Hotels

The Covid-19 Impact on U.S. Travel Market

While the overall declines in search behavior and the rise of cancelations present headwinds for all travel marketers, pockets of opportunity still exist

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3 Undistributed Expense Trends to Watch

The end goal for both managers and owners is to optimize profitability. Thus, undistributed expenses should be measured, tracked and benchmarked, just as diligently as top-line metrics

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10 Ideas to Improve Booking Performance During the Crisis

We have dozens of hospitality clients, so we decided to put together some recommendations for where to invest time and focus during the crisis and here we share them with the rest of the industry

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Google Adds Photos to Hotel Ads

Google is back at it, adding another vital feature to results in its Hotel Ads product to help users decide where to book: pictures of the rooms

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Meetings & Events Management in Times of COVID19

Meetings & Events Management in Times of COVID19

With COVID19 causing major events to be cancelled and large corporations banning employee travel it’s safe to say we’ve entered a period where “business as usual” simply won’t do

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New Consumer Research on the ROI of Guest Experience

While some challenges are completely out of a hotels control, we wanted to take a deeper dive into the transformative value derived from something every hotel has control over: guest experience

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How Hotels can Navigate a Demand Shock During a Crisis

A demand shock in the travel industry can come from many sources; a financial crisis, health crisis, or political crisis. And as the term suggests, they often can’t be predicted

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Group Business, Threat or Opportunity: Simple Group Displacement Model

Group Business, Threat or Opportunity: Simple Group Displacement Model

Each time we do a group quote we must evaluate the impact this has on the date of stay in the booking time, but also the selling of remaining capacity to the exclusion of other profitable segments

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The Advantages of Hotels Using a Global Distribution System (GDS)

So what are the advantages of using a GDS? Glad you asked! Here are some ways that it makes a hoteliers’ job more effective and efficient

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Europe’s Seasonality Conundrum: How to Invest Your Marketing Budget Wisely

The property portfolio, traveler location, as well as the season, are all important factors in deciding when and where to spend your marketing money

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