booking
Expedia sees no hit from hotel chain direct booking campaigns
Expedia Inc reported its second quarter earnings today, and it had a rosy picture on many metrics. But one metric stood out to investors for its sluggish pace, namely, the […]
Ensure Demand Generated Translates to Increased Revenue
Global travellers are spending more moolah than ever before, on hotel bookings alone these days. The global hospitality division is all set to observe a record flouting year in 2016. […]
Metasearch Sites: A Marketing Channel for Your Hotel
Metasearch has rapidly emerged to become one of the leading ways users can find cheap deals for travel, in arenas from air fare to hotel accommodation. This has significantly changed the […]
Hotel bookings receive chatbot treatment
DMI International has joined forces with a travel distribution technology company to implement natural language processing into a chatbot that leverages IBM Watson’s platform to respond to users’ hotel search […]
Battle to Book Direct May Be Won, But the War Will Not
” Book direct ” is the war cry of hotel owners, management company executives, chain CEOs and many marketing consulting groups. Like real war, the costs and benefits must be […]
More hotels offer discounts for booking directly
Hotel companies are aggressively battling for online booking by offering their most loyal customers discounted rates for reserving directly with them. On July 20, Choice Hotels International will introduce a members-only discounted […]
glh Hotels, launches “Choose Your Own Room”
London hotel group glh Hotels, today announces the launch of Choose Your Own Room – the world’s first online booking site that lets guests choose the exact room they want […]
Are Travel Booking Bots Hot or Not?
NB: This is a viewpoint by Gadi Bashvitz, founder and CEO of OLSET. In the past few weeks I have been asked many times by partners, customer and friends what […]
Hotwire accommodates evolving travel behaviors
Hotwire is onboarding several new features into its mobile application to better suit consumers’ needs after identifying some of their typical travel habits, enabling users to book hotel rooms after […]
Simplified & speedy trumps optimizing for conversion
Two analysts at Forrester’s CXNYC 2016 advised brands to follow guidelines for optimizing mobile engagement and driving revenue – such as simplifying tasks, avoiding taunting error messages and removing unnecessary […]