AI Points Travelers Toward Hotel Websites, Shifting the Balance of Booking Channels
Artificial intelligence's tendency to direct guests to hotels' official websites when prices are the same or similar signals a potential shift in the balance between booking channels in the tourism industry. Berkun Meral, Founder of digital marketing agency IQUEEM, notes that this trend could strengthen hotels' direct bookings while putting pressure on the intermediary role of online travel agencies (OTAs).

