American travel metasearch engine Kayak is betting big on its package sales. The firm is focusing on the UK and Europe for its expansions. Kayak was taken over by Priceline, which is the parent company of Booking.com, for £2 billion in 2012. Jan Valentin has been appointed as the Managing …
Here are some more good signs coming out from the travel trade. The Hotel Price Index of Hotels.com reveals that the average price of hotel rooms went up by 3% in 2013, and it happened globally. That’s great news for the hotel business, because with this increase, the prices have gone up …
The third installment of a very interesting study released by PricewaterhouseCoopers has revealed the European hotel forecast for 2014 and 2015 is quite good, with some surprising shifts in the rank across the two years. The study, entitled “Room to Grow,” was released last month and focuses on 18 cities—all …
TravelClick’s annual end-of-year report revealed some interesting insights into the hotel industry. Hotels across the top 25 North American Markets are expected to do much better in 2014. Occupancy rates between January and December 2014 shows a 3.3% upswing. And it seems better across all segments in all quarters of …
According to “The 2014 Traveler” annual study from Google, travelers have changed in the following ways: 1. Most travelers depend on search engines – 60% of leisure travelers and 53% of business travelers depend on search engines. ? What it means. It is vital for a travel website to achieve good …
What’s going to happen this year for the US hotel industry in the United States? It seems that the worst might be …
The hotel industry in the US had a good year in 2013. It wasn’t as good as 2007, but the figures show …
Hotels and resorts come up everywhere all the time. There’s nothing new in that really. And 2014 isn’t expected to be any …
Every business would like to keep earning more revenue every year, and that’s true of the hotel industry as well. But to …
Here’s one recent trend that is sure to make the environmentalists all happy: Hotels from around the world are reporting that bicycle …
Very often, you will be asked if you should and how much you should invest in Content Marketing, not having the certainty …
There are all types of people and different ways in which they express themselves. Travel marketers are no different. Some of them …
An error which you absolutely should not take a chance on is to underestimate the force of events, especially those linked to …
Expedia brands itself as “the world’s largest online travel company,” and it’s certainly a huge business with a global presence. Thousands of …
A new Rome hotel opened up just within the past few months, and it’s offering a great place for both business and …