mobile
Should hotels text their guests? Operators weigh in
Should hotels be texting guests? This question was posed multiple times during the 2017 HITEC conference in Toronto, with varying levels of acceptance from operators. One thing is certain: […]
Google Hotel Price Trends Feature Now Available on Mobile
When booking a hotel, 61% of travelers consider the room’s rate to be the most important consideration factor. NB: This is an article by Koddi Metasearch publishers like Google continue […]
Beware of the hype that surrounds voice search advertising
Brands are being told 2017 will be the year of voice search, but questions exist about whether it’s overhyped. Google itself says it is still years away from being […]
The hotelier’s ‘cheat sheet’ for being mobile friendly
In 2017, more people are searching the web on their phones than on a desktop computer, and are five times more likely to leave a website if it isn’t mobile-friendly. […]
What Travel Marketers need to know about Local Search and Mobile
Over the past decade, nothing has impacted travel buying more so than search and consumer access to mobile devices. Now more than ever before, the customer buying journey has changed […]
What Matters Most for Hotel Mobile Bookings? Speed!!
Mobile bookings are a challenge for the hotel industry. Even as traffic on mobile continues rising to never-before-seen levels, conversion rates on mobile aren’t quite keeping up. What are the […]
Apple Business Chat vs. Facebook Messenger: what’s best for hotels?
Never one to lag behind, Apple are testing Facebook’s mettle with the launch of their new iMessage integration, Business Chat. NB: This is an article from TripTease Apple’s new feature […]
8 Reasons Why Your Hotel Brand Needs a Mobile App to Succeed
Alexa Robertson is traveling for business. At the airport, she pulls out her smartphone and opens her favorite hotel’s mobile app. With a few finger taps, she requests an airport […]
Reimagining the Online Booking Channel
For many years, hotels and OTAs have had an ongoing feud, acting more like rivals than the (business) partners that they should be. NB: This is an article by Mike […]
Social Media FAQs: Essential Twitter Tips For Smaller Hotels
Just because you’re a small hotel or a bed and breakfast, doesn’t limit the size of your presence on the web. NB: This is an article by Little Hotelier The […]