Neowin News Feed for: Hotels

You will soon be able to book hotels directly through the PayPal app

David Uzondu — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:46:01 +0000

PayPal has announced that users will soon be able to book hotels directly within the app, thanks to a new partnership with a fintech company. Read more...

Google plans short test in Europe that will seriously reduce travel features

Paul Hill — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:50:01 +0000

Google will run a short test in a few EU countries to see how the removal of some of its travel features impacts users and businesses as it fights comparison sites and the European Commission. Read more...

Google offers on-campus hotel stays for $99 to encourage hybrid working

Omer Dursun — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 21:14:02 +0000

Google promotes hybrid work with discounted $99/night stays at its Mountain View campus hotel for employees who must be in the office 3 days/week. Employees have mixed feelings about this. Read more...

Google begins work to help you choose sustainable travel options

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:46:01 +0000

Google is going to provide more sustainability information about hotels to help customers find the best places to stay at. It's also working on a way to calculate air travel emissions. Read more...

Google introduces new features to make travelling easier

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:14:01 +0000

Changes to Google's travel website include helpful recommendations for hotels, things-to-do, forecasting of prices for flight routes and subsequent refunding for tickets in case of bad predictions. Read more...

Microsoft outlines how hotels are using its solutions to transform employee experience

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:58:02 +0000

As HITEC commences, Microsoft has explained how its 365 suite of services is being employed by the hospitality industry to transform the firstline worker experience, along with other enhancements. Read more...

Google refreshes Hotels search on desktop, making it easier to use

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:04:01 +0000

Google has spruced up its hotels search in order to make booking holidays a bit easier. The firm said users now have more control over searches making it easier to filter out the best hotels. Read more...

Amazon introduces Alexa for Hospitality for “engaging guest experiences”

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:56:01 +0000

Amazon has announced Alexa for Hospitality which will allow hotel visitors to use an Echo Dot to better engage with the venue. In future, hotel-goers will be able to temporarily link their accounts. Read more...

Trump Hotels reports a data breach affecting 14 properties

Mina Esapa — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:48:01 +0000

A data breach that was encountered by service provider Sabre has affected 14 properties owned by Trump International Hotels Management LLC, including locations in Las Vegas and Chicago. Read more...

20 high-end hotels like Marriott, Westin and Starwood had malware on their payment systems

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:40:01 +0000

Patrons of these hotels would do well to keep a close eye on their bank accounts and credit cards, because the malware has likely stolen sensitive data including payment details and security codes. Read more...

Bing makes finding a hotel easier

Usama Jawad — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:32:01 +0000

Improving upon its search engine, Bing now makes catering, comparing hotels and making reservations extremely easy for users. The service is quite efficient and works well in supported regions. Read more...

Microsoft and Google fight against hotels blocking personal WiFi

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:04:01 +0000

The two tech giants are just some of the big names fighting against an initiative by hotel companies, which are lobbying the FCC to be allowed to block their guests' personal WiFi hotspots. Read more...

Amazon Travel hotel booking service could arrive January 2015

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 10:38:56 +0000

Amazon is rumored to expand into a new market, that of hotel bookings and travel. And the rumored service, called simply Amazon Travel, may arrive as early as January 1st of next year. Read more...