Hotels

Since 2004, the Hotel Revenue Management function has exploded into a mainstream profession. In just over a decade, however, the “honeymoon” phase with Hotel Revenue Management has ended. As channel management […]

First, let’s clarify what predictive analytics is. When people think of predictive analytics they often think of historical forecasting – ERP systems. Demand forecasting has been around for many years […]

The magnitude of change in the major industry indicators is not pleasing U.S. hotel owners and operators. New development activity continues to accelerate, while growth in average daily room rates (ADR) […]

Mobile devices make instant gratification possible and travelers can immediately snap a photo on their cell phone during a trip and email it to family or upload it to Facebook. […]

NB: This is an article from TripTease In this blog series, we’ll take a look at what makes a sterling price comparison widget – and what you can do to get […]

Is your hotel in Google Maps or similar services? Search engines are the information source for most travelers, thus it is vital to be present as part of your travel […]

Once a rather odd idea, using social media to market businesses has become commonplace. The benefits of almost free advertising, easily measurable reach, fairly precise targeting and the opportunity to […]

Technology, namely our smartphones, have become an extension of our lives, we use our mobile phones to do just about everything; having the world at your fingertips is really all […]

Hotels and online travel booking companies tend to have a marriage of convenience – one that savvy travelers can exploit. When hotels are having trouble filling rooms, they will grudgingly […]

Does travel metasearch drive more direct bookings for airlines, hotels or car rental firms? Is it really an alternative platform to Google and the big bad OTAs? OTA versus meta: […]