Here is your weekly industry news round-up. Check out the short snippets here and follow below for more details.
Booking.com recognised RateTiger as a Premier Connectivity Partner. Learn more about our high-quality connection and how we can empower your business growth. Check out this in the first news piece below.
Middle East hospitality industry is booming. It is important for hotels to continue focusing on building a strong network of channel partners to get a share of the incoming demand. Know the top 5 Trends in Online Travel Bookings in Middle East and strategize your hotel business.
Airbnb sees nights booked for summer travel to unique homes have grown 80% in first three months of the year.
Number of people searching on hotel websites is now well above pre-pandemic levels, with bookings close to 2019 levels too. Its time for hotel revenue manager to know the future booking landscape.
Expedia’s One Key program will allow loyalty members to earn and burn points across all of Expedia Group’s brands, such as Expedia, Vrbo, Hotels.com and Travelocity, for any travel product including air, hotel, vacation rental, car and cruise.
As the industry powers back into life with a busy calendar of meetings and events, the RFP process evolved and is playing a crucial role in the sector’s recovery.
Reach out to us for your hotel channel manager, rate shopper, booking engine, website development or digital marketing requirements. We are happy to have a discussion to see how we can help you achieve your property’s occupancy and revenue goals – contact us today.
Enjoy the read!
RateTiger has been recognised as a Premier Connectivity Partner by Booking.com
The status is a testimony to RateTiger’s robust connectivity, advanced technology and outstanding performance in providing high-quality connections. We take this opportunity to thank the Booking. com team as well as the RateTiger Connectivity team for the continuous collaboration to create new APIs and features for making online distribution more seamless and profitable for our hotel partners. Read more – https://lnkd.in/giw9R8Vp
Top 5 trends in online travel booking in Middle East in 2022
World Travel & Tourism Council predicts a year-on-year increase of 28% in 2022 in the Middle East travel sector. With the pandemic, the online travel trends have changed with the change in guest booking behavior. To know more on what is happening in the sector and the top 5 online booking trends in Middle East, read further – https://lnkd.in/gVj9CGeG
Airbnb sees 30% more nights booked for summer travel compared to pre-pandemic
Airbnb, which has seen a significant boost in business over the pandemic, is already seeing a surge in summer travel bookings across the United States.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/airbnb-travel-summer-2022
What hotel revenue managers need to know now
The number of people searching on hotel websites is now well above pre-pandemic levels, with bookings close to 2019 levels too.
https://www.triptease.com/blog/the-future-booking-landscape-what-revenue-managers-need-to-know/
Inside Expedia Group’s new unified loyalty program
By uniting the programs under One Key, travelers can earn more, while partners stand to see revenue gains and increased brand loyalty.
https://www.phocuswire.com/inside-expedia-group-new-unified-loyalty-program
The evolution of the RFP
As the industry powers back into life with a busy calendar of meetings and events, the RFP process evolved and is playing a crucial role in the sector’s recovery.
https://insights.ehotelier.com/insights/2022/05/11/the-evolution-of-the-rfp/