2026 Archives

It's not the hotel brands, airlines, or even the OTAs. It's NerdWallet.

New emailed price-drop alerts for hotels give travelers another reason to circle back to Google, creating another moment Google sits between the traveler and the booking.

The bans may not ground a single flight, but they are opening the door to harder policy conversations.

Hotel loyalty programs are evolving from points systems into commercial engines that influence booking behavior, guest spend, and brand choice. New data shows travelers want simplicity, relevance, and meaningful value, not complexity or novelty.

Loyalty programs are not just there to offer extra benefits to loyal customers, but to attract luxury spenders.

Samhi’s new hotel is coming up near the upcoming Ikea in Noida, highlighting how mixed-use developments are becoming significant drivers of hospitality growth in India.

The hotel franchise model isn’t broken yet, but the owners propping it up are starting to do the math.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Every ambitious project deserves a second draft. The war just cleared the desk for Saudi to write one.

American travelers are prioritizing stability over deals, airlines are testing whether passengers will pay for sleep in economy, and Saudi Arabia is scaling back parts of its tourism ambitions to…

Travelers in Asia have outgrown the booking funnel. Platforms that fail to meet them in real time, solve friction instantly, and anticipate disruption will lose relevance fast.