Why the hotel online booking web page is now secondary

“Direct is best”; “101 ways to avoid paying OTAs”; even “How to Win The OTA War”. We’ve all seen countless taglines and blog posts of this nature. In fact, we’ve […]

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Hotel Rooms vs Apples. Specifics of Managing Perishable Inventory

Revenue Management techniques are dictated by the type of product you’re selling. What are the main characteristics of hotel rooms as a product and what makes it different from, let’s […]

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Hotels step up their online game to encourage direct bookings

Getting guests to book directly on a hotel’s website rather than through an online travel agent (OTA) is a key challenge that hoteliers are gearing up to tackle in 2018. […]

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2018 SEO Trends for Hotel Websites

I find very little value in trying to predict the future, but there is something about the beginning of a new year that brings out the crystal balls and tea […]

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4 Steps In Optimizing Your Hotel’s PPC Mobile Strategy

It’s no secret that mobile continues to grow in influence across all industries, especially the travel space. Effective marketing has always been contingent on showing high quality and relevant content […]

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Are hoteliers being fooled by OTAs for a second time?

“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” Hang it on a sign in the revenue department’s office. Put it on T-shirts. Heck, get it tattooed. […]

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6 Things Every Revenue Manager Should Do In January

With just a small percentage of difference in your hotel’s RevPAR between success and underperformance, the role of the Revenue Manager (RM) is crucial to hotels. With the start of […]

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Why you shouldn’t participate in Booking.com “Risk Free Reservations”

Booking.com is launching its new programme: “Risk Free Reservations”, at least for some hotels here in Spain. They are doing so in the same way as with other programmes the […]

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Four areas for travel marketers to unlock mobile opportunity

Earlier this year, digital travel sales in the US were forecasted to reach $189.62 billion, of which 40% were estimated to come from mobile devices. NB: This is an article […]

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Hotel Marketing Insights: The modern traveller’s path to purchase

Sojern has released a new report on the modern travellers’ path to purchase, confirming that it isn’t viable for hotel marketers to address the lowest common denominator. The report finds […]

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