What drives guests to be promoters of your brand?

In previous research conducted, we’ve seen that the Net Promoter Score has a positive correlation to a hotel’s TripAdvisor rating. Of course that makes sense, a positive review would hopefully tie in with someone […]

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Emerging Technology in Travel, Hotels, Airlines and OTAs

In an ever-shifting technology landscape, we’ve identified three major trends that will have the greatest impact on travel,airlines, hotels and OTAs in 2017 Megatrend #1:  Connected Intelligence The world is […]

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Airbnb stands to lose business in NYC after dropping lawsuit

Airbnb earlier this month dropped its 6-week-old lawsuit against New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman, New York City and NYC mayor Bill de Blasio, in a move that could […]

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Google Local Universal Now Shows Four Ads By Default

Google has increased the number of ads shown by default in its Local Universal listings from two to four. In this post, we take a look at what changes Google has […]

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5 best ancillary revenue ideas for independent hotels

When you distribute your rooms through online travels agents you are liable to pay a commission fee for the bookings they drive for you. The good news is it doesn’t […]

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4 Tips for Improving Your Hotel Visuals in 2017

High quality hotel visuals increase bookings! That should be enough of an incentive for hotel marketers to create and distribute great visuals, but if you’re the type of person who […]

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Surfing Intent Data: Read Audiences’ Minds!!

What if you knew the concerns that were uppermost in your customer’s mind, right now? Or, which of the folks in your Eloqua database are most intensively researching the topic […]

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Create loyalty in travel by tracking the competition

If you’re looking for customer loyalty, you won’t find much of it in the travel industry. While 74% of business travelers claim to prefer booking travel through one platform, only […]

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Airbnb: the vacation rental genie is out the bottle

The vacation rental business is currently worth $100bn but Airbnb is reportedly still not profitable, and the competition is growing. Cities may be fighting to restrict it, but the Airbnb […]

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The Metric (Most Hoteliers Ignore) That Can Significantly Impact Revenue

When most hoteliers consider their revenue management metrics, they most likely think about RevPAR, ADR and occupancy. Perhaps, they would also think about historical and current local demand. But for […]

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