What a Ride: A Day in the Life of Hotel Rate Codes
Do you really know what your hotel’s rate code has to go through to reach its end destination? Unless you specialize in distribution, most of us only know what happens […]
Technology helps you understand your customers, not just acquire them
For most people, gone are the days when you popped into your local travel agent on the high street to book a romantic honeymoon to Venice or a family holiday […]
Are we in the hotel industry ready for 2017?
As 2016 draws to a close, now is the perfect time to take stock of what we have experienced and learnt over the year as an industry. Every new year […]
The Hotel Distribution Technology Chart: 2017
It’s been over a year since we published the original Hotel Distribution Technology Chart, and a lot has changed in the hotel tech industry since then. Many have written to […]
Where the OTAs are Going Next: The Evolution of Voice Search for Hotels
At the recent Skift Global Forum 2016, the major OTAs discussed the future of online travel. Most of them are pretty convinced that the current era of automation is coming […]
How can travel brands avoid own goals with better web user experience
It used to be relatively straightforward to predict annual online spending habits in the travel industry. January and July would form two travel “peaks”, with spending rising as holidaymakers book […]
The hotelier’s guide to TripAdvisor – a round-up
Love it, hate it, respect it or loath it, TripAdvisor is a goliath of the travel industry and affects your hotel whether you know it or not. Because of its […]
Digital Trends for the Hotel Industry
Welcome to the first edition of our digital trends report, designed to be the essential companion for the savvy independent hotelier. Our conversion optimisation, revenue management and marketing specialists, along […]
Personalised interactions and convenience are guest top enticements
Technology is reshaping consumers’ everyday lives, including how they travel and what they expect from the hotel and resort experience. The hospitality industry is courting today’s smartphone tethered, ever-connected guest […]
Spa Revenue Grows Faster Than Room Revenue
In 2015, hotel spa department revenue grew at a faster pace compared to other sources of hotel revenue. According to the recently released 2016 edition of Trends in the Hotel […]