Hotels
Non-Branded Hotels Outperforming the Competition
If you had to write a state of the union speech for independent hotels, you would likely follow every U.S. president’s lead and comment that “the state of the […]
Google tackles OTAs with vacation-booking tool on mobile
Google is taking the travel industry head-on with the rollout of its newest tool, Destinations on Google, which lets consumers discover and book their next vacation entirely via mobile […]
The Gloves Are Off: Big Brands Throwing Direct Booking Punches
NB: This is an article from Tambourine Hotel industry giants have had enough. Like you, they appear to be sick of the big commissions, the declining customer loyalty and the […]
Why Ranking on Page 1 in Google is Not the Goal of SEO
NB: This is an article by John McAuliffe, President of Leonardo A lot of conversations I have with hotel marketers about SEO go something like this: John: “What’s the […]
Are hotel wholesalers on the brink of extinction?
Are hotel wholesalers headed for extinction like the dodo bird? Certainly not yet. What is the future of hotel wholesalers? There are a lot of prophecies out there, but […]
BookingSuite pushes further into rate management for hotels and rentals
Ordinarily, a product update doesn’t merit a spotlight on its own. But a few things set apart the news that Booking.com, the e-commerce company that lists 865,000 hotels and […]
Google Flights now pushes flexible destination search
In February, Google Flights updated the default interface for visitors to its various main windows (google.com/flights, google.co.uk/flights, etc.) for select countries worldwide. Travelers can say goodbye to needing exact […]
Expedia Is Trying to Become More Like Booking.com
You might call it the Booking.com-ization of Expedia. Expedia’s recent launch of its hotel Accelerator program, which enables properties to bid to move higher in search results on Expedia hotel […]
Hotels must personalise or risk perishing
Hotels must personalise service and retain the human touch when introducing cutting-edge technology, according to a new report from business advisory company Grant Thornton. The power of personal: Hotels […]
Consumers find trust in hotel websites over other sources
Digital agency Fuel has released its annual research on how leisure travellers are researching and booking hotels. The agency, which specialises in marketing for hotels, says it has compiled […]