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Read → A Booking exec says no hotel relies on one platform. HOTREC data shows Booking controls around 70% of European OTA bookings. The gap matters.
Read → Travel Tech is urging the FTC to tackle deceptive personalized pricing in travel without killing the comparison tools hotels and OTAs rely on.
Read → Agentic AI lands in hotel operations and distribution, while Uber flirts with hotels and WhatsApp becomes a PMS channel. The buyer's angle, in one brief.
Read → Daniel Foreman publishes a practical guide comparing commission structures, reach and features of the big online travel agencies for independent hoteliers.
Read → Google restricts hotel and flight search features in Europe to comply with the Digital Markets Act, and admits European users lose out.
Read → Airbnb is reportedly testing a lower take rate for hosts who bring their own guests, a move that blurs the line between OTA and direct booking.
Read → Seven years after launching its connected trip vision, Booking Holdings still lacks true integration. Agentic AI now threatens to execute that vision for competitors.
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