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HomeAway: The Latest Acquisitioin in Expedia Buying Spree

Aleksandr Shatskih

News from Expedia tells of the OTA’s coming purchase of holiday rental firm HomeAway. In a deal estimated at $3.9 billion, the Texas based startup could punch a hole in the alternative accommodations space for the famous brand.

Key Data Integrations for Hotel Intelligence

Phil Butler

Market segment, the new paradigm hotel revenue people seek to optimize and utilize, it can be an elusive beast. Using guest analytics and loyalty data will become more and more useful, but the key segments, and those data sets, will power the coming hotel operations shift toward predictive analytics. Here are some resources that should be […]

Another Collection of European Hotel Gems

Aleksandr Shatskih

Autumn is a special time of the year anywhere, but certainly in Europe. In the heart of the “old continent” hundreds of quaint, charming and often inspiring hotels stays await. Here’s a small selection of places our staff has either stayed or heard of via word of mouth. From Austria to Romania, this time of […]

Status Update: Predictive Analytics for Hotels

Phil Butler

What’s the one question every hotel owner, director, and revenue manager on Earth wants to ask about Big Data and predictive analytics? “Where’s the proof?” This is what’s missing from every conference presentation, and ever marketing pitch for tech tools that will jump start the new business intelligence (BI). For those in need of such […]

Abrau-Durso: Russia’s Wine Hideaway

Aleksandr Shatskih

Just 14 kilometers from Novorossiysk, Abrau-Durso it is a small mountain village famous for its inherent beauty, and for being the home of Russia’s sparkling wines.

Solving the Big Data Analytics Riddle for Hotels

Aleksandr Shatskih

Hotels and other hospitality oriented businesses have received the message, big data analytics can solve for major business challenges from price optimization, to predicting touristic flows. However compelling this new realm may be for current and future operations though, not all big data solutions add the same value.

A Hotel Distibution Tech Infographic from SnapShot

Aleksandr Shatskih

Understanding the technology in the hotel distribution space can be challenging, so many players and so much technology. A visual representation of this technology can help grasp the landscape and “fit the pieces into the puzzle.” Part of working on Hotel Demand Management, and its many layers, meant getting a good grasp of the segments, […]

Vladivostok and the Russia Far East’s Rising Tide

Phil Butler

Due to open next month, the first in a series of luxurious casinos inside the Primorye Entertainment Zone in Russia’s Far East is scheduled to open. Russia’s Far East may supplant Macau and Las Vegas as a gambling Mecca.

SnapShot Travel to Hire 40 New Developers

Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot Travel will hire 40 local and international developers to strengthen its talent pool, and to build out the next generation of hotel analytics.

A “Story Experience” at Angleterre Hotel

Phil Butler

In a world full of hospitality choices, amid a hotel landscape where everywhere feels like the same place, it is not easy to find a truly unique experience.