
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Research conducted by the online publication Cybernews explores how 22 travel and hotel apps access and collect user data, including location, camera and messages.

Reading Time: 2 minutesBelgium: Hospitality tech data firm Lighthouse [formerly OTA Insight] has announced that it has acquired Stardekk, a provider of channel management and distribution software for holiday homes, BnBs and independent hotels.

Reading Time: 3 minutesTristan Gadsby, CEO of Alliants, provides advice on how hoteliers can better capture and utilise customer data to maximise average spend.Â

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: OTA Insight, a cloud-based market intelligence platform for the travel and hospitality industries, has rebranded to Lighthouse.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Cloud-based hospitality business intelligence platform OTA Insight has announced the appointment of Vivek Bhogaraju as its new chief operating officer.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Cloud-based business intelligence company OTA Insight has launched Rate Insight+, a commercial tool which combines hotel and short-term rental data into one platform.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK / Spain: Cloud-based hospitality business intelligence platform OTA Insight has acquired Madrid-based vacation rental market intelligence company Transparent.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A report by PredictHQ, a demand intelligence company, shows a steady and accelerating recovery for hospitality across the US as events return. The Demand
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Data from Profitroom between 1 January 2021 and 19 May 2021 reveals that hotels in the United Kingdom have seen an average increase in
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAlison Vasey, group product director at Zonal, highlights the opportunities for hoteliers to embrace technology and data to drive revenue this summer and beyond. The summer ahead for