Direct booking channels are increasingly important for hotel growth, yet many websites still fail to deliver the fast and simple experience travellers expect.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Where to next? Price comparison and booking sites are a useful tool but research found that booking direct remained the best ...

Hotels might finally be wresting back some control from OTAs. After years of ceding ground to the online giants, hospitality's online supplier-direct channel is now slightly outpacing OTA bookings, ...

Short-term rental hosts are launching their own direct-booking websites in an effort to diversify their business after years of mounting frustrations with companies such as Airbnb. Some hosts are ...

Mirai, the hotel tech specialist focused on boosting direct sales, has launched a new global booking engine designed to transform the customer experience and maximise conversion. This innovative ...

Lighthouse, the AI commercial operating system for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced the launch of The Hotels Network app, the first direct booking app for hotels available inside ...

I hope and trust that you will book your next vacation with our firm. But we know there are alternatives out there, and we know you are receiving mailings and seeing ads that often urge you to book ...

Step, or rather navigate, away from Expedia, Hotels.com and their ilk. The best room, rate, service and stay come right from booking with the hotel directly. While third-party booking sites can be a ...

Hotels are experiencing a decline in their direct booking share due to the significant increase in marketing expenditures by OTAs. According to hospitality technology experts, the competition for ...