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In the past, travelers looking for bargains could rely on the shoulder or off-season, but the pandemic has upended this conventional travel wisdom Jun 20, 2024 Every day brings new reports of measures to combat overtourism, such as hotel restrictions in Amsterdam, photo-blocking barricades in Japan, and protests in the Canary Islands. With the United…

BCD Travel has seen double-digit growth in air and hotel bookings this year, partly due to changing client travel patterns Jun 20, 2024 During a virtual media roundtable, TMC revealed that global air transactions were up 13% year-over-year in the first five months of 2024, including a 6% increase in Europe, 16% in the Americas…

According to BCD Travel’s latest survey of more than 200 travel buyers worldwide, more than half of travel buyers have seen their travel budgets decrease in recent years Jun 19, 2024 Nearly all buyers have implemented cost control measures to encourage online meetings in favor of non-essential travel, encourage fewer but longer trips, and limit…

A piece of the corporate travel segment incentivizes employees to perform their best and incentivizes hotel companies to deliver on the rewards May 22, 2024 Incentive travel, which companies use to reward employees for achieving sales milestones or other goals, is on the rise. As more meetings and sales calls are held via videoconferencing and…

The company needed a way to “recognize and reward” the guests making up 85% of its business transient segment May 22, 2024 The company debuted its Hilton for Business program earlier this year, after announcing plans to launch it in October. The offering includes loyalty benefits, portfolio-wide discounts, streamlined onboarding and program management for small-…

A European travel tech industry group filed complaints to data protection authorities over Ryanair’s use of biometric data May 22, 2024 The EU Travel Tech association, which counts Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, eDreams, and Skyscanner among its members, alleges that Ryanair has violated the EU’s key data privacy legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Key…

According to the Deloitte 2024 Summer Travel Survey, Americans plan to travel and stay in paid lodging this summer May 22, 2024 This summer Americans’ eyes are on the horizon again, as nearly half (48%) of the respondents to the 2024 Deloitte summer travel survey plan to take vacations involving paid lodging (see methodology). But…

As places of public accommodation, hotels in the U.S. and their websites need to meet certain accessibility requirements May 22, 2024 Speaking during the Hospitality Law Conference, attorney Jordan Schwartz explained those accommodations could be physical, such as adding a ramp or installing grab bars, or digital, such as written descriptions of pictures or captioning…

The collaboration will see the integration of Uplift’s pay monthly option into Sabre’s SynXis platform May 21, 2024 Sabre Hospitality, a division of travel technology company Sabre Corporation, has partnered with travel-focused Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) outfit Uplift. The collaboration will integrate Uplift’s pay monthly option into Sabre’s SynXis platform, offering increased payment flexibility to…

How Marriott and Hilton aim to optimize their fee structures to max out profitability while maintaining competitive pricing for hotel owners May 21, 2024 Marriott and Hilton compete closely to expand their footprints and loyalty programs. However, in terms of fees earned for services provided to hotel owners, Marriott has a significant lead. Key takeaways…