booking

Opinions on TripAdvisor Plus seem fairly unanimous that it is a sound strategy on the part of the platform especially during this economic crisis

But while this is a first for Google, the idea of surfacing both hotels and rentals in one search result has been offered for some time by OTAs

To attract the share of direct sales they’re losing, hotels must match OTAs perceived convenience. One way to do this is implementing a booking engine

Conventional wisdom has been that planning travel is still too personal and confusing for artificial intelligence to replace the travel shopping experience

Automating your guest personalisation does not mean bombarding them with loads of irrelevant deals or adding countless options to your booking engine

Thinking about it, we are increasingly experiencing personalisation everyday from all kinds of brands we interact with – Spotify and Netflix, for example

By going through different metrics, drilling down on the data and interpreting the results you embark on your benchmarking journey to grow direct bookings

No one has tackled the travel subscription market at scale and TripAdvisor is almost uniquely placed to do this. They have the potential to have real impact

Booking windows will continue to evolve as vaccine rollout continues and travel begins again, this is a view on the ever-changing hotel booking landscape

Even if you have a plan in place and see regular direct bookings success, there may still be some gaps to fill. So keep reading for expert tips