Accommodation

Travelzoo claims to be first US firm with 80% female board members

Jun 21st, 2017 at 15:12

Government to introduce bill to improve Atol protection for online bookings

Jun 21st, 2017 at 14:07

New B2B booking platform helps Premier Inn maintain direct bookings

Jun 21st, 2017 at 11:44

AccorHotels chooses IDeaS revenue management tech

Jun 19th, 2017 at 04:56

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Love Cottages launched revamped website ahead of summer peaks

Self-catering accommodation agency consortium Love Cottages’ website has been revamped ahead of the summer peak season. Continue reading →

Jun 16th, 2017 at 16:42

Marriott Hotels launches second annual search for TestBED accelerator start-ups

Marriott Hotels has started a search for tech start-ups for the second year of its European accelerator programme TestBED. Continue reading →

Jun 16th, 2017 at 14:28

Cook reports 113% increase in mobile bookings

A 113% rise in people using mobiles on thomascook.com to search for holidays between May 2014 and April this year has been unveiled by the operator. Continue reading →

Jun 16th, 2017 at 08:34

ATCORE appoints Francesca Pulleyn as Group Marketing Director

Intercontinental Hotels Group global brand director Francesca Pulleyn has joined travel software and services firm ATCORE Group as marketing director. Continue reading →

Jun 15th, 2017 at 15:51

Data analytics to boost APAC travel revenues by 30-50%, Hotelbeds Group survey finds

Data analytics will help to contribute annual increases of revenues of more than 30% over the next five years. Continue reading →

Jun 15th, 2017 at 15:47

Amazon Alexa checks in to Village in UK hotel industry first

Village Hotels is to deploy Amazon Alexa as virtual assistants in rooms across 28 UK hotels. Continue reading →

Jun 15th, 2017 at 12:57

Entries open for the Travolution Awards 2017

Ceremony will celebrate the very best of the digital travel industry Continue reading →

Jun 14th, 2017 at 16:35

Expedia opens Rev+ to UK market

Expedia has launched its revenue management tool Rev+ to the UK market. The tool is designed to help hotels manage their rates and properties to optimise revenue and comes at no added cost to Expedia’s hotel partners. Benoit Jolin, vice president … Continue reading →

Jun 9th, 2017 at 16:24

Universal reveals details of new ‘tech-savvy’ Aventura hotel

Universal Orlando Resort has unveiled details of its new “tech-savvy” on-site hotel. The Aventura Hotel will be the sixth on-site property at Universal Orlando when it opens in August next year, and will feature in-room tablets that control features such … Continue reading →

Jun 9th, 2017 at 12:30

Hotelbeds Group completes Tourico Holidays takeover

A deal by Hotelbeds Group to acquire Tourico Holidays has been completed. Tourico Holidays has now become a business unit within Hotelbeds Group after the acquisition was announced in February. The businesses have a “strategic plan” to to combine both businesses … Continue reading →

Jun 8th, 2017 at 11:03

Hotel guests say Wi-Fi crucial to positive experience, survey finds

Wi-Fi is second only to clean rooms in a survey of hotel guests asking them what constitutes a positive experience. Qualtrics asked 1,000 recent hotel guests for the key factors that defined a good stay, and 65% said access to … Continue reading →

Jun 7th, 2017 at 14:56

Bnbstat.com launches ‘mission’ to help Airbnb hosts drive up their status

Tel Aviv-based Ilan Cohen, a former Airbnb host, set up bnbstat in February, claiming to bring a new dimension to data and statistics for the Airbnb market Continue reading →

Jun 6th, 2017 at 17:47

Snaptrip.com names Alex Sparasci as head of content

Sparasci started out writing content for Crystal Ski, before moving on to roles with Hayes and Jarvis, Sovereign, Citalia and Sunsail UK Continue reading →

Jun 6th, 2017 at 12:10

Beds on Board acquires French rival Boatyng

UK sharing economy platform Beds on Board has acquired its French competitor Boatyng in a deal it says makes it the “world’s leading provider of boat accommodation”. The firm, which launched in 2015 and earlier this year outlined plans to bring … Continue reading →

Jun 2nd, 2017 at 11:23

easyHotel offers ‘fake views’ from its budget London rooms

A £1 upgrade gives you a ‘view’ of landmarks such as Tower Bridge or Buckingham Palace. Continue reading →

May 31st, 2017 at 14:38

TVRL emerges from beta to turn every booker into a travel agent

Peer-to-peer travel booking website offers all travellers the chance to earn agent commission when booking their trips and recommending options to friends and family Continue reading →

May 26th, 2017 at 15:19