booking
How Can Hotels Capitalize on Instagram New Booking Feature?
Last month, Instagram announced new action buttons that will allow users to book a hotel room directly within the app. Users can now ‘Book’, ‘Reserve’, ‘Get Tickets’, or ‘Start Order’. […]
The cost of direct sales. Part I: Calculation
Would you go on a diet without knowing or controlling your weight and without using scales? Then why, as a professional, do you want to boost your direct sales without […]
Increase Your Mobile Bookings With These 6 Simple Steps
Travellers are increasingly turning to their phones to plan and book – more than 40% of them. What are you doing to capitalise on this trend? Here are some ways […]
How does a channel manager help increase hotel revenue?
Often times you think of taking your hotel business to the next level that’ll boost your hotel revenue. You ask your business guru for tips to know how to reap […]
7 Booking Hacks Every Revenue Manager Should Know
In the hotel industry we all understand the importance of achieving more direct bookings in order to increase net profitability and reduce reliance, and commission fees, to OTAs. NB: This […]
5 Reasons Your Hotel’s Conversion Rate Is Low And How To Fix It
Getting customers to your hotel’s website is one thing. Converting their clicks into bookings is quite another. According to Sam Weston, marketing manager for 80 DAYS, conversion rates for hotel […]
6 Contact Features That Increase Engagement and Bookings
Every hotel website has a “contact us” page, a page where people can find the most basic details. NB: This is an article from Screenpilot Such a passive posture, however, […]
The rise of reservation re-sale (and why Airbnb is involved)
A robust cancellation policy is an integral part of the revenue management strategy for many hotels. NB: This is an article from Triptease Requiring a 24- or 48-hour notice period […]
Which Direct Booking Incentives Actually Work?
As hotel and resort owners strive to improve margins by reducing the cost of guest acquisition, hotel marketers are increasingly focused on driving direct hotel bookings, with the major brands […]
Hotels Must Simplify the Booking Experience to Compete with OTAs
The hotel industry has been losing booking share to the OTAs for several years, and the trend does not appear to be reversing any time soon. Phocuswright shows that U.S. […]