Hotels
Airbnb stands to lose business in NYC after dropping lawsuit
Airbnb earlier this month dropped its 6-week-old lawsuit against New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman, New York City and NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, in a move that could […]
Google Local Universal Now Shows Four Ads By Default
Google has increased the number of ads shown by default in its Local Universal listings from two to four. In this post, we take a look at what changes Google has […]
5 best ancillary revenue ideas for independent hotels
When you distribute your rooms through online travels agents you are liable to pay a commission fee for the bookings they drive for you. The good news is it doesn’t […]
4 Tips for Improving Your Hotel Visuals in 2017
High quality hotel visuals increase bookings! That should be enough of an incentive for hotel marketers to create and distribute great visuals, but if you’re the type of person who […]
Create loyalty in travel by tracking the competition
If you’re looking for customer loyalty, you won’t find much of it in the travel industry. While 74% of business travelers claim to prefer booking travel through one platform, only […]
The Metric (Most Hoteliers Ignore) That Can Significantly Impact Revenue
When most hoteliers consider their revenue management metrics, they most likely think about RevPAR, ADR and occupancy. Perhaps, they would also think about historical and current local demand. But for […]
The Science Behind a High-Performing Hotel Website
Your hotel website should be your most profitable booking channel. If it’s not, then you may be focused on the wrong things. In our final webinar for 2016, we looked […]
Hotel SEO Cheat Sheet: How to improve your Google rankings
Did you know that Google changes its search algorithm up to 600 times per year? Stats like this make it tough for any hotel business to keep up. Nobody ever […]
Fashion To Fitness: Luxury Brands are Next Wave of Hospitality Disruption
The travel industry is continually facing disruption, which often provides great benefits for travelers and a path to fostering a culture of innovation and new business models. A current trend […]
Three Steps to Revenue Management Performance Measurement
In the hospitality industry we have heard that “A revenue management program/system has the potential to increase revenue by 3 – 5%”. By revenue management system, we are talking about […]
