Google AI Mode Books Hotels Now. Independent Hotels Lost Ad Visibility the Same Day. Independents Are 8x More Invisible to AI Than Chains.

Monday opened with Markus Busch on Google AI Mode booking hotels through 10 chains and OTAs in the US while a price-feed mandate ending September 30 cut independent hotel ad visibility, Terence Ronson’s live agent tests finding Marriott, IHG, Accor, and Choice reach checkout while Hyatt and Hilto…