data
Stop chasing millennials. Instead, use data to drive marketing
It is amazing how many large companies talk about how they are boosting their efforts to capture the attention of millennials. “We need to tap into the millennials” and “How […]
The Vast & the Various: Your Guest is Driving, Buckle Up
Blog Soundbites: Loyalty programs need to go beyond instant discounting to humanize the guest experience Discounts aren’t enough for hotels to call a loyalty rate a loyalty rate Hotels shouldn’t worry […]
Microsoft serves travelers by turning them in to data
“The only way that we can serve our travelers is by turning them into data,” travel management provocateur Eric Bailey told BTN. Bailey is better known as Microsoft’s director of […]
Eight key takeaways to stay relevant in modern age of hospitality
The second WIT Hospitality conference took place on March 28 at Hotel ICON last week. The Silverbox Ballroom teemed with industry characters ranging from C-class executives to fresh-faced students only […]
Why data scientists are vital for increasing customer loyalty
The importance of big data is increasing across all industries — as are the jobs required to tap into the insights within the data. So it’s no surprise that […]
The power of data: Beginner’s guide for hospitality industry
Much has been written and said on the topic of big data and data itself. Over the last years, the cost of data storage has decreased dramatically from about $7 […]
Facebook demographics analysis reveals several startling truths
Despite Facebook’s dominance of the social media landscape over the past decade, the platform is still growing steadily, and it still manages to tell a compelling story ever quarter. However, […]
Hotels Business Intelligence: Don’t Just Analyze the Past, Predict the Future
Exponential pace. That phrase can be used to describe the growth and diversification of the hotel industry. Even though the market tends to focus on larger brands and the […]
4 Steps to Stay Relevant Through Customization and Personalization
Hoteliers are seeing their relevance diminishing almost by the day as customers increasingly turn to alternative (non-hotel) types of accommodation and make reservations through online travel agencies (OTAs) rather than […]
Data Analytics Top Priority in Asia to Deliver Loyalty Personalization
Loyalty building is apparently a high priority for Asia’s travel brands, with data analytics as a top priority to deliver loyalty-fostering personalization. The survey, part of a recent report by […]