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Podcast: Distribution Strategy, OTAs and Google

In this podcast we talk about the topic of Distribution Strategy, how this is changing for the future, what part do OTAs play and where does Google fit into this changing landscape.

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More Than Commission: The 6 Hidden Costs of OTA Bookings

While online travel agencies are a valuable resource for keeping heads in beds and gaining exposure, the cost of bookings that come through OTA channels hardly ends at the commission.

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Trends in Events and Meetings That Will Shape 2020

With each passing year, events seem to get bigger and better, boasting exciting new technology, catering to attendees’ needs in finer detail, and bringing guests together in unique venue spaces.

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Custom vs Ready Made Booking Engine

The idea of steering the creation of a new booking engine can be enticing, but the best results come from evaluating your chain’s needs and picking the best solution that matches your requirements.

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No Availability Dates: Is Your Hotel Really Closed?

What’s more frustrating than having prospects making a search on our booking engine to discover that the system returns a No Availability message when we still have rooms to sell in our hotel?

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3 Essential Tools to Boost Hotel Website Conversion Rate

By reducing friction throughout the booking process and providing a personalized website experience, hotel brands can significantly boost their conversion rate.

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Google to List Total Prices

Google has added taxes and fees to its hotel searches as part of a series of new features, allowing consumers to see both ‘nightly price’ and ‘nightly total’.

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How Booking Sites Like Expedia Handle Controversial Resort Fees

If you go through a third-party booking site to make hotel reservations, you’ll see certain hotels pop up first over others. In the case of Expedia Group sites, such as […]

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Is Black Friday Worth It? We Take an In-depth Look

After the consumer madness and mayhem of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s a good time to look back on whether the results were as we expected or whether we […]

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Five Common Types of Seasonality for Vacation Rentals and DMOs

Understanding trends of markets with similar seasonality patterns and exploring business practices of companies in those markets will help ensure your success as a DMO or Property Manager

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