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Direct Booking: Photos and Videos Now More Important Than Reviews

Most hotel marketers will agree that in today’s fast-paced and attention-deficit online environment, we have less than a few seconds to make a memorable first impression. NB: This is an […]

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Bing Hotel Price Ads, a New Showcase for Your Direct Sales

Bing Hotel Price Ads is an opportunity to recover sales from customers who are searching for you but end up with the OTAs because they bid on your name

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Why Are We Still Allowing The OTAs To Gain The Upper Hand?

OTAs are just a channel… nothing more. This is your hotel, your guests, you provide the service to make your customers feel welcome, but check your T&Cs

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5 Tips to Drive Direct Bookings

Let’s focus on how to drive direct bookings, the challenges with winning them, strategies to get them, and ways to truly measure their value

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Hotel Distribution Jungle: New Distribution Models, NFT & Metaverse

Besides the traditional OTAs, there are new business models arising that are making the hotel distribution landscape even more complex

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Parity Under Control? Are You Monitoring the Right Price Sources?

Hoteliers can no longer simply rely on the old way of monitoring parity – you need to be keeping track of rates on metasearch too

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How to Distribute Inventory Effectively Through the Best OTAs

With the explosion of OTAs, it’s unrealistic to expect all inventory to be sold directly. Additionally, not all travellers will be aware of your existence

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The Marriage of Revenue Management and Marketing

Stephanie and Connor look at areas where revenue management and marketing can work together in a blissfully happy marriage of knowledge and expertise

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Step-by-Step: How to List Your Hotel on Booking.com

Before you sign up, there are a lot of elements you’ll need to consider to create a stand out hotel listing – from photography to amenities and pricing

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How To Be a Genius and Drive Up Hotel Visibility and Occupancy Rates

When Genius members look for a property that is a Genius partner, that property will stand out, increasing the chances of the property getting booked

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