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By Jason Q. Freed, News Editor-Americas
23 February 2012
Exit traffic from Brand.com will drive the bulk of Roomkey.com’s visits, but will it deliver enough eyeballs to compete with the heavyweights?
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By Patrick Mayock, Editor-in-Chief
02 December 2011
Online travel agencies, brand.com, social media, mobile apps and websites—they’re all interconnected parts of the booking process.
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By Patrick Mayock, Editor-in-Chief
17 January 2012
The hotel-direct channel was the fastest growing within the distribution landscape, according to TravelClick. Online travel agencies, however, reported the largest increase in average daily rate.
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By Chris Anderson, HotelNewsNow.com columnist
01 November 2012
ComScore and Cornell University study results show the number of travelers visiting TripAdvisor before booking continues to increase. How can hotels use this data to increase demand?
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By Patrick Mayock, Editor-in-Chief
22 February 2013
There’s a reason Accor’s 2013 to-do list begins with significant reinvestment in its distribution systems.
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20 October 2011
From the desks of the HotelNewsNow.com editorial staff:
• Innkeepers, Cerberus, Chatham reach new US$1b deal;
• STR releases U.S., Canada data;
• Pegasus: corporate demand, rate keep building;
• European hotels cost more on brand.com than OTAs; and
• Google’s Hotel Finder is going global.
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12 September 2012
From the desks of the HotelNewsNow.com editorial staff:
• Red Lion suspends ‘strategic alternatives’ process
• STR updates US forecasts
• OTAs cheaper than brand.com in major US cities
• Hard Rock announces two deals in China
• Industry associations join forces in India
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26 September 2012
From the desks of the HotelNewsNow.com editorial staff:
• Gaylord becomes Ryman Hospitality Properties
• CBRE releases 2009 to YTD 2012 US deals data
• TravelClick: Brand.com reports most channel growth in Q2
• NYU’s Hansen forecasts 2012 CapEx at $5b
• Accor to open 30 hotels in Africa by 2016
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14 December 2012
From the desks of the HotelNewsNow.com editorial staff:
• Brand.com, OTA channels see largest lift in Q3
• PhoCusWright: OTAs drive more traffic than metasearch sites
• DMOs paramount to a hotel’s success
• Trivago: European hotel prices hit low mark
• US initial unemployment claims fall
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By Jason Q. Freed, News Editor-Americas
15 June 2012
Tim Hart, executive VP of TravelClick, said each distribution channel performs a function, and hoteliers should pay most attention to the channels that best serve their customer segments.
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