Reading Time: 4 minutesTim Major, CEO of Operto, shares his opinion on affiliate brand bidding and its impact on hotel search visibility and direct revenue.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat looks like a simple tourist tax could bring complex pricing, system and distribution challenges for hotels across England.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: TikTok has launched a set of advertising products designed to capture travel bookings directly through its platform, expanding its role in the travel and hospitality sector.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: TikTok and Booking.com have launched a partnership that allows US users to book hotels directly within the TikTok app.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN editor Eloise Hanson comments on Airbnb’s “aggressive” expansion into hotels. Read more on Boutique Hotel News.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEurope: More than 10,000 hotels across Europe have now joined the collective legal action against OTA Booking.com. The claim, coordinated by the Stichting Hotel Claims
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: A group of more than 25 national hotel associations across Europe has filed collective legal action against Booking.com in the Netherlands.
Reading Time: 3 minutesBelgium: Otamiser, which claims to be the world’s first online travel agency [OTA] ranking management platform, has raised $3 million USD [€2.8 million / £2.36 million] in its first funding round.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesAndrew Metcalfe, chief technology officer at Guestline, highlights some technology trends which hoteliers should consider when reviewing and building their tech stack.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwitzerland: Online travel company Lastminute.com has appointed Laura Amoretti as interim CEO following the arrest of former CEO Fabio Cannavale and COO Andrea Bertoli for potential fraud.
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