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To consume locally is to book your hotel directly!

For many of you, these 2020 summer vacations will be "French" with sometimes a real preoccupation to consume locally to participate in the revival of the economy or even to bring your contribution to the fight for the climate. You...

Will Google kill Booking and Expedia? (The answer is probably yes)

After the release of Google Hotel Search, Google is taking another step towards taking over hotel booking with the launch of "Book on Google". If you do a hotel search on Google, you may indeed see a new feature...

While online travel agencies dominate hotel distribution, direct hotel bookings are finally bouncing back.

If online travel agencies dominate the online hotel distribution, hotels have not said their last word. A D-Edge study on online hotel distribution in Europe shows some interesting things. Booking dominates hotel distribution Not surprisingly, the Booking group takes the lion's share. Between...

Expedia reaches agreement with Marriott but war continues with United

In the battle between freelance travel agencies and hotel and airline giants, Expedia has had a mixed week. We explained to you here the reasons for the war that the big hotel and airline groups are waging against the OTAs...

Google launches Google Hotel Search and will hurt online travel agencies

After Google Flights which we particularly appreciate to prepare our flights, Google has just launched its equivalent for hotels: Google Hotel Search. Logically, this release raises two questions: how does it work (and what is the value for the customer)...

Will hotels and airlines take revenge on online travel agencies?

The online travel agencies, after having put the whole sector at their feet, are facing the rebellion of major players in the hotel and airline industry. If at one time the term "uberization" was fashionable, we must not forget that...

Is Egencia faking its rankings?

Egencia, Expedia's online travel agency (OTA) dedicated to businesses, has just published its ranking of the favorite hotels for business travelers. Hotel rankings are like airline rankings: the important thing about a ranking is not so much its result as...

Amazon to tackle Expedia and Booking.com duopoly

You may not have seen it coming, but Amazon is now allowing hoteliers to offer their rooms for booking from the famous online retail platform. For some time it has been possible to find hotels by searching on Amazon,...