Das Tribii JournalDonnerstag, 22. Oktober 2026 · AmsterdamKostenlos zu lesen · Kostenlos zu teilen
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Ergebnisse für “hospitality”.

An AI assistant answers a question about a quiet hotel in Sitges with parking, and the independent property in its short list is highlighted with a Book direct button
Playbook·16 Min.

AI visibility for hotels: how to get your property recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini and Google

More guests now ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google's AI Mode where to stay, and get a handful of names back. Most independent hotels are never one of them. Here is how AI picks hotels, and eight steps to get yours named and booked direct.

TribiiTribii
22. Okt. 2026
The words "One plug for every AI" next to hotel rates, rooms, reservations and guests connecting through one MCP plug to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity
Playbook·13 Min.

MCP for hotels: how AI assistants will find, sell and help run your property

ChatGPT, Claude and Google can now read live hotel prices, and some can take a booking. The standard behind it is called MCP. Here is what it is, what it changes for a small hotel's visibility and daily work, and what to do about it now.

TribiiTribii
15. Okt. 2026
"Same price everywhere" struck through, above an OTA price of €120 and a direct price tag of €110 for 2027
Industry notes·9 Min.

Rate parity is gone in Europe. How to price your direct rate for 2027

Booking.com can no longer make you match its price on your own website. Most small hotels still do. Here is what the law allows, what the algorithm might not, and how to set a direct rate for 2027 that pays.

TribiiTribii
27. Sept. 2026
Three overlapping circles labelled Hotel, Guest and Neighbourhood, meeting at a centre marked "the stay"
Playbook·8 Min.

The street outside is part of your hotel

How guest messaging, local experiences and a traveller board turn a stay into three connections, and why one of them lands as a real line on the folio.

Daniel VidalDaniel Vidal
02. Sept. 2026
What is a hotel PMS? A plain-language guide for independent hoteliers
Playbook·6 Min.

What is a hotel PMS? A plain-language guide for independent hoteliers

Not a definition from a brochure. What the software actually does between 7am and midnight at a twenty-room property, and which words mean what.

TribiiTribii
10. Aug. 2026
How much commission does Booking.com take, and how to pay less
Playbook·7 Min.

How much commission does Booking.com take, and how to pay less

The headline rate is only part of the bill. Here is what you actually pay, what you can change, and what you cannot.

TribiiTribii
20. Juli 2026
Twelve ways to get more direct bookings at a small hotel
Playbook·7 Min.

Twelve ways to get more direct bookings at a small hotel

Ordered by return on effort, not by how impressive they sound. Most of these cost nothing and several take an afternoon.

TribiiTribii
14. Juli 2026
Two browser tabs, Booking.com and the hotel's own website, with the direct rate lower and commission free.
Industry notes·11 Min.

The Second Tab: Why Guests Find You on Booking.com and Book Somewhere Else

Most guests who book you directly found you on an OTA first. Here is what that second tab is worth, and why, after the EU killed rate parity, independent hotels can finally win it.

Daniel VidalDaniel Vidal
07. Juli 2026
A hotelier at the front desk working on a single calm screen instead of a wall of open laptops and tabs
Industry notes·11 Min.

One system, not twenty: the case for running your hotel on a single screen

How independent hotels ended up juggling a dozen disconnected tools, and what it looks like to put the whole house, guests included, on one.

Daniel VidalDaniel Vidal
27. Juni 2026
The Tribii logo mark at the center of a connected network, linked by lines to surrounding nodes that represent independent European hotels, on a green background.
Industry notes·8 Min.

Rebalancing Tourism

How Infrastructure Models Like Tribii Can Reshape Europe's Tourism Economy

Nicola VillaNicola Villa
18. Juni 2026
A small independent hotel reception welcoming two guests
Manifesto·7 Min.

Welcome to Tribii: a fairer deal for independent hotels

Who we are, where the idea came from, and why we're building a commission-free way for independent hotels to win direct bookings. A hello from the Tribii team.

Daniel VidalDaniel Vidal
01. Juni 2026
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