Wego.com, the leading travel search site in the Asia Pacific and Middle East, unravels the myths surrounding online hotel rate parity. "Finding the right hotel and getting a good room rate can be a struggle even for the most seasoned traveller," said Craig Hewett, Wego co-founder. "I was once chatting to fellow travellers while holidaying with family in Thailand who were boasting about the great rate they'd been able to secure at the hotel. They were rather taken aback when I told them I'd secured the same room for US$50 per night less than what they'd paid."

One industry that is capitalizing greatly from the Internet of Things is hospitality.

Interesting gaze into crystal ball from Booking.com, saying non-hotel bookings will rise to outweigh traditional stays for business travellers.

Travellers are increasingly using the internet to research and book flight tickets and hotel accommodation

There is an ongoing debate about whether hotels should bid on their own brand name. While many hotels have seen the benefits and bought into the idea of bidding on branded terms as a defensive strategy against OTAs, there are still many hoteliers who question the need to bid on their brand name. The question should not be whether to bid on your brand; it should be whether you can afford not to!