DMA Fallout: Why Google’s compliance could kill hotel direct bookings. Must-know for hoteliers

How Google’s DMA compliance could hide hotel websites, hurt direct bookings and benefit OTAs. A must-watch for hoteliers. …
How Google’s DMA compliance could hide hotel websites, hurt direct bookings and benefit OTAs. A must-watch for hoteliers. …
Removing resort fees simplifies operations, improves satisfaction, and reduces risks. Keeping them demands total transparency and legal compliance.…
We have compiled our blog’s posts that have caught the most interest in 2024 and that we hope will help you optimise your direct sales and improve your distribution. …
Following the DMA, is Google Hotels losing metasearch share? Are other metasearch players taking advantage of this? Has there been a change in the hotels from “direct” to “indirect”? Who are the winners here?…
How do Google's changes affect the user? What have hotels lost? What does this mean for the hotel industry? What about Booking.com? Is it a gatekeeper? Who stands to gain?…
One of the key factors behind the success of the OTAs is their heavy investment in online marketing. Hoteliers, however, remain reluctant to invest. Why continue allowing intermediaries to own the customer relationship rather than you? …
We sumarize the most relevant contents that have marked our 2023, those we hope will help you keep updated and optimize your direct sales and distribution.…
Do you know how these Booking.com visibility boosting programmes work? Do they generate incremental demand for your hotel? What are the disadvantages? …
Applying discounts to encourage loyalty does not increase your ADR, it decreases it. However, loyalty does increase your net ADR, the most important KPI to measure your profitability.…
The DMA supports fairer competition in digital markets, but Booking.com considers it is not a gatekeeper. What implications could this have for the industry if the EC accepts its claims?…