Trade shows and large events have been cancelled, kneecapping city hotels, while holiday hotels are suffering from travel restrictions and the threat of quarantine requirements. Occupation dropping to a third of capacity is more the rule than the exception during the coronavirus pandemic. Is it time to give up or push forward? And how?

OTAS: DO THEY OPEN DOORS OR ARE THEY JUST A RIP-OFF?
Booking hotels using online travel agencies is just so nice and easy. Simply enter the location, dates and perhaps the hotel type to get an overview of what accommodation and services are available.
Any hotel not offering rooms via these platforms is simply invisible. Cooperation with OTAs opens doors. On the other hand, the commission of up to 20% per guest booked takes a significant chunk out of hotel profits. OTAs are a rip off.
Marketing Consultant and HSMAI member Tim Peter believes OTA influence will shrink. In the June 2020 edition of industry magazine ‘Hotels,’ he said that OTAs would continue to have a part to play in fut