Google: Micro-Moments Are Multiplying. Are You Ready for the Mobile Future?
Mobile has changed everything, but it’s only Act One. Machine learning in marketing is set to drive the industry’s next revolution. Google’s Senior Vice President of Ads & Commerce, Sridhar […]
TripAdvisor Scales Back Instant Booking in Strategy Reversal
TripAdvisor indeed appears to be downplaying hotel booking on its own sites, giving more preference to metasearch links to partners in a dramatic reversal of its initial strategy for its […]
New hotel booking platform wants to return power to hotels
A disruptive new online travel portal named traveliko announced its imminent launch today during a press conference at Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok. The specially developed web portal was designed from […]
Should you price Sunday as a typical weekday rate?
With the 40th anniversary of “Saturday Night Fever” upon us, Vanity Fair recently described the pop culture movie as a “fun 70s curiosity with pitch-blackness.” The special anniversary release of […]
How Search Engine Marketing Can Jumpstart Your Hotel’s Direct Bookings
With 89% of travelers using search engines for purchase decisions, a strong Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategy is imperative for hoteliers. Last year alone, the US travel industry spent $5.7 […]
Hotels Plan Lobbying Push Over Priceline Expedia ‘Monopoly’
The U.S. hotel industry plans to step up a lobbying and public relations attack on Expedia Inc. and Priceline Group Inc., hoping to convince consumers and members of the Trump […]
Thinking Shopping Cart and Selling Room Features is the Future
It’s hard to imagine a time before the shopping cart, but it really wasn’t that long ago. Sylvan Goldman, who owned a number of grocery stores in post-Depression America was […]
Everything Your Hotel Needs To Know About Attribution Modelling
There’s a lot of talk in the industry right now about attribution modelling and that scares the daylights out of a lot of people because it’s super-complicated. Well, your friends […]
Five ways to use online reviews for revenue strategy
A few years ago, the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research published a study showing the connection between the Global Review Index – an online reviews quality score – and RevPAR, occupancy and […]
How Hotels can use Internet of Things to elevate Guest experience
With the advent of smart technology, your hotel has the potential to create positive guest experiences like never before. By leveraging real-time location data along with guest preferences and behavioral […]