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The newsletters of www.hotelmarketing.com hit the mark everytime. Not least the title of a recent headline which stated “why OTA hotel customers are not your customers”. immediately followed up with “the power of their marketing programs can outgun even the largest hotel chain”. Have OTA’s simply become virtual supermarkets squeezing the margins of their hardworking suppliers to the bone?  This is, in effect, our conclusion from an article by Toronto based LMA Communications entitled ‘No Defense for the OTA’s. In their own words ‘ No matter what numerical data is presented, it doesn’t refute the simple fact that the OTAs are

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There seemed to be a need for a group on LinkedIn for a place where corporate travel, meeting and incentive planners based outside Italy could interact with skilled Destination Management (DMC) professionals across the Italian regions. So we set it up ourselves! The objective is to help the best Destination Management Companies and individual consultants in Italy connect with planners, event organisers and in-house meeting and event executives based abroad. As well as individual incoming Italy travel professionals, we are encouraging Italian hotels and tour operators who offer MICE services to join the group.  For companies and individuals based outside

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