booking

Many hotels have experienced great staycation bookings recently, but is there a complacency about what’s coming down the line?

Connor outlines what he feels are some misconceptions of where Revenue Managers sit in the demand equation and what they are ultimately responsible for

This is probably the most interesting part, as native ads are mostly intended for destination searches (“hotels in Boston”) and not branded searches

Inspiring your guests to spend more starts before they even set foot in your Hotel. Make it effortless for your guests to spend and they will spend more!

Finding the right OTA for a small hotel is not as simple as it sounds. Each one has trade offs and are not created equal. Here are a few considerations:

It may have been normal to map out business strategies on an annual basis, but the pandemic is changing the travel dynamic too much for it to stay relevant

Last year, we published a Black Friday report showing impact on hotel bookings. We saw a 47% jump in campaign conversions and 58% increase in direct revenue

There’s a constant debate on whether the Global Distribution System (GDS) surpasses a book direct strategy or is it the other way around

Behavioural change in prospects’ booking journey can expose hotels to subtle issues and pitfalls that may be difficult to detect in metasearch engines

The analysis looks at Q2 vs Q1 in 2021 and covers main hotel direct booking metrics i.e. website traffic, conversion rates, disparities, and visitor profile