hotels.com’s online coupons are in high demand

An online coupon for $30 off a five-night booking with online travel service hotels.com was the top coupon in May 2010 according to coupon aggregator RetailMeNot, which recently released its coupon data report for the month.

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May 26, 2017

In GDS battles for market share, size isn’t everything

It might be tempting to suggest that Gordon Wilson is downplaying the importance of GDS market share because, as CEO of Travelport, he runs the GDS with the smallest share of the three major companies.

May 26, 2017

Airbnb says it helped travelers save $12 million last Memorial Day weekend

In an all-too-familiar Airbnb fashion, the home-sharing company has released a report touting how great it is.

May 26, 2017

A bigger Hotelbeds eyes stronger clout, value in fragmented space

A better value proposition that leverages technology and the synergies from its recent acquisitions is what Hotelbeds expects to offer to its clients in a “competitive” and “fragmented” market.

May 26, 2017

Google tests clickable hotel prices in map view

Google is now testing displaying hotel price labels directly in the map view for your local searches on mobile.

May 26, 2017

Email subject lines: Specific is the new short

For years now the best practice for writing email subject lines has been “keep it short”. But according to new data, short subject lines are not the ones that are the most effective.

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