booking

TripAdvisor Scales Back Instant Booking in Strategy Reversal

TripAdvisor indeed appears to be downplaying hotel booking on its own sites, giving more preference to metasearch links to partners in a dramatic reversal of its initial strategy for its […]

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New hotel booking platform wants to return power to hotels

A disruptive new online travel portal named traveliko announced its imminent launch today during a press conference at Radisson Blu Plaza Bangkok. The specially developed web portal was designed from […]

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How Search Engine Marketing Can Jumpstart Your Hotel’s Direct Bookings

With 89% of travelers using search engines for purchase decisions, a strong Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategy is imperative for hoteliers. Last year alone, the US travel industry spent $5.7 […]

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Thinking Shopping Cart and Selling Room Features is the Future

It’s hard to imagine a time before the shopping cart, but it really wasn’t that long ago. Sylvan Goldman, who owned a number of grocery stores in post-Depression America was […]

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4 Reasons Hotel Metasearch Should Be Part Of Your Distribution Strategy

While we agree that competing on rate alone shouldn’t be the only focus of your hotels marketing efforts, it’s certainly a big factor in the purchasing decision of your guests. […]

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What Independent Hotels Gain from Flags’ Investments in Direct Channel

In 2016, several major hotel brands launched aggressive campaigns to drive direct bookings. Hilton’s is among the best known, with its catchy “Stop Clicking Around” campaign. The company claimed this […]

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How to Increase Travel Website Bookings, Automatically

Working in seasonal industries like travel and hospitality is challenging, to say the least. You’ve either got tons of people making reservations on your site or hardly any, forcing you […]

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How to Overcome High Cancellation Rates on OTAs

Today’s hotel guests are empowered and informed, which in some ways is very positive. However, it has also led to a trend of guests making multiple bookings far in advance, […]

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20 important things hoteliers should know to attract corporate guests and bookings

Corporate guests are a market that can be available to hotels all year-round. Unlike leisure, business travel rarely has an off-season and if hotels work hard to attract bookings and […]

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Choosing the right hotel booking engine and reservations system

Today, the most advanced booking systems can radically alter how a hotel operates. With a wealth of front-end and back-end features, they have the power to drive direct bookings, grow […]

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