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News and analysis relating to Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and their impact on hotel bookings, commission structures, rate parity, and digital distribution. Coverage includes OTA-hotel relationships, regulatory updates, and strategies hoteliers are using to manage their presence on major platforms like Booking.com and Expedia.

OTA

News and analysis relating to Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and their impact on hotel bookings, commission structures, rate parity, and digital distribution. Coverage includes OTA-hotel relationships, regulatory updates, and strategies hoteliers are using to manage their presence on major platforms like Booking.com and Expedia.

New OTA looks to ‘shake up high commissions’ in travel industry

A new online travel agency offering lower commissions than the market incumbents has launched today.

SPONSORED: Sign up to RMS Cloud and receive free online bookings

RMS Cloud, a global cloud-based property management company, is offering free online…

OTAs: Friend or foe?

Not a month goes by without some major ‘story’ pushed out by an OTA, which when covered…

FEATURE: Airbnb vs. the traditional hotelier

Home-letting platform Airbnb has experienced rapid growth since its inception in 2008, but…

Booking.com identifies ‘small bug’ in system update

Online travel agent Booking.com has said it has identified a “small bug” in its latest…

ADVICE: How to get the best valuation for your hotel

There are myriad reasons why you may decide to get a true valuation of what your hotel…

TripAdvisor rolls out instant-booking feature to UK

TripAdvisor has announced it has completed the launch of instant booking for hotels across…

OTAs are a heavy burden on hotel profits, says HVS

Hotels have become increasingly reliant on bookings from online travel agents (OTAs) and…

COMMENT: BHA continues fight against OTA rate parity

In response to increasing scrutiny of rate parity clauses, earlier this week a prominent OTA…

COMMENT: Top five hotel technology trends

1. Google to expand in the travel space Imagine a potential guest searches for a hotel’s…