UAE travellers share their views on holiday trends with Booking.com survey
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Etihad’s loyalty programme inks deal with Booking.com
Under new agreement, Etihad Guest customers will be able to earn miles when booking accommodation through Booking.com
Loyalty programmes help hotels take back bookings from OTAs, says Accor CEO
Airbnb ‘less impactful’ on hotels than OTAs, focuses on secondary cities compared to capital cities, says Sebastien Bazin
Entrepreneur of the Week: BookedHappy’s Charlotte Gossage
Charlotte Gossage aims to bring business back to hotels through deals that refer customers to the hotels’ own websites to enable direct bookings
Online travel agencies ‘taking advantage’ of hotels, says Dubai start-up
BookedHappy aims to bring some business back to hotels through direct bookings, says founder Charlotte Gossage
Dubai start-up Frank Porter to triple growth by end of 2018
Frank Porter manages private properties available for short term rent on home sharing channels such as Airbnb, Booking.com, TripAdvisor, Expedia and HomeAway
Many Middle East start ups miss the ‘social’ part of social media, says Wamda director
Social media strategies need to be flexible, according to Kamel Al-Asmar, as the industry changes too quickly for long term plans
Booking platform aims to ‘give business back to hotels’ with 0% commission model
Bidroom currently operates worldwide with over 120,000 hotels in cities including Dubai and Abu Dhabi