We have had a very large swing towards people booking directly instead of coming through the OTA's this year. We use Bokun as a booking provider and have been looking at WeTravel & Ventrata all of which have some good and some bad points to them. The thing im trying to streamline is the guide management part, ideally if we could do that within the booking system then great, but they all have there limitations. Just wanted to ask the community what you do? What systems you use and if you have any ideas i ...

I was travelling and kept thinking, why is booking still so hard? So much of it still feels more difficult than it should be. You spend ages searching, comparing, filtering, and trying to work out what is actually the right fit. Then even when you think you have found something, the pricing is not always clear and the final cost can end up feeling different from what you first expected. A big part of the frustration for me was not just the search itself, but how cluttered the experience often felt. Too ...

We are getting more and more requests to include hotels in our multi day tours. Just wanting to see if anyone in the Travel Massive community can supply, advise or help with this situation for us.

I’m in the industry on the commercial strategy side, working with hotels across multiple markets, and lately I’ve watched some properties crumble on price. As a traveler (or industry pro), how do you actually make sure you’re getting the best deal? Do you set price alerts, use specialized apps, wait for last-minute deals, or just hope for the best when you book? Honestly curious—because even from the hotel side, I’ve seen so many rate changes after booking that I get buyer’s remorse myself! Would love to ...