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4 Essentials of Your Book Direct Strategy

A good book direct strategy is near the top of most hotelier’s list this year. Book direct campaigns from Marriott and Hilton are making headlines, and the focus of the industry […]

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Winners and losers of latest Facebook algorithm changes

Facebook’s latest clickbait purge is going to have ripple effects for publishers. The social giant is putting an emphasis on articles that are important to people and recognizing that clicks, shares […]

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Social Media Is Too Important to Be Left to Marketing

When customers need help, they expect companies to offer it quickly and through multiple social media channels — but most companies aren’t set up to do that. Some companies increase […]

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PPC Intro: 6 In-Depth AdWords Resources for Hoteliers

Competing with others in today’s fast-paced business environment is hard—especially for hotel owners. With the introductions of the OTA’s independent hoteliers must maintain razor-thin margins to stay competitive, but even at […]

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The Automated Emails Your Hotel Should Be Sending

NB: This is an article from FUEL Recently, email ranked as the channel with the most staying power in the Litmus “Email Marketing in 2020” report. Marketers are pleased that […]

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Personalised content offers future for email newsletters

Newsletters and email advertising “are the opposite of dead”. That was the message of top digital travel firms Momondo Group and Secret Escapes at this week’s Travel Distribution Summit. “There’s […]

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The 10 best types of hotel blogs

As any successful hotel marketer knows, creating an engaging blog is critical to success. Yet writing blog posts is not as easy as simply typing willy-nilly then publishing your unedited […]

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Airbnb updates app to focus on personalisation

Airbnb is rolling out an updated app with a range of new features and launching a global brand campaign that will encourage people to “change the way they experience the […]

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The key to a successful direct booking strategy

It is well known that online travel agencies (OTAs) are widely used by hotels as part of a diversified distribution strategy. The challenge, however, for independent hotels is that they […]

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How to use Twitter to engage & listen to guests

NB: This is an article from SiteMinder When it comes to posting and sharing content, Twitter is less effective than Facebook and Instagram, and staff can find it overwhelming to […]

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