Hotels - The Continuing Battle for Direct Business

David Collins, columnist and Co-Founder & Group Marketing Director at Great National Hotels and Resorts discusses the continuing battle for direct business and what hotels can do to tip the balance in their favour.

Previously I’ve pointed to the one recurring challenge facing hospitality marketers and that is how to drive direct business to a hotel’s own website.

See full story @ Hotel-industry.co.uk

French hotels take on online booking firms

French hotels launched an attack on three of the world's biggest online booking firms, saying they are unfairly twisting their arm on prices by banning them from offering reductions or taking bookings direct.

see full story @ The Telegraph