Cracking the code to make airline loyalty count
Since their launch, airline loyalty programs have become valuable revenue drivers, brand builders, marketing tools and assets. They play a critical role in airline profitability, and competitiveness. As consumer trends […]
Google Launches Updated Mobile UX for Hotel Ads
As of this morning, we are seeing multiple new additions to the Google Hotel Ads mobile user experience. Most notably, we noticed a widespread implementation of the room booking module, […]
How Intuitive Is Your Site? A Usability Test Will Tell You
How often do you go to your hotel website and look at it with fresh eyes? NB: This is an article from NetAffinity It can be difficult to look at […]
Stop Selling A Commodity And Start Marketing Your Brand
If the label fell off…would people know it was you? It was a question content marketer and best-selling author Ann Handley posed to her audience as keynote speaker at Chicago’s […]
Google Flights’ New Look Moves Away From Travel Inspiration
Google began rolling out a new desktop interface for its Flights metasearch product in earnest on Friday. Most users who visit Google Flights in the U.S. on the Chrome Web browser are […]
Effective Revenue Management Strategies For Hotels
Regardless of the type of hotel or the number of rooms that a given property has, an effective hotel revenue management strategy is necessary to success. At any given time, […]
5 things to improve your B&B’s reputation in the market?
There are many factors that can attract guests to a Bed and Breakfast (B&B) style of hotel accommodation. While the reasons could be plenty, the competition is tough for the […]
Shifts In Revenue and Expenses Improve Hotel Food and Beverage Profits
Consumer dining trends tend to be more volatile than lodging trends. Recognizing this, hotel managers have made some significant changes in the way they offer food and beverage service to […]
The Smart Way Independent Hotels Can Manage Distribution
You’ve surely heard before that the big brand investment in direct booking campaigns trickles down to independents (by way of travelers being more aware of the value of booking directly). […]
Private channel airline distribution deals spark concerns
Under a new arrangement that IAG has negotiated with Amadeus and Sabre, selected companies aren’t subject to the $10 per one-way GDS surcharge that the IAG airline British Airways and […]