'An end to unfair practices': New laws to rein in power of OTAs, Sabre adds sustainability data to flight searches and more...

'An end to unfair practices': New laws to rein in power of OTAs
Thursday, 29th June 2023

New EU legislation, the Digital Markets Act, could hand power back to hotels and change the nature of relationships with online travel agents.

Europe’s hotel industry has welcomed the rollout of the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which was announced last October and is now fully in force.

The DMA brings in EU-wide legislation to rein in the power of online gatekeepers like search engines, social networking sites, and – you guessed it – OTAs >>

Most Gen Zers and millennials still rely on parents for financial support
29 Jun 2023 : Over half of Gen Zers and millennials (54%) consider themselves at least somewhat financially dependent on their parents with 23% stating they’re still very dependent on their parents >>

Sabre adds sustainability data to flight searches
29 Jun 2023 : Sabre’s point-of-sale tools now display carbon estimates via Google’s Travel Impact Model >>

IHG grows in Thailand with Holiday Inn Resort Pattaya
29 Jun 2023 : IHG Hotels & Resorts announces the signing of Holiday Inn Resort Pattaya in partnership with Destination Group, a hospitality and restaurant company in Thailand >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Booking is the Latest OTA to Add Conversational Chat Capabilities to Its App
Thursday, 29th June 2023

Why am I not surprised? A few months ago, I argued that the tech-savvy OTAs would be the winners and would implement generative AI before the rest of the travel industry: hoteliers, airlines, car rental companies and cruise lines. And indeed, the OTAs were the first among big travel players to implement plug-ins to ChatGPT >>

Download The Hotelier’s Guide to Paid Search
Introducing The Hotelier’s Guide to Paid Search 2023: Your updated guide to winning on Paid Search and increasing direct bookings >>

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