How to Optimize Hotel Images for SEO
We all know that high-quality images are important in telling your property’s story, and grabbing the attention of travel shoppers as soon as they hit your website. Images are an incredibly […]
How OTAs are dimming results on hotel searches
At first, to Christine Compo-Martin, the Expedia.com search results looked like a mistake. As she queried the site for a hotel room in Philadelphia, she found properties without photos. “Honestly, […]
Revenue management automation for the modern hotelier
A common challenge for hotels is having too many cooks in the revenue management kitchen. A revenue manager may leave a strategy meeting confident they’re on the same page as […]
Expedia sees no hit from hotel chain direct booking campaigns
Expedia Inc reported its second quarter earnings today, and it had a rosy picture on many metrics. But one metric stood out to investors for its sluggish pace, namely, the […]
3 Signs Your Hotel Website Isn’t Converting and How to Fix It
NB: This is an article from eMarketing Associates Once you’ve launched your hotel website, it’s important to track and measure its success along the way. The best way to determine […]
No signs of increased competition between OTAs
NB: This is a press release from HOTREC HOTREC, the European trade association of hotels, restaurants and cafes, unveils the results of its second hotel distribution study, based on responses […]
Why cross-channel is the future of email marketing
Customers are engaging with your brand across an increasing number of touchpoints – websites, social media, in-store, mobile and tablets; but regardless of how they engage, they expect a customised, […]
Expedia, Priceline impart info to mobile concierge service
Expedia and Priceline are lending their data to mobile concierge application Mezi, which blends artificial intelligence with real people to help provide customers with travel information that drives sales. With […]
How Virgin Hotels’ digital marketing strategy took shape
Virgin Hotels has just one hotel online—The Virgin Chicago—which opened in early 2015. So its digital marketing has been a study in focus. Yet not for long. The U.S.-based lodging […]
Making big data smart: Gather insights that will help your hotel
How much data on your guest satisfaction, staff performance, and online reputation did you collect last quarter? How did you collect it, and where did you collect it from? And, most […]
