Hotels
Booking.com to amend rate parity terms
Booking.com says it will amend its rate parity clauses across Europe by July 1 in line with commitments given to competition authorities in France, Italy and Sweden in April. The […]
Dayuse hotel booking website claims to break new ground
Dayuse – a website through which consumers can book hotel rooms for daytime use – claims to be altering the face of hotel booking. The French company, which was founded […]
5 ways hotels can prompt user generated content
User Generated Content (UGC) can be a powerful tool for hotels. User Generated Content includes any type of content a guest may create about your hotel including social media posts, […]
Leisure and Group Segments Driving Hotel Performance
Hotel performance in major North American markets experienced positive growth in rate and occupancy, according to data from the June 2015 TravelClick North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). “As we move […]
Atlanta RevPAR growth is robust
Metro Atlanta is one of the Southeast United States’ premier metropolitan areas and strongest hotel markets. The market is broken up into seven primary submarkets, containing central and suburban areas: […]
Ctrip gears up for tougher battles in Asia.
Big Chinese online intermediaries are diligently pursuing new opportunities as part of their respective growth strategies and strengthening of international hotel content via direct contracting deals is a part of […]
Growth expected for Western Europe business travel
The GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), has announced the results of its latest GBTA BTI™ Outlook – Western Europe report, a […]
Understanding Online Distribution Channels
In a period of economic uncertainty, hotel operators cannot seek to control economic conditions, but they can strategically implement marketing to increase sales and hotel profitability regardless of market uncertainty. […]
Hotel ADR Rise vs Distribution Channels Cost
According to the latest TravelClick data launched early May 2015, Hotel bookings from individual business and leisure travellers spiked across a variety of digital channels in the first quarter of […]
Driving bookings through social media
Being present on social media sites is a given. Each platform has its own characteristics, driving and targeting various consumer segments. Here are tips on how hotels can better engage […]
