THE BACKGROUND: Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanizing continent and the urban population of Africa is expected to triple by mid-century. By 2040, Africa’s urban population will…

In recent years, hotel metasearch engines have emerged as major distribution platforms to help independent hotels drive more cost-effective direct bookings. Not only this, while working with metasearch for hotels,…

“Look, up there! It’s a Woman. It’s a Leader. It’s Both.” At a point where dismal numbers float around the hospitality industry on the handful representation (just…

Akanksha Garg started her entrepreneurial foray into the travel industry at the age of 18. Since the very beginning she has championed sustainable tourism as one of her guiding business…

Bonnie Poon calls herself an accidental hotelier. Having studied Sociology at the University of British Columbia, she had her own business at the age 20 in property management, dealing with…

In her own words, Jasmin Metrillo entered the hospitality industry to overcome her shyness and lack of confidence. While pursuing her Hotel and Restaurant Management course, she took up a…

In today’s online travel world, OTAs play a major role in terms of generating a maximum number of bookings for hotels around the globe, as over 70% hotel bookings…

ITB Berlin 2019 is almost here, and we are super excited to be part of one of the world’s leading travel and hospitality trade shows. Last year, we saw…

In the online hotel distribution landscape, we all have seen the rise of metasearch. It has significantly changed the way hotels are selling their rooms online and how travelers are…

Call them independent or small hotels, they are one of the most important stakeholders of the larger hotel industry ecosystem. Out of over 54,200 hotels in the United States,…