Eclipse or not, a hotel reservation is a binding contract: Travel Weekly
Marc PestronkQuestion: I have a few questions: is a hotel reservation a binding contract? Does it make a difference if I don't make a so-called guaranteed reservation by providing my credit card information? Does it make a difference if…
Canceling a hotel reservation becomes more difficult at Hilton and Marriott
Two of the world's largest hotel companies are cracking down on travelers prone to last-minute cancellations.Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Marriott International will penalize those who cancel reservations within 48 hours of the intended…
MiStay Aims to Fill the Gaps in Online Hotel Booking with Hourly Pricing
Indians travel more. With nine long weekends in the coming year, the number of domestic travelers is expected to increase. According to a forecast by the World Travel and Tourism Council, India's tourism sector will grow at a average…
“It’s not good”: woman speaks out after canceling hotel reservation without refund
She calls for more consumer protection in the hotel industry.Through ABC NEWSJuly 5, 2017, 12:14• 4 minutes to readShare on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article?? - Washington woman warns consumers after she said she booked a…
Check out this list of the best online hotel booking sites in India
Also read - 5 tips that will help you save on hotel reservations As more and more people travel to escape the routine and explore the world, a number of hotel booking websites have sprung up in recent years to cater to the…
Online hotel reservations to generate around $ 2.3 billion by 2020 for online travel agents: report
Gross hotel bookings, which were $ 7.2 billion in 2016, are expected to reach $ 10.9 billion by 2020, according to the report, while the percentage of bookings made online will rise to 28. % against 19% currently.…
Expedia launches online hotel reservations in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) - American online travel services agency Expedia EXPE.O said on Tuesday it had started offering online hotel reservations in communist-ruled Cuba, hoping to capitalize on the Caribbean island's tourism boom.Expedia joins…
European Commission report assesses effects of antitrust enforcement on online hotel booking
In April, the European Commission and 10 EU national competition authorities (NCAs) published the results of a coordinated monitoring exercise carried out in the online hotel booking sectors in 2016. The participating authorities sent…
Dealing with Divergence – A New Way Forward After Online Hotel Booking Cases?
The European Commission and 10 European national competition authorities (NCAs) recently published a report on the effects of most-favoured-nation (MFN) clauses in agreements between hotels and online platforms. The report is the result…
Hotel Messenger: 6 Innovative Ways to Improve Your Hotel’s Performance
Over the past few years, most hoteliers have taken advantage of online marketing tools to increase their website traffic and secure direct bookings. However, the main objective of the investment on these online tools was focused only on…
Online hotel booking services seek to outrun travel agents – Pakistan
KARACHI: The advent of smartphones and high-speed internet has changed the way people shop. Those who do business online say consumers now have more choice, more convenience, and can compare prices from different vendors to make an…
With high occupancy, hotels seek to avoid online booking services
Hotels and online travel booking companies tend to have a marriage of convenience, one that savvy travelers can exploit.When hotels struggle to fill rooms, they reluctantly pay Expedia and other online travel agencies 15-30% commissions to…
Hotels in China and India with US prices? Online booking
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As more consumers in Asia go online, companies that hold a dominant share of online bookings may need to donate some of their profits to large hotel chains that can book…
Stuck with an expensive hotel reservation? Maybe you can sell it
In March, Alysa Turner, a Washington publicist, booked a hotel room as part of Southwest Airlines' rewards program. She paid $ 400 for an overnight stay at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, but her plans changed after the reservation…
Which online booking site will be the first to get direct hotel rates?
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On direct hotel booking rates, one of the big chains is already in talks with traditional travel agencies to divest them. Additionally, Choice Hotels, for its part, reports that better deals from online travel agencies…
Last minute hotel booking app brings travelers to the brink of booking
An example of HotelTonight's New York offerings. (HotelTonight.com) A look at the hotel's individual display. (HotelTonight.com.) HotelTonight is an app that caters to a certain type of traveler, at the last minute. It…
As online hotel bookings see strong growth, travel portals attract top dollar
The fight for a bigger share of the rapidly growing online hotel booking space is set to gain momentum. Two leading domestic online travel portals – MakeMyTrip and Ibibo –…
Federal Legislation Would Combat Online Hotel Booking Scams – Orlando Sentinel
Federal legislation tabled Wednesday would combat online hotel booking fraud.The Stop Online Booking Scams Act was filed by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA)."Booking a hotel room for a…
Online booking makes hotel loyalty harder to retain
For the past six months, Erin Gifford, a Washington-based marketing manager, has been traveling on business at least once a month, mostly to Boston.But she has yet to see a single award from a hotel chain."I'm not a fan of loyalty…
MakeMyTrip aims to dominate half of the online hotel booking space
Online travel company MakeMyTrip has set a goal of doubling its market share in the online hotel booking space to 50% over the next two years. The Nasdaq-listed company, which recently raised a $180 million investment from…
Airbnb is becoming a real threat to the hotel industry in major American cities — Quartz
Overall, 2015 was a good year for the US hospitality industry. For November, U.S. hotels improved on three key metrics: room occupancy, average daily rates and revenue per available room, according to STR Global, a hospitality industry…
Boutique Hotel Explains What’s Wrong With Online Booking Status
Industry consolidation. Online travel agencies play games with discounts. And a proliferation of dodgy booking sites posing as official hotel websites.
From the perspective of managers of independent groups, boutiques or small…
Online hotel booking: monitoring the pricing practices of online travel agencies
Update August 20, 2020
Booking.com and Expedia have confirmed to CMA that hotels using either of these sites remain free to offer different prices, terms and availability when listing their rooms on other online travel…
Study reveals that mobile is still a small part of hotel reservations
Unsurprisingly, the majority of travelers tend to make their hotel reservations online using a laptop or desktop computer.
But even in 2015, technology has yet to completely change the way Americans book accommodation.THE…
Online hotel booking is expected to become a $1.8 billion industry in 2016
New Delhi: Online hotel booking is expected to intensify as internet penetration increases.
It is likely to more than double to $1.8 billion by 2016 with more than eight million Indians booking…
Starhotels production and revenue soar thanks to Trust International’s new online booking…
Frankfurt, Germany and Florence, Italy - Starhotels' implementation of Trust International's powerful new online booking engine for its 21 exclusive hotel destinations in Italy and Paris has been a hit with customers.
“Our customers really…
The market for online hotel reservations is heating up
Whether you see TV commercials featuring Captain Obvious or Trivago Guy, it seems the market for third-party online hotel reservations is exploding. Meanwhile, HotelTonight, a mobile app, is speaking out in an effort to raise awareness of…
Google connects to hospitality
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India’s MakeMyTrip acquires EasyToBook in bid to boost online hotel bookings – TechCrunch
Indian Travel Booking Site, MakeMyTrip, acquired EasyToBook, an Amsterdam-based hotel booking portal, for approximately $5 million. With this acquisition, MakeMyTrip hopes to increase its share of revenue generated from online hotel…
Russian online hotel booking site Oktogo.ru gobbles up Travel.ru for ‘up to $2 million’…
Further consolidation in the Russian online travel sector. Following last month's announcement that Russian travel startup OneTwoTrip had acquired analytics-based hotel price comparison site DealAngel, today the Oktogo.ru announces…
Rocket Internet launches Jovago to bring online hotel booking to Africa – TechCrunch
It's often said that the question, "what if Google launched something similar?", is the kind of thing that keeps entrepreneurs up at night. But if you're a thriving e-commerce startup in an emerging market, the same could be said for…
TripAdvisor Tips to Make Online Hotel Reservations Easier
Here are TripAdvisor's tips for simplifying the online booking process. By LAUREN EFFRONJune 12, 2013, 10:21 PM• 3 minute readShare on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this articleJune 12, 2013— -- intro: TripAdvisor has been influencing…
Can’t use this hotel reservation? Sell it online
If you need to cancel a hotel reservation and risk losing money, two Israeli startups will help you find a buyer more than happy to take you out of the reservation.
Both Tenant and to cancel was born out of the same situation: out…