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Delta Variant Stops European Tourism, Leaving Coastal Destinations Crisis

Once again, Europe is locked in new restrictions because of the spread of the Delta Variant and, as a result, tourist demand is slowing down

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Hotel Benchmarking: Insider Tips to Kickstart Your Journey

It is worthwhile to look beyond the traditional idea of a compset when benchmarking your hotel and consider dynamic compsets

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Email Ideas That Turn Lookers Into Bookers

With recent privacy changes affecting targeted ads, the importance of email marketing is poised to increase even further

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The Many Advantages of Upselling (Revenue, Loyalty, Satisfaction)

What you really need are ways to increase your revenue or cut your costs: upselling is a rare gems that provides just that

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The New Relationship Between Upselling Cadence and Guest Engagement

When driven by upselling, digital guest engagement can strengthen loyalty, power retention and more importantly drive revenue

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Forecasting Uncertainty – The Metric We Need

Forecasting uncertainty is important for pricing and it’s important for the cost-benefit analysis that an RMS needs to make on behalf of the clients

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German Hotel Market Update, Group Business and Changing Compsets

We reflect on changes in the German hotel market over last 3 months. Touching on different regions, inbound travel, groups business, pricing and compsets

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6 Things to Consider When Investing in an RMS

As you seek to optimize revenues, drive profits, save time, and outperform competitors, here’s how to find an RMS built to optimize your business segments

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How Privacy Protection is Changing Email Marketing

With third-party data and many traditional email metrics gone for good, this first-party data is going to be vital to the success of marketing efforts

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Recovery of Spanish Tourism: Summer Trends & Delta Variant UK Impact

The decisions taken regarding foreign mobility by the UK and Germany, two important markets for Spanish tourism, have had a strong impact on Spanish tourism

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