Google Reviews & Responses Improve Hotel SEO Ranking

Google is the leading hotel review publisher, and the implications for hoteliers are far-reaching. Google reviews play a role in determining your visibility in an online search and improve hotel SEO.

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Metasearch Blues: How Meta and Wholesale Contribute to Disparity (part 2)

Metasearch levels the playing field and can be a strong driver of demand when leveraged correctly. Independent hotels don’t enjoy economies of scale so they must be strategic with marketing spend.

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7 Simple Ways Independent Hotels Can Personalize the Guest Experience

Personalization is no longer a trend, it’s an expectation. And it isn’t complicated or expensive to deliver. Small, independent lodgings are perfectly positioned to personalize the guest experience.

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Why Amazon Should Acquire Airbnb – and Not for the Love of Travel

Speculation persists on the possibility of Amazon’s entry into travel. So what should Amazon’s next move be? The answer is to acquire Airbnb.

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3 Hotels with High-Impact Website Conversion Strategies

3 Hotels with High-Impact Website Conversion Strategies

Here we showcase three hotels who have seen a significant uplift in website conversions thanks to the implementation of effective direct booking strategies working together with us

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Lies Financial Leaders Tell Themselves – Balance Sheet Reconciliation

It’s paramount as a financial professional that you never ever let a month go by where you have not completely reconciled the books. You can’t do a clean close without having your accounts reconciled.

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What Hoteliers can Learn About Reviews From an Airbnb ‘Super Host’

One thing I stressed over and over was that guests wrote great reviews when they were surprised and delighted and wrote bad reviews when they were surprised and disappointed

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The Business Forecast vs. The Revenue Management Forecast

Revenue Management forecasts should come first, serving as an input for decision-making from a revenue strategist. The output then shows how you compare to your business forecast each month.

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Hey, Hotel Marketers: What’s Holding Mobile Bookings Back?

Lost mobile bookings dramatically influence your business right now, pushing guests towards OTA’s as their first, last, and only choice for bookings, and driving up the cost of guest acquisitions

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United Airlines Booking Curve Ball is a Customer Experience Win

United recently reported that its booking curve had changed and that they needed to set aside more seats for passengers who book at a later date.

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