technology
Where the OTAs are Going Next: The Evolution of Voice Search for Hotels
At the recent Skift Global Forum 2016, the major OTAs discussed the future of online travel. Most of them are pretty convinced that the current era of automation is coming […]
How can travel brands avoid own goals with better web user experience
It used to be relatively straightforward to predict annual online spending habits in the travel industry. January and July would form two travel “peaks”, with spending rising as holidaymakers book […]
The hotelier’s guide to TripAdvisor – a round-up
Love it, hate it, respect it or loath it, TripAdvisor is a goliath of the travel industry and affects your hotel whether you know it or not. Because of its […]
Digital Trends for the Hotel Industry
Welcome to the first edition of our digital trends report, designed to be the essential companion for the savvy independent hotelier. Our conversion optimisation, revenue management and marketing specialists, along […]
Personalised interactions and convenience are guest top enticements
Technology is reshaping consumers’ everyday lives, including how they travel and what they expect from the hotel and resort experience. The hospitality industry is courting today’s smartphone tethered, ever-connected guest […]
What Hotels Can Learn from Amazon Go
Last week, online retail giant, Amazon, wowed the internet community when they released this preview of their new shopping innovation, Amazon Go. The concept is a “Just Walk Out” shopping model […]
Driving Ancillary Revenues With Your Hotel Property Management System
In the travel industry, 48% of airline passengers and 59% of hotel guests said they were interested in upgrades or additional services. The airline industry has found a model that […]
Solving Hotels Data Management Problem in 3 Steps
For most businesses, the single most valuable category of data is customer data, often collectively managed through a customer relationship management (CRM) system. However, managing a customer database can be […]
Emerging Technology in Travel, Hotels, Airlines and OTAs
In an ever-shifting technology landscape, we’ve identified three major trends that will have the greatest impact on travel,airlines, hotels and OTAs in 2017 Megatrend #1: Connected Intelligence The world is […]
Google Local Universal Now Shows Four Ads By Default
Google has increased the number of ads shown by default in its Local Universal listings from two to four. In this post, we take a look at what changes Google has […]