“World First” claim coming up from InterContinental Hotel Group after revealing today that each of its properties around the world will be offering up free wifi to guests.
IHG unleashes (member-only) free wifi to every hotel, same as hosting population of Russia online
March 26, 2013 By 3 Comments
Hotels are upping B2B cloud and B2C mobile transitions
February 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
IHG and Kempinski are moving services from servers to the off-size Internet based platforms—while IHG is launching a priority rewards product via mobile.
MapQuest ramps up travel services with Pinterest-style Discover planning and sharing platform
November 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Considered by many to be a forgotten service after the emergence of Google Maps in recent years, MapQuest wants to fight back and muscle in on the world of travel planning.
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InterContinental Hotels Group opens up properties to online guest reviews
October 27, 2012 By 2 Comments
A slab of Power to the People from InterContinental Hotels Group after it announced a new system to allow guests to leave online reviews against hotel properties.
The Scan: Easyjet launches US website, and more travel tech news
October 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
EasyJet, BlaBlaCar, IHG, and Allianz all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 23 October.
The Scan: Home-printed luggage tags debut in Denmark, and other travel tech news
October 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Billund Airport, IHG Hotels, Emirates, TravelRepublic, Best Western, Zero Controls, and JT Touristik all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 5 October.
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Another hotel price fixing class action emerges in the US, same defendants as previous complaints
August 28, 2012 By 10 Comments
Are we seeing the floodgates beginning to open with the hotel price parity issue? Perhaps so, with news of another attempt at a class action in the US against online travel agencies and hotel chains.
Hotel price fixing case will likely do little but generate legal fee bonanza
August 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
A class action suit was filed this week in California against various major online travel retailers and hotel chains alleging antitrust violations in relation to resale price management (RPM) agreements.
Hotel price fixing saga switches to the US with class action against Expedia and others
August 21, 2012 By 13 Comments
There is a whiff of anger in the air, it appears, over alleged price fixing between online travel agencies and hotels – with a class action being brought against some of the biggest travel brands on the planet in the US.
Regulator accuses Expedia, Booking.com and IHG in hotel competition infringement probe
July 31, 2012 By 6 Comments
Two years in the making, UK regulator The Office of Fair Trading has cited Expedia, Booking.com and InterContinental Hotels in its investigation into fixing hotel rates.
