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50 Tips and Tricks to Turn Website Visitors into Hotel Guests

A common thread through these tips is they all move towards an optimized hotel website. Aware that this can be a tricky field, we have prepared a checklist: 50 ideas to boost hotel website conversion

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Bracing for the Future in a Google First World

Google will continue to want as many players advertising on its platform. OTAs and metasearch sites will need to adapt and evolve. It just means the industry is playing the game by Google’s rules

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Top Hotel Booking Revenue Makers of 2019 Show no Stopping of Direct Channel

Within 14 of the 20 tourism destinations, direct bookings – gained via a hotel’s website – either climbed the list from the previous year or maintained their position among the top five spots

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Channel Manager, Web Booking Engine, Front Desk System: How Are They Different and Why You Need Them All

The road, the car, and the fuel are three components necessary for a journey. The same can be said of front desk software, a booking engine, and a channel manager for a guest journey

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Google My Business Reviews Directly Correlate to Your Hotel’s Conversion Rate

So, your hotel has a substantial number of reviews and a great star rating, now what? Reply! Enterprise businesses are hovering around a 10% reply rate

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How to Increase Hotel Direct Bookings

When you invest in an integrated digital marketing strategy, the more you will see from it. You will be seen more in the digital landscape, compete with OTAs and in the end see more direct bookings

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What Can Hotels Learn From Airlines Booking and Distribution

Airlines are shifting from traditional distribution systems and finding new ways to drive revenue. There are lessons here for hotels, underpinned by need to reduce dependence on travel tech giants

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Understanding the Solo Traveler, Bookings are on the Rise

Solo traveling is a growing trend, making up approximately 18% of global bookings. Interest in solo travel has increased over the past five years and searches for “solo travel” were up nearly 600%

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Staah Reveals the Top Online Channels for 2019

In its annual round-up, STAAH reveals the top 10 booking channels that have helped accommodation providers around the world, acquire more guests booking online

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Data Drives Direct Booking: Maximise Revenues And Loyalty

Understanding what the customer is doing while on that booking journey, or how their behaviour has changed since they last booked is an opportunity to react and deliver on the loyalty experience.

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