Category Archives: Hotel Distribution

Groupon and Expedia in a travel deal – Hoteliers, how do you see this ?

Groupon is launching a travel deal service with Expedia. Groupon’s CEO Andrew Mason said that the new service will allow travelers to book hotel rooms and airfare from Expedia at a steep discount. Only time will tell us what the … Continue reading

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Incredible growth opportunity in India – Hilton CEO

We’ve been covering the Hospitality Industry in the Indian sub-continent for quite a while. And, there is more interesting news awaiting for those following India closely. Hilton’s CEO, Mr. Christopher Nassetta has said he intends to triple Hilton’s presence in … Continue reading

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Hospitality Salaries increasing in India !

We’ve been covering a lot thats happening in the Hospitality sector of the Indian peninsula. A recent HVS Executive Search report says, F&B Director salaries have jumped by 43% in the last two years. F&B Directors in the luxury category … Continue reading

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Hospitality Industry set to boom in India !

We already covered a bit about the Indian Hospitality Industry in earlier blog posts such as Indian Aviation Industry set to take off ! Hoteliers watch out ! and Hyatt expanding in India – Plenty of Hospitality Jobs to be created … Continue reading

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Hyatt expanding in India – Plenty of Hospitality Jobs to be created !

Just on the heels of our blog post about Indian Aviation Industry set to take off ! Hoteliers watch out !, Hyatt announced 9 new Hotels in various cities across India. There are currently 38 Hyatt Hotels under development in … Continue reading

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Hoteliers – Are you working Groupon to your advantage ?

Groupon – The company that has been making waves recently starting from rejecting a $6 Billion offer from Google, raising $950 Million in private capital, and planning to go public towards the end of 2011 with an unofficial valued at … Continue reading

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OTAs gaining bigger market share than Hotels !

A recent report by Travel Industry Authority PhoCusWright Inc. says Hotel and Airline websites have lost ground to OTAs in travel and accommodation bookings. In the second half of 2010, bookings from Hotel website dropped drastically from 67-72 % to … Continue reading

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Is Google influencing Hotel distribution ?

Is Google trying to downplay the importance of direct booking of Hotel rooms ? Let’s explore !. Google has recently implemented a feature that will show average price and availability of Hotels in its search results on the Google Maps. … Continue reading

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