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<\/p>\nIn five minutes or less, keep track of the most important news of the week, curated just for you. We present to you hand \u2013 picked news on latest industry perspectives and some general updates. Read on!!<\/p>\n
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Why hotels need metasearch?<\/strong> https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/09\/how-meta-search-is-relevant\/<\/a><\/p>\n Behind TripAdvisor\u2019s renewed push to inspire travelers beyond just making sales<\/strong> http:\/\/hotelmarketing.com\/index.php\/content\/article\/behind_tripadvisors_renewed_push_to_inspire_travelers_beyond_just_making_sa<\/a><\/p>\n Special Report: The online travel sector faces challenges<\/strong> Know more about this article: http:\/\/www.travolution.com\/articles\/108868\/special-report-the-online-travel-sector-faces-challenges<\/a><\/p>\n Drive direct bookings even when you\u2019re being undercut<\/strong> https:\/\/www.triptease.com\/blog\/direct-bookings-when-undercut\/<\/a><\/p>\n New tools gives hoteliers a chance to quantify impact<\/strong> http:\/\/www.hotelnewsnow.com\/Articles\/290518\/New-tools-gives-hoteliers-a-chance-to-quantify-impac<\/a>t<\/p>\n New Google travel tool tells you when to book your holiday travel<\/strong> https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2018\/09\/27\/google-launches-new-travel-planning-tools<\/a>\/<\/p>\n BridgeStreet Adds Hostels and Vacation Rentals to Biz Travel Platform<\/strong> https:\/\/skift.com\/2018\/09\/12\/bridgestreet-adds-hostels-and-vacation-rentals-to-biz-travel-platform\/<\/a><\/p>\n Connect with us for your connectivity needs to make the most of online revenue. https:\/\/goo.gl\/3gKUJZ<\/a> Thanks and have a good day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In five minutes or less, keep track of the most important news of the week, curated just for you. We present to you hand \u2013 picked news on latest industry perspectives and some general updates. Read on!! Why hotels need metasearch? Metasearch helps travelers compare hotel rates from various online travel agencies and other booking … <\/p>\n
\nMetasearch helps travelers compare hotel rates from various online travel agencies and other booking sites in one place. In metasearch sites, hotels and online travel channels publish their rates and availabilities.<\/p>\n
\nAlready 750 content providers have signed up for TripAdvisor’s new feed of personalized recommendations from friends, social media influencers, and publishers, debuted earlier this month.<\/p>\n
\nBenati says: \u201cEurope is a mature market, especially in the UK, in Germany, in Scandinavia. Growth in online travel has plateaued, which calls for more targeting of market share. At 5%-6% a year, online growth is still outpacing growth elsewhere, but it is slowing.<\/p>\n
\nFixing disparities takes time – and while all the details you need to replicate a disparity can be found in the Disparity Dungeon, getting in touch with OTAs and getting them resolved doesn\u2019t always happen instantly. On those occasions when you are not in parity, there are four options you can use to continue to drive direct bookings.<\/p>\n
\nThe U.S. Travel Association has rolled out an interesting new tool that lets those in the travel industry put a number to their economic impact.<\/p>\n
\nSlowly but surely, Google is expanding its portfolio of travel offerings that now range from hotel- and flight-booking services to trip planning tools. Today, it\u2019s launching yet another set of new travel features that focus on travel planning and hotel bookings.<\/p>\n
\nWhen extended stay booking provider BridgeStreet Global Hospitality relaunched its digital platform last year, the company became something of an outlier in the corporate travel space: a mini-online travel agency for business travel that also connected directly with travel managers around the world.<\/p>\n