This is a viewpoint by Peter O’Connor, professor of digital disruption at Essec Business School in Paris. While much media attention has focused on the issue of OTA cost, hotel owners have also seen franchise fees explode over the past decade, threatening profitability and potentially driving significant industry evolution….
When he was at Expedia Inc, Dara Khosrowshahi’s perspective on the competitive landscape came from the elevated position of running one of the biggest global online travel agencies. Now that he is running Uber, he has a new vista upon which to gaze. The competitive landscape in “mobility solutions”…
This viewpoint from Triptease appears as part of the tnooz sponsored content initiative. There’s just three weeks to go until the return of the Direct Booking Summit and tnooz readers can now get their tickets at a staggering 20% off. The offer is available for both the Americas event…
Australia-listed Webjet Limited has seen double-digit growth for the year to end-June across most of its B2C and B2B businesses. However, a “technical accounting issue” relating to a supply and contracting deal between its European bedbank Sunhotels and UK tour operator Thomas Cook means the numbers are currently unaudited….
These days most consumers find a hotel in a destination and then turn to a review site for validation on whether it might be the right hotel for them. We like to see what people like us think about a place before we commit. TripAdvisor is the one most…
Secret Escapes CEO Alex Saint says its purchase this week of Czech competitor Slevomat Group builds on its “nicely profitable” Polish business and create “positive product synergies” across the group from the start. Saint told tnooz that Poland is its third largest market after the UK and Germany. It…
This is a viewpoint by Hayley Corwick, co-founder of Steele Rewards. Remember when you were in school and a friend showed up with an amazing backpack? You ran home and begged for the same one. The next week, the same kid had a new pair of sneakers that caused…
HotelTonight’s Madhu Prabaker has built a career in designing experiences for a peculiar kind of beast: marketplaces. These types of companies require a delicate balance of competing interests from different sides. The dynamics of two-sided marketplaces create compelling challenges and unique use cases for designers. While one ecosystem partner…
Ctrip‘s second quarter earnings release talks about a 50% improvement in mobile conversion rates from the early iterations of Skyscanner’s direct booking business. Executive chairman James Liang summarised the rationale for its introduction of direct bookings to Skyscanner, which Ctrip acquired for $1.75 billion last November. He said: “It…
This is a viewpoint by Brian Lewis, chief technology officer for OpenJaw Technologies. Like most things, Blockchain didn’t just appear out of thin air. It is a combination and extension of already existing ideas. To get some insight in to how Blockchain works and where it came from, we…