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Articles tagged “rates”

Airlines

Where Are Travel Prices Headed? Get Ready for Twists and Turns

Domestic airfares around the world fell dramatically in May — on average. But, as with hotels, there are currently pockets of strength — and will be for months. Still, contrarian trends don't make for a nice, tidy trend line when it comes to prices.

Where Are Travel Prices Headed? Get Ready for Twists and Turns

Hotels

Short-Term Rentals a Key Factor in Sluggish Hotel Rate Growth

U.S. hoteliers are finding their pricing options constrained because of an influx of both short-term rental supply during peak periods, and because of hotel construction. Hoteliers may decide to get into the short-term rental market or not, but they increasingly have to take it into account when fine-tuning pricing strategies.

Short-Term Rentals a Key Factor in Sluggish Hotel Rate Growth

Online Travel

Hotels Tap New Tech to Clamp Down on Rogue Rates

Hotels are hiring companies to clamp down on online travel sites displaying cheap rates against their wishes. One of those startups, Fornova, has just bought smaller rival HotelsBI to broaden its rate-detection service. The deal is partly justified by the increasing tech spending on a cat-and-mouse-game between hoteliers and providers of rogue rates.

Hotels Tap New Tech to Clamp Down on Rogue Rates

Hotels

First Look at the Exclusive Rates Hilton Wrested From Expedia

Rate parity and most-favored nation provisions are slowly fading as Marriott and Hilton offer lower rates to new and existing loyalty program members on their own sites than Expedia and Booking.com can. Don't underplay the power of a several-dollar discount in the race toward bolstering loyalty-program rosters through the lure of bottom-of-the-heap pricing.

First Look at the Exclusive Rates Hilton Wrested From Expedia

Online Travel

The Nightly Pricing Habits of Airbnb and HomeAway Hosts

Short-term rental hosts, in many cases, haven't become as adept as hotels in knowing how and when to change their average daily rates but you can bet that won't be the story for much longer.

SkiftX

8 Charts That Show the Outlook for Global Airfares and Hotel Rates in 2016

Emerging economies will grow faster than advanced economies during 2016 and that has several implications for the cost of travel.

8 Charts That Show the Outlook for Global Airfares and Hotel Rates in 2016

Online Travel

FAQ on New Rules for European Hotel Rates: How Booking Sites Could Feel Pain

Over the long term, the new limited rate-parity rules in Europe could help hotels generate more bookings from their own direct channels, including over the phone. However, don't write off the online travel agencies just yet. They still hold a lot of the cards.

FAQ on New Rules for European Hotel Rates: How Booking Sites Could Feel Pain

Hotels

Why Travelers Don’t Care That U.S. Hotels Are More Expensive This Summer

More time is spent in the hotel room than between two people on an airplane anyway, so it makes sense that travelers are willing to pay more for the hotel experience they want.

Why Travelers Don’t Care That U.S. Hotels Are More Expensive This Summer

Hotels

Cities in the U.S. Struggle to Improve Weekend Hotel Bookings

Most of the revenue per available room across these markets came from weekday nights, although smaller markets like Miami, Nashville and New Orleans got most of their revenue from weekends.

Cities in the U.S. Struggle to Improve Weekend Hotel Bookings

Hotels

Punta Cana Beats London for Most Expensive Hotels for U.S. Travelers in 2014

Some Latin American destinations had the highest room rates in the world last year, although the growth of rates slowed for the regional as a whole despite the presence of the World Cup in Brazil.

Punta Cana Beats London for Most Expensive Hotels for U.S. Travelers in 2014