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JULY 2026

Welcome to your “Hospitality Insights” newsletter, bringing you the latest trends and technological innovations in hospitality, along with our studies and expert insights.

Enjoy the read!

Best regards,

Marylou B. – Head of Brand & Communication at D-EDGE (https://www.d-edge.com/?utm_source=HI&mc_cid=c4509be975&mc_eid=UNIQID)



THIS MONTH’S SUBJECT

Your guests are not all the same

Demographic segmentation no longer explains much about booking behaviour. What sets your guests apart is their relationship with risk, their tolerance for effort, and what they need to validate before paying.

Drawing on data from 82 respondents, combined with data from the sector, the survey conducted by our Product Team among hotel guests reveals 4 archetypes of hotel bookers.

The 4 Archetypes of the Digital Booker

Discover the 4 key profiles of visitors booking their next stay on your website:

👤 – Who they are

🔍 – What they are looking for

ℹ️ – What to provide them with to meet their needs
Read the article (https://www.d-edge.com/the-4-archetypes-of-the-connected-traveller?utm_source=HI&mc_cid=c4509be975&mc_eid=UNIQID)

Key Insights at a glance:
* The journey is universal, the profile isn't: Almost all travellers start their search on an OTA or Google Maps (72%) before reaching the hotel's website. The direct site isn't there to convince; it's there to confirm a choice that's already made

* The same person shifts archetype depending on context: A traveller can be one profile for a business trip and another for a family holiday; the archetype depends on the trip, not the person

* The conversion window is very narrow: Once on the booking engine, every point of friction (missing info, a long journey, a questionable technical signal) sends the guest back to the OTA they already trust

* An explicit direct-booking advantage makes a real difference: Clearly displaying a price discount triples conversions

* Each archetype has a different conversion trigger: Either speed, reassurance, aesthetics, or information density; a single, generic booking engine can't satisfy all four at once

Read the article (https://www.d-edge.com/the-4-archetypes-of-the-connected-traveller?utm_source=HI&mc_cid=c4509be975&mc_eid=UNIQID)

QUIZ

Does your hotel’s website convert all 4 Traveller Archetypes?

Answer 8 questions about your current booking experience and get your personalised diagnosis. Which archetypes do you convert? Which ones abandon their booking when they visit your website? How can you improve their experience?
Take the test (https://solutions.d-edge.com/en/quiz_traveltribe?utm_source=hospitality_insights&utm_medium=outreach&utm_campaign=2026_07_hospitality_insights&mc_cid=c4509be975&mc_eid=UNIQID)

PRESS REVIEW

The best from the Press

A curated selection of the best media coverage on trends and technological innovations in hospitality and tourism.

Google AI Overview Statistics 2026: The Complete Data Breakdown

The way people search Google has shifted significantly over the past two years. AI Overviews have become a permanent and rapidly expanding part of how Google Search works […]

READ THE ARTICLE ON MEMEBURN (https://memeburn.com/google-ai-overview-statistics/?utm_source=D-EDGE&mc_cid=c4509be975&mc_eid=UNIQID)

Loyalty programs may be the one asset agents can't take

The one asset a booking platform can't quietly take over is the one chains have been building, largely by accident, since before anyone said the word "agent" […]

READ THE ARTICLE ON HOSPITALITY TODAY (https://www.hospitality.today/article/loyalty-programs-may-be-the-one-asset-agents-cant-take?utm_source=HI&mc_cid=c4509be975&mc_eid=UNIQID)

European travelers are changing the rules

Travel remains resilient across the U.K., France and Germany, but 2025/26 behavior has fractured into three distinct national stories. […]

READ THE ARTICLE ON PHOCUSWIRE (https://www.phocuswire.com/news/online/europe-consumer-travel-report-2026-changing-markets-phocuswright-research?mc_cid=c4509be975&mc_eid=UNIQID#:~:text=Travel%20remains%20resilient%20across%20the,but%20spending%20more%20per%20trip?utm_source=D-EDGE)

This Month’s Figure

60%

of mobile bookings are abandoned once the journey takes more than 3 minutes

Source: The 4 Archetypes of the Digital Hotel Booker (https://www.d-edge.com/the-4-archetypes-of-the-connected-traveller?utm_source=HI&mc_cid=c4509be975&mc_eid=UNIQID)

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