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From OTAs to AI Booking Agents: The New Travel Distribution Funnel

From OTAs to AI Booking Agents: The New Travel Distribution Funnel

by Are Morch | May 27, 2026 | AI for Hotels

Travel distribution has always followed the same invisible rule, even as technology reshaped its surface. Whoever controls attention ultimately controls demand. For more than two decades, online travel agencies mastered that rule with extraordinary efficiency. They...
The Vendor Problem: Why Most Hotel AI Advice Has a Conflict of Interest

The Vendor Problem: Why Most Hotel AI Advice Has a Conflict of Interest

by Are Morch | May 24, 2026 | Hotel AI Strategy

Most of the hotel AI advice circulating in the industry right now is being funded by someone who wants to sell you something. That is not an accusation. It is simply the structure of how technology advice reaches hotel owners and general managers. The conferences are...
How to Reduce OTA Dependency Using AI: A Guide for Independent Hotels

How to Reduce OTA Dependency Using AI: A Guide for Independent Hotels

by Are Morch | May 18, 2026 | Hotel AI Strategy

There is a number that should be sitting in the back of every independent hotel owner’s mind every time a reservation confirmation arrives in the inbox. It is the percentage of that booking that will never belong to the hotel. According to the Cloudbeds 2026...
What Is a Hotel AI Readiness Score? (And Why Every GM Should Know Theirs)

What Is a Hotel AI Readiness Score? (And Why Every GM Should Know Theirs)

by Are Morch | May 11, 2026 | AI for Hotels, AI Readiness

A hotel AI readiness score is a personalized assessment that measures how prepared your property is to adopt and benefit from artificial intelligence across five key operational dimensions. It gives hotel owners and general managers a clear picture of where their...
Do Hotels Need an AI Policy, Regulations, or a Strategy? Why the Wrong Question Is Costing the Industry Its Future

Do Hotels Need an AI Policy, Regulations, or a Strategy? Why the Wrong Question Is Costing the Industry Its Future

by Are Morch | May 6, 2026 | AI for Hotels, Hotel AI Strategy

I have been in enough hotel boardrooms, executive meetings, and late-night strategy calls to know that when a new technology enters the conversation, the industry’s first instinct is to ask how to control it. The question comes wrapped in familiar language. Do we need...
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