Landing Pages: The Secret to Turn Paid Traffic into Hotel Bookings

Landing pages are an important part of the booking funnel. They help you convert your paid traffic, carefully targeted and acquired by your marketing efforts, into profitable direct bookings. You […]

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Airbnb takes Trips to Singapore and Bangkok

Following its global debut last November, Airbnb’s tours and activities platform Trips has now made its way into South-east Asia, officially launching in Singapore earlier this week followed by Bangkok […]

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Reach Highly Engaged Customers With Facebook DAT

With the shift from DAP to DAT, travel brands are now able to reach a highly engaged audience. For groups like IHG, this has led to a cost per booking […]

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Expedia CEO says commissions may come down

Expedia Group CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expects commissions to come down as the OTA looks to pass on lower fixed costs achieved through growth not only to shareholders but hotel partners. […]

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Difference between Segmentation and ‘True’ Personalisation

Last week’s ITB trade fair in Berlin showed us that one thing is on the minds of hoteliers and OTAs alike: data. Talks from the biggest players in the travel […]

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Understanding Guest Experience and Loyalty

Delivering great guest experience leads to loyalty and while rewards systems, points and discounts can help they aren’t the natural way to build guest loyalty. At Experience Hotel we work […]

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Digital Trends That Are Transforming the Travel Industry in 2017

  Digital breeds disloyalty. Before it came along, Judy from New Jersey went to her local travel agent to book her yearly family holiday to Barbados. She knew the providers […]

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How Much of a Threat Does Airbnb Pose to Traditional Ski Market Hotels?

Valuation professionals specializing in hotels commonly receive questions about the impact of Airbnb’s growing popularity on the established hotel industry. For years, many within the profession shrugged off Airbnb as […]

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3 Fast, Fresh Lessons Hotels Can Learn From Dominos

In a world of lightning-fast technology and constant industry disruption, one skill has risen as a top necessity for older companies to survive: Innovation We’ll be the first to tell […]

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4 Ways to Increase Your Direct Bookings

Nary a hospitality conference is found without the token debate about OTAs and their impact on hotels’ direct bookings. This trending topic has become so prevalent and so fierce, in […]

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