Four areas for travel marketers to unlock mobile opportunity
Earlier this year, digital travel sales in the US were forecasted to reach $189.62 billion, of which 40% were estimated to come from mobile devices. NB: This is an article […]
Hotel Marketing Insights: The modern traveller’s path to purchase
Sojern has released a new report on the modern travellers’ path to purchase, confirming that it isn’t viable for hotel marketers to address the lowest common denominator. The report finds […]
6 hotel booking trends we’re watching in 2018
Significant changes look set to transform the travel industry in 2018. Blockchain technology, China’s booming tourist sector, and the continuing travel ambitions of Airbnb, Facebook and Google all look set […]
Best Available Rate: “Rumors of my death greatly exaggerated!”
According to some, the concept of the Best Available Rate (BAR) is a thing of the past. NB: This is an article by Blake Madril, Revenue Technology Strategist at IDeaS […]
The Future of the Internet Booking Engine
Expedia launched October 22, 1996 as a division of Microsoft. It was in that decade the Internet Booking Engine (IBE) was born. NB: This is an article by Glenn Wirick, […]
Hotstats Hotels Performance: MENA, Europe, UK and US (November 2017)
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA Despite successfully recording growth across a number of revenue departments this month, hotels in the Middle East and Africa suffered a 1.8% year-on-year drop in GOPPAR, […]
Why airlines need to segment smarter
People travel for many different reasons but often airlines don’t go far enough in meeting their specific needs. Marketing textbooks generally speak of customer segmentation based on demographics. We are […]
Tips to optimize ADR and occupancy rates at your independent hotel
The Average Daily Rate or the ADR in the hotel industry is often a primary concern for most hotel owners. However, in today’s times, every hotel owner including independent hoteliers […]
OTAs have learnt from hotels and now applying these lessons
At industry events experts often talk about what hotels learned from working with OTAs and how vacation rental owners and managers can leverage this hindsight to gain an advantage and […]
How to Sell Hotel Rooms Without Offering Discounts
Slashing room rates can feel like an obvious and easy solution to a decline in bookings. However, your marketing strategy should not appear obvious or easy. Low prices invite the […]