Hotels

The 3 Online Booking Pitfalls Costing You Revenue

The ultimate aim of any hotel’s website is to wrestle traffic away from the OTA’s and drive direct bookings. Unfortunately, many properties are driving a steady stream of travellers to […]

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Hotel Guest Surveys: 9 Tips to Optimize Completion Rates

Getting guests to fill in post-stay guest surveys is not always easy. People have email overload, and often have little spare time for anything that is not urgent. NB: This […]

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Hotel Budgeting & Distribution Channels: Analyze How You’re Tracking

Today’s hoteliers grasp the importance of segmentation – understanding which guest segments comprise their total customer base in terms of metrics like demographics, average booking window, market segment, purpose, and […]

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Google Hotel Ads Become Most Profitable Metasearch Engine

Direct channel specialist Roiback has announced that Google Hotel Ads (GHA), the Google platform that distributes hotel prices in real time, now represents 65% of hotel bookings coming from metasearch […]

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The Rising Role of Airbnb as a Distribution Channel

The rising role of Airbnb as a distributor came to the fore at this year’s Hotel Distribution Event in London. An additional route to market was seen as further challenging […]

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Future of Revenue Management Is Not What It Used to Be

Not too long ago we thought the future of Revenue Management would be more data; faster processing capability; more revenue streams optimized; and more properties managed by one revenue professional. […]

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4 Ways to Get More Business Bookings

They say money makes the world go round. And as long as there’s money out there to be made, there will always be people travelling for work. As someone in […]

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Hospitality Marketing Budgets for 2019: 4 Trends to Watch

As you dive into 2019 budgeting, what trends should you be thinking about? Which approaches, platforms, and tools should be top of mind for travel and hospitality marketers? The team […]

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How To Get Your Hotel Blog Content Seen By More Travellers

What’s even more important than creating interesting, engaging blog content which promotes your hotel? Making sure it gets seen. NB: This is an article from eTourism Because without a content […]

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3 Key Components of Your Dynamic Pricing Optimization Strategy

In the past decade, pricing in the hospitality industry has come a long way. Thanks to advances in technology and methodology, hotel pricing has never been more efficient or profitable. […]

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