon that is winning over travelers in their millions. So what is it, and which companies are reshaping […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesCompanies are taking criticism head on and making necessary changes to their services and operations. Almost three-quarters of travel companies are using online reviews to their advantage by making changes to their service that reflect feedback received, according to the results of a new survey published recently. The figures released by TripAdvisor showed that some […]