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Read → In August, hotels in the region lost guests, but Zamora and Valladolid moved the other way. The data and my take.
Read → Every new layer of travel tech doesn't erase the previous middleman, it swaps him for another. The useful question is who charges for the transaction.
Read → Tech was supposed to cut out the middleman, but in travel it just swaps one for another. Whoever aggregates supply and fixes the mess still gets paid.
Read → Skift highlights the political side of tourist taxes: they are raised on the people who cannot vote out the officials spending them.
Read → Vrbo raises host commissions, Booking tests Lola with a double-sided fee model, Expedia cuts 58 jobs and non-room revenue grows 35%.
Read → Meyer Jabara Hotels builds its fall group sales on long-standing university relationships, overlapping demand segments and prospecting a year ahead.
Read → AI enters daily hotel and airport operations while corporate rates for 2027 already have a number. Today's brief.
Read → The destination wants 3 million visitors, but its real priority is spend per traveller. A mindset shift that touches the whole value chain.
Read → Luxury drives RevPAR in H1 while the Canary Islands warns of €3.586 billion at stake over residential conversion and Ras Al Khaimah bets on premium.
Read → Uber brings usage frequency and Airbnb brings travel intent. Their push into hotels tests which advantage carries more weight in distribution.
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