Where to next? Price comparison and booking sites are a useful tool but research found that booking direct remained the best option - Tetiana Vitsenko/Alamy Stock Photo A new report by Which? says ...

Hotels might finally be wresting back some control from OTAs. After years of ceding ground to the online giants, hospitality's online supplier-direct channel is now slightly outpacing OTA bookings, ...

It takes some work to find a rental you can book directly, but the payoff can be significant. By Elaine Glusac Elaine Glusac is the Frugal Traveler columnist, focusing on budget-friendly tips and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For a long time, I defaulted to booking hotels the “right” way: directly through the brand. As someone who plays the points and miles game seriously, it felt almost instinctual. Book direct, earn ...

Photo Credit: An XYZ lounge at an Aloft Hotel. Hotel brands and online travel agencies both remain focused on getting more respective direct bookings from consumers. Marriott International Editor’s ...

A few weeks ago, I managed to alienate a good many of my preferred suppliers while convincing others that I was, indeed, out of touch with contemporary forms of transactional analysis. I had suggested ...