Lighthouse acquires The Hotels Network, aiming to merge pricing intelligence with personalization and direct-booking tools, an ambitious move that could reshape how hotels align revenue and marketing.
Sabre Dumps Hotels to Focus on Air (and Debt)
Sabre exits the hotel tech sector, selling SynXis to TPG for $1.1B to refocus on airline tech and cut debt—leaving hotels wondering what’s next for one of the industry’s most relied-on CRS platforms.
HotelTonight Adds a Twist—Earn Airbnb Credit While You Book Hotels
HotelTonight now offers 10% Airbnb credit on hotel bookings, a quirky cross-promotion from Airbnb that blurs the lines between hotels and vacation rentals—though its impact may be minimal.
Will Resort Fees Sleep With The Fishes?
Booking.com’s move to take a cut of resort fees is being framed as transparency, but beneath the messaging is a familiar play for incremental commission, reviving long-standing debates about resort fees, consumer trust, and who really benefits.
