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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 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes North 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 minutes The “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 minutes Companies 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 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Customers are having increasingly enjoyable experiences on mobile platforms. The mobile experience being offered by some of the world’s top travel brands is nearly as good as those offered on desktop suites, new research has suggested. According to results gathered by customer specialist eDigitalResearch, mobile and search results have seen a significant increase in overall satisfaction […]