booking

Convert OTA Guests to In-House Bookings: 5 Ways to Succeed

We recently met with a hotel whose occupancy was comprised nearly 50% by OTA bookings. One out of every two guests was costing them at least 20% commission. Aside from […]

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Global OTA Customer: The Value of the International Booker for U.S. Hotels

Global customer reach is invaluable for hotels. The many advantages that come with an international booker include a higher average daily rate, and longer length of stay. And while this […]

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Google Hotel Ads New Experiments and TripAdvisor Offers Filter

Following is an update on the new experiments on Google Hotel Ads and TripAdvisor’s new functionality to promote special offers. NB: This is an article from Koddi An Update to […]

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Direct Bookings Push is Working, according to Kalibri Labs study

A new study from Kalibri Labs shows that the collective effort of hotel companies to sway people to book direct is working. The study, “Book Direct Campaigns: The Cost & […]

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GDS: The forgotten leisure channel?

  Consternation over the relationship between online travel agencies and hotels has garnered a lot of ink in industry articles over the past several years—that’s understandable. However, one very viable […]

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Driving Maximum Profit through More Direct Booking

In today’s ultra-competitive hotel environment, every dollar counts. With rising costs associated with acquiring new guests through third-party platforms, hotels are rightly considering their most effective booking channels and looking […]

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Top 10 Things You Must Have in Your Hotel Chatbot

Following our last article about 6 Reasons why you should implement Chatbots for your Hotel, you’ve got to know what it takes to build one. However, if you’ve managed to […]

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Study reveals ‘true cost’ of air fare distribution

  Carriers make inflated claims of distribution costs, a study has found. Airline claims that increased direct distribution will slash their cost of sales are pulled apart by an ‘Airline […]

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Travel Behavior: The Path To Purchase

The traceable steps a user will take before eventually deciding to book a room in your hotel is known as attribution. Sometimes it can be a simple path, but other […]

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Airbnb and instant booking: A recipe for market domination

Airbnb knows how to make waves in the accommodations booking industry. Over the last few years, the San Francisco-based company has taken major market space away from more conventional hotel […]

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