Should You Trust a Hotel’s Star Rating? Depends Where You Look.
In a sea of hotel reviews and star ratings, it’s hard to know who to rely upon. Here’s how to get a vetted measure of what you’re in for before a trip.
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Should You Trust a Hotel’s Star Rating? Depends Where You Look.
In a sea of hotel reviews and star ratings, it’s hard to know who to rely upon. Here’s how to get a vetted measure of what you’re in for before a trip.
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Expedia Plunges on CEO Departure - Stock slid 15% on the departure of CEO Peter Kern
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern is taking a vacation, but will the rest of us be able to afford one? Kern will stay until May 1 and expressed confidence in his successor, Ariane Gorin…
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Booking, Agoda or Expedia? A review of 200,000 hotel searches shows which has the best rates
Vacations can be fabulously relaxing. But booking one is another story. The average traveler views 141 pages of travel content in the 45 days prior to booking a trip, according to an Expedia Group report…
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Expedia Group Reveals the Travel Trends Poised to Shape 2024
Expedia Group—which includes popular travel brands such as Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo—has unveiled Unpack '24, a comprehensive analysis revealing what’s motivating travelers and where they’re going next year…
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Expedia Group gives users the opportunity to test new technology
Expedia Group is opening a new space, EG Labs, where users can test new technology. The digital space is designed for "those excited about the next frontier of travel and tech," Expedia said. It is open to users in the U.S…
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Expedia and Booking are putting AI through its paces
The CEOs of the U.S.'s two largest travel agencies, Booking Holdings and Expedia Group, say they are bullish on the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) but warn that the nascent technology still needs refinement…
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The Most Important Story in Hotels in 2022
Hoteliers managed to maintain pricing discipline in 2022, a practice that has long eluded the industry.
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Expedia Group Announces New Technology Platform and Marketplace
At its annual partner event, EXPLORE, Expedia Group debuted a three-tiered strategy to redefine its place in travel, including a new technology platform to power the industry called Expedia Group Open World; a reimagined marketplace that rewards…
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Perception vs. Reality; A recap of predictions for 2021 vs. what took place
“The best-laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men / Gang aft-a-gly” said Robert Burns in his poem To a Mouse in 1785…
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The metaverse may be all of the rage these days. But Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern doesn’t think we’ll be traveling there anytime soon, saying he thinks we will want to be in the “real-verse” for some time to come…
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Top Hotel Review Sites and How to Manage Them?
There is no mistaking the importance of online reviews for hospitality. 85% customers trust online reviews before making a booking.
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TRAVELERS WILLING TO PAY MORE, USE LOYALTY POINTS FOR TRIPS IN 2022
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught society anything, it’s that time is precious. Over the past two years, many people have been cut off from family and friends or missed out on planned travel and events…
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ONLINE TRAVEL GIANTS' MARKETING SPEND CONTINUES TO HEAD NORTH
The third quarter of 2021 saw major online travel players continue to increase advertizing and marketing spend.
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New Research from Expedia Group Reveals Price No Longer Primary Driver of Travel Decisions
Report shows positive industry progress including steady global search volumes, rising business travel demand and double-digit YoY increases in holiday season travel searches.
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WHAT DO GEN Z TRAVELERS WANT FROM ONLINE TRAVEL BRANDS?
Travel brands eager to engage with young consumers have for years focused on one key segment: millennials.
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Expedia: Search volumes continue upward trajectory
Building on the momentum seen in Q1, monthly global search volumes continued to grow in Q2, increasing more than 70% quarter-over-quarter, according to Expedia Group Media Solutions’ Q2 2021 Travel Recovery Trend Report…
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Expedia research: Price no longer primary driver of travel decisions
New research from Expedia Group reveals shifting views on travel, including positive sentiment on vaccine passports, increased budgets and an enduring demand for safety and financial security…
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Expedia down, Airbnb up for bookings for some hotels in Europe and Asia
With the volume of travel greatly reduced and marketing budgets slashed, hoteliers know it’s more important than ever to understand which distribution strategies are driving bookings.
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