Hosteltur

💻 En 2025, la inteligencia artificial transformará la distribución hotelera. Actualmente, las API de precios en tiempo real, utilizadas por OTAs y metabuscadores como Google Hotels y Tripadvisor, son cruciales. Pablo Delgado de Mirai destaca que el Model-control Protocol (MCP) podría catalizar el acceso a datos en tiempo real. Sin embargo, desafíos como la seguridad de datos y la integración de pagos persisten. Los hoteles deben prepararse asegurando su presencia en plataformas clave y desarrollando tecnología propia para aprovechar esta evolución.

💰 In 2023, traveltech startup investments began recovering after a previous dip. Traveltech V.C. launched the €50 million TT2 fund for startup growth. Spain expects over €200 million in traveltech investments this year, rising to €215 million by 2025. In 2024, B2B or SaaS travel companies received 51% of third-quarter funding. TT2 contrasts with the 2017 TT1 fund by targeting 10 growth-phase startups, reflecting renewed post-pandemic investor confidence.

💵 CEHAT and hotel associations from over 25 European countries are uniting against Booking.com. Following the EU Court of Justice ruling on September 19, 2024, declaring Booking.com's parity clauses as anti-competitive, European hotels are taking coordinated legal action. These clauses have disadvantaged hotels for 20 years, leading to high commissions and limited direct sales. Claims will be managed by CCS Abogados in Spain and SGP Schneider Geiwitz in Germany, with potential compensation for losses from 2004 to 2024.