technology

Google & Facebook move to shorten the distance between discovery and booking

Google Bucket lists and Facebook City Guides are trip planning tools that could also be useful travel brands. Andrew Hennigan reports. We’ve probably all shared our bucket list ideas through […]

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Next-Gen Revenue Management: Innovating analyst productivity through real-time data

Current revenue-management systems were not designed to handle vast amounts of data. Therefore, in the near future, they will not be equipped to handle today’s progression of Big Data. New […]

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5 Design Tactics Helping Hoteliers Drive Direct Bookings

What’s the most important function of your hotel’s website design? It’s not the aesthetics. It’s not even, ultimately, what guests can learn about you from it. In the end, your […]

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How Hotels Can Fill Their Rooms via Twitter

The average frequent flyer spends at least one hour researching prospective hotels online in his or her destination before booking a flight. In 2017, it will be a marketing sin […]

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Will a pop-up on my mobile website impact Google rankings?

Announced in August last year and live as of January 10th 2017, the move has prompted understandable concern from companies whose business relies on an attractive – and highly visible […]

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Making the Impossible Possible: The Magic of Hotel Room Allocation & Distribution Technology

The average nightly rate for a hotel room in Nashville last year was $261. In Boston, the average was $257. For the average four-night stay in either destination, a guest […]

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Value of data goes away if Hotels cannot act on available data

Every industry – retail, hospitality, airlines, advertising etc. – has to deal with a peculiar set of challenges as one attempts to embrace digitization. The sort of IT systems being […]

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Facebook Adds ‘City Guides’ Travel Planner

Count Facebook among the latest technology providers to jump into the travel planning game. The tech giant has launched, in a limited release, its new “City Guides” travel planner app. […]

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Tech initiatives hotels should consider doing right now

Hotels are often reminded of what they should be doing, or encouraged to try new things as the sector gets more competitive than ever. The latest to have a go […]

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Which Is Better: Facebook Advertising or Google AdWords?

Facebook advertising and Google AdWords can both be viable paid media options depending on your goals and the marketing budget your company has. If you want to read how both […]

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