While there are no data on hotel bumping rates, hotel occupancy has been climbing, meaning more nights when hotels sell out.
For the first time, Google users can book a hotel room without ever leaving the search giant’s familiar desktop interface.
Airbnb has made no secret of its strategy to widen the pool of travellers connecting with its hosts to secure accommodation.
In mid-June, Amanda Hite, president and chief operating officer of Smith Travel Research, delivered some exciting news at an annual hospitality conference in New York: U.S. hotels were killing it.
ConfirmTKT, a startup that predicts train ticket confirmation chances based on historical trends, has secured angel funding from Pravin Agarwala and other angel investors.
The Priceline Group has taken a minority stake in Hotel Urbano, investing $60 million to expand its footprint in the Brazil market.
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Officials at the Priceline Group and Expedia Inc. haven’t felt compelled to jump into peer-to-peer apartment rentals despite the phenomenal growth of Airbnb over the last few years.