The Portuguese Hotel Market Can No Longer Grow As Before
At first glance tourism revenues paint an optimistic picture for the Portuguese hotel market, however, a closer look reveals a more complex context
Why Hotel Dashboards Fail: Lessons for Sales Leaders
Most dashboards turn sales leaders into crime-scene investigators. Showing what happened, but not much help when trying to influence the future
Big Events Big Opportunities: How to Prepare for Far-Out Demand
How can your hotel make the most of opportunities with mega events? Here are five ways to prepare and maximize revenue
The Price Illusion: Why the Rate You File Isn’t the Rate They See
The gap between the price you set and the price the guest pays is often created in the murky middle layer of distribution
3 Levels of Pricing Architecture: Where is Your Profit Decided?
Discover how your pricing architecture decides your ability to react to demand and why controlling your increments is key to maximising your revenue
Hotels Didn’t Abandon Spam They Abandoned Acquisition
Instead of replacing crude outbound tactics with something more sophisticated, the industry largely exited upstream acquisition altogether
What You Must Take Away from Marriott-Google AI Direct Booking
Here is the unvarnished reality of the Marriott-Google AI direct booking play and why the “logical path” forward requires a fundamental rethink
7 Strategies to Boost Direct Bookings and Outpace OTAs
Despite all the buzz around OTAs and AI bots, guests still prefer direct relationships with hotels when offered a reason to – they want to be recognized
Cluster-Based Insights to Improve Hotel Direct Bookings
Improving direct conversion is not simply about generating more bookings; it is about capturing more demand through the channel that delivers profitability
AI, AEO, and GEO: Questions Every Hotelier Should Ask
AI can help hotels increase direct bookings, but the value comes from improving efficiency and visibility rather than replacing human decision-making
