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Small Hotels Boost Business with Loyalty & Reward Programs

Loyalty and reward programs can help make up the difference between having average occupancy rates or a fully booked calendar. In fact, according to Phocuswright April 2015 report, (Dis)Loyalty and […]

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5 Ways Revenue Management is Essential to Building Direct Bookings

Revenue management is fundamental to a well-run hotel. It’s the way hoteliers manage rates, inventory, and distribution in an effort to show the right room to the right guest at […]

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Smart digital marketing to optimize booking funnel and boost direct booking

Last month, we hosted a webinar that addressed how hotels can use smart digital marketing to optimize their booking funnel and boost direct bookings. We spoke with four industry experts […]

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Driving direct business and better revenue is a top priority

In today’s ultra-competitive hospitality marketplace, any competitive edge can translate into a stronger bottom line, and it’s no secret that driving direct business and better revenue is one of the […]

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20 reasons to leave Booking Genius

The Genius rewards programme is a brilliant move by Booking.com in its strategy to continue gaining market share in hotels by gobbling up other online channels as well as the […]

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Drive More Bookings With Occupancy Data

Metasearch is one the most effective channels to drive bookings to in-need properties. The availability of flexible bidding tools in the metasearch channel allows advertisers to be very specific in […]

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The Necessity of a Mobile Booking Strategy

Facebook launched its City Guides feature last month, giving even more credibility to the idea that mobile devices’ importance to hotel distribution will only grow. Facebook’s new offering in particular […]

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Booking Behaviours of German, UK and French Business Travellers

A new GBTA Foundation survey of business travellers who are based in Europe’s three largest business travel markets – Germany, the United Kingdom and France – revealed business travellers are […]

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The Painful Truth About Hotel Loyalty Programs

For years, marketing gurus and experts have taught a hotel to focus on driving bookings from their loyal customers. These are the guests who book a few times during the […]

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Hoteliers: “Being bookable and visible online is No. 1 business focus”

A report by the global hotel industry’s leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, has found that the ability to grow direct bookings and online presence is the top business focus for hotels […]

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