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Watch What Happens When OTA Users Actually Shop Online
Everybody has theories about why so many people prefer to shop for hotels on OTAs… but have you ever actually seen them do it? To find out why so many […]
Eye tracking for Google hotel searches: Old rules no longer apply
When one of the first eye-tracking studies on Google search engine results pages (SERPs) came out in 2005, researchers from Mediative discovered that there was a distinct pattern to the way […]
Identifying Right Types of Smart Data Critical to Revenue Management
Big data has been a starting player on the strategic revenue roster for years. In fact, years before big data exploded into something like a phenomenon, hotels were increasingly incorporating […]
How Can Hotels Use Google to Maximise their Online Presence?
Google acquired Zagat in 2011 back in the years when Marissa Mayer was a part of Google. They were experimenting Hotel finder in same year, 2 years later they introduced […]
Hotel Marketing Tips: 7 great examples of hotels getting it right on Instagram
A hotel Instagram account has the potential to be more effective than all the other social media platforms combined. A photo-sharing service like Instagram is the perfect medium for hotels […]
Make your hotel website mobile friendly or it won’t rank in search
For two years now, Google has been using the mobile-friendliness of a website as a method for deciding how web pages should rank in their search engine. Pages that were […]
Landing Pages: The Secret to Turn Paid Traffic into Hotel Bookings
Landing pages are an important part of the booking funnel. They help you convert your paid traffic, carefully targeted and acquired by your marketing efforts, into profitable direct bookings. You […]
Reach Highly Engaged Customers With Facebook DAT
With the shift from DAP to DAT, travel brands are now able to reach a highly engaged audience. For groups like IHG, this has led to a cost per booking […]
Digital Trends That Are Transforming the Travel Industry in 2017
Digital breeds disloyalty. Before it came along, Judy from New Jersey went to her local travel agent to book her yearly family holiday to Barbados. She knew the providers […]
3 Fast, Fresh Lessons Hotels Can Learn From Dominos
In a world of lightning-fast technology and constant industry disruption, one skill has risen as a top necessity for older companies to survive: Innovation We’ll be the first to tell […]