BOSTON -- According to the 2018 Global Travel Forecast, travel prices are expected to rise sharply in the coming year, reaching nearly 4 percent increases in some sectors. Released today, the fourth annual forecast, by the ...

Hotels cooperate with third-party websites to enhance their competitive position and attain sustainable development in the era of e-commerce. Furthermore, hotel managers overbook to hedge against last-minute cancellations ...

The research note explores a debate in the hotel industry regarding the relationship between hotel RevPAR and profitability, a debate around which there is a great degree of “noise.” Using a sample of 1,954 actual hotels ...

This study aims to investigate the impacts of online review and source features upon travelers’ online hotel booking intentions.

Mobile technology has advanced rapidly and significantly, and has shown great promise and potential for hotel use. However, the previous research studies have focused mainly on what the impact of mobile technology on hotels ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to better understand the future of hotel chains by exploring the evolving expectations of guests, potential innovations, emerging opportunities, and likely future scenarios. ...

The goal of hotel sales and marketing is revenue generation. The methods employed by group sales and marketing professionals have evolved overtime to incorporate an array of technological innovations. The purpose of this ...

Price is a very important part of the marketing mix as it can affect both the supply and demand of the firms’ products. Since pricing strategies influence has an impact on market share, performance and growth of the firm, ...

Long-term stays are quite common in the hotel business. Consequently, it is crucial for the hotel managements to consider the allocation of available rooms to a stream of customers requesting to stay multiple days. This ...