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 […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →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 […]
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