loyalty

How Dorchester Collection Uses Data to Find Problems and Humans to Fix

At the Dorchester Collection of ultra-luxury hotels, we use big data and analytics to help us improve our guest offerings and marketing. Our tool, Metis, analyzes data from online reviews […]

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The OTA battlefield: Legislation to loyalty

The struggle to persuade guests to book direct instead of through an online travel agency is ongoing, but hoteliers have a number of factors working in their favor. Hotel brands […]

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Creating a Winning Hotel Loyalty Program

In today’s travel landscape independent hoteliers work very hard to win a direct booking. So when you do, it’s important to encourage the guest to come back directly again and […]

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Hotels Have a Growing Loyalty Problem … and May Not Know It

“We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a […]

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How Blockchain Could Disrupt Hotel Distribution And Loyalty

Hype surrounding blockchain technology continues to climb, despite the volatility in related cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin seen earlier this year. While it’s still too early to know how these distributed-ledger technologies […]

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Some new thinking on loyalty…

This week I read a really interesting article published by Oracle and for today’s blog, I thought I would drill down on a couple of points that I found intriguing. […]

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How Hoteliers Can Show Exclusive Rates Even OTAs Don’t Have

In today’s digital landscape, hoteliers struggle to attract the attention of shoppers, as well as maintain that engagement throughout the travel planning journey. With only 9% of U.S. travelers knowing […]

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Do Loyalty Programs Really Create Loyalty

Lately, I’ve been asked about loyalty programs. Any company can create a loyalty program. But, there is some confusion around what exactly a loyalty program is. NB: This is an […]

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Loyalty programs at your B&B: Discounts vs Perks

By creating a loyalty program at your B&B, you are going to encourage travellers to stay at your property again and again. NB: This is an article from Little Hotelier […]

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Misconceptions of Consumer Loyalty Are Preventing Relevant Engagement

Oracle today announced the findings of a global study titled “The Loyalty Divide – Operator and Consumer Perspectives, Restaurant 2018” auditing consumer perceptions and hospitality brand realities of loyalty programs […]

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