Direct bookings allow a hotel to keep more money because it doesn't have to pay commissions to an agent. One of the boldest direct-booking campaigns belongs to Red Roof, ...

For example, at the Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel, guests who book directly can also get a taxi ride to the airport at no extra charge, a $40 value.If your direct booking is for more than three nights ...

Booking’s first quarter results were met with a positive response from the market, as management attributed outperformance to strong global room night growth, increased direct bookings, and ...

Experts share the common issues with planning trips through places like Expedia and Priceline and how to avoid them.

Skift Take. Direct booking is not really a war where one side must lose. Both the large hotel chains and online travel agencies could wind up better off if they act rationally on pricing.

Sara and Tony Robinson told their 30,000 YouTube followers they wanted to "quit" Airbnb. They won't pull their 22 active properties off Airbnb, but they'll try to increase direct bookings. They ...

Direct bookings allow hotels to keep 100% of the revenue from the booking, as they don’t have to pay commissions to third-party booking sites. This can result in higher profits for the hotel.

Obviously, not all hosts have direct booking sites, so sometimes you won't find the property on another platform. But if you do, you'd be remiss not to take advantage of it.

Driving direct bookings reduces Booking’s reliance on paid media channels, thus driving “higher efficiency” of its marketing spend as a percentage of gross bookings, it said, while “benefitting” its P ...