Defining Your Hotel’s Online Reputation
In the session, entitled “Beyond Reviews: Defining Your Hotel’s Online Reputation,” trivago’s Industry Manager for English-speaking Markets Aly Thompson revealed the root causes of low ratings and damaging reviews, debunking […]
8 Traits Every Successful Revenue Manager Needs
Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a successful Revenue Manager? Or is your hotel in the position of recruiting a Revenue Manager that will help your hotel […]
Increasing hotel supply in Middle East a challenge for operators
Driven by changing economic conditions and greater competition over the past two years, the hospitality industry in the Middle East faces a new reality. With an increasing supply of hotels […]
Facebook for Pages is changing! What should hotels and restaurants do?
On January 12th, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckenberg announced that Facebook will change how it prioritizes content that users see in their news feeds focusing on meaningful interactions between people. Facebook explains […]
Your Top 10 Digital Marketing New Year’s Resolutions
As we say hello to 2018, January marks a time of resolutions and new beginnings. During this month, it’s important for hoteliers to reflect on their past strategies and analyze […]
Implications of the Rising Cost of Customer Acquisition
On a superficial level, the implications of the rising costs of customer acquisition are easily identified. Increased costs lead to a decline in profitability, which results in a loss of […]
What Independents and Small Chains Must Understand About Their Data
Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath uncovered a common misconception about the story of the powerful giant versus the little shepherd. Gladwell notes that when you really understand the story, […]
The real talk on hotel website conversion rates
The average hotel website conversion rate is 2.2 %, with the top 20 % of hotels having an average conversion rate of 5.6 % and the bottom 20 % having […]
SEO trends that hotels should watch in 2018
A new year always brings new changes in the world of digital marketing, particularly for the always evolving world of search engine optimization. This year we can expect some important […]
Hospitality Financial Leadership – Recording Average Length of Stay
The one thing I see time and time again with clients is just how poorly their financial statements are set up. NB: This is an article by David Lund, founder […]
