Apple Business Chat vs. Facebook Messenger: what’s best for hotels?
Never one to lag behind, Apple are testing Facebook’s mettle with the launch of their new iMessage integration, Business Chat. NB: This is an article from TripTease Apple’s new feature […]
Turning Traditional Free-Sell Practices into Profitable Revenue Strategy
Contrary to any widespread belief, hotel meetings and events space does more than just sell guestrooms. In fact, for many hotels, the profit potential of this revenue stream is so […]
Why Rate Disparity Matters, and What to Do About It
Rate disparity, if left unchecked, can seriously impact your hotel’s bottom line. Hotels often find themselves with lower rates on OTAs and other third party channels than they do on […]
Seven Techniques to help you avoid Negative TripAdvisor reviews
Love it, loathe it or simply live with it; you know as well as I do that TripAdvisor is here to stay. I would imagine many of you even have […]
Four Seasons CEO Sees ‘Airbnb Effect’ in Luxury Hospitality
At a time when most hotel CEOs say Airbnb isn’t a threat at all, Smith is one of the few who seems to be paying much closer attention than most […]
We have been wrong about OTA hotels commission the whole time
Commissions paid by hotels to intermediaries have risen by more than 7% over the course of the last year. This is according to the 2017 Trends In The Hotel Industry […]
Guest Engagement and the Customer’s Digital Journey
What are the top five ingredients in the race for ‘first to adoption’ that both hoteliers and tech suppliers share? NB: This is an article by Andrew Sanders, Vice President […]
Pricing does not equal Revenue Management for Hotels
When dynamic pricing was first introduced to revenue management the idea of managing transient pricing for hotels on a day to day basis was considered quite new – even radical. […]
Hoteliers Need to Stop Digital Fragmentation
We operate in a multi-device, multi-channel and multi-touchpoint digital world, and the hotel planning and booking customer journey is becoming increasingly complex as a result; In fact, according to Google, […]
What do you need to know about the Hyatt – Expedia drama?
Last week, Hyatt hotel owners received notification of Hyatt’s intent to terminate its Corporate Lodging Agreement with Expedia. While the announcement is widely speculated to be a negotiating tactic, if […]
