This research investigates the impact of different degrees of price dispersion on travelers'
hotel choice. More specifically, within an online travel agency (OTA) context, we examine the …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper was to explore the ways travel intermediaries (online
travel agencies (OTAs) and travel meta sites) used throughout the distribution value chain …

Purpose Hoteliers are often frustrated by the significant fees charged for bookings by Online
Travel Agents (OTAs), and they try to encourage more direct bookings that circumvent the …

ABSTRACT The Office of Fair Trading, a not-for-profit and non-ministerial government
department of the United Kingdom (from April 2014 incorporated within the Competition and …

This paper addresses the issues of hotel operators identifying effective means of allocating
rooms through various electronic channels of distribution. Relying upon the theory of …

The rapid development of technology has made the hotel booking process become easier
and more convenient, but it has also made hotel revenue management practices become …

This paper addresses the issues of hotel operators identifying effective means of allocating
rooms through various electronic channels of distribution. Relying upon the theory of …

The online travel industry is characterized by a fierce level of competition. Due to the design
of its landscape, modern travel paradigms and touristic product's characteristics, Online …

Recent developments in revenue management at hotels in Berlin have brought a lot of
challenges in upholding rate parity, particularly in the wholesale segment. Little research …

In the hotel business, catering sales managers often encounter potential clients who expect
to negotiate for items such as room rental fees, audiovisual charges, and bartending fees …