OpenAI is scaling back plans to integrate direct travel bookings into ChatGPT, pushing transactions to third-party apps ...

Our goal is to empower hotels with actionable insights - not just sell them another marketing package.”— Ed Kooi, ...

With hotel brands making major strides in customer ownership, it is time to start anticipating when direct bookings will outpace third-party sites. The Skift Research team recently published our much ...

Hotels gain a direct connection to travelers in AI search results with brand-controlled content, live rates and commission-free bookings ...

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 ...

In continued expansion of its business model, metasearch engine Kayak.com last week introduced its first direct flight-booking option, in partnership with Air Canada. The new feature comes less than 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 ...

Despite years of marketing campaigns to drive direct bookings, our look at hotel distribution shows that little has changed for most hotels and that driving room nights via first-party channels ...

CEO of Lodgify, a vacation rental software that allows rental owners and managers to easily build and grow their own online booking channel. One of the things vacation homeowners love about the rental ...