How Social Media Can Increase Hotel’s Direct Bookings
Thanks to efforts of global influencers like Elon Musk, Facebook & Google internet access has accelerated faster than ever before with *over 3 billion people gaining online access as of 2015. […]
How hotels can localise their website to compete with Airbnb
The “Live There” campaign from Airbnb reveals an intention to target a new demographic – after traditionally looking to connect with Millennials, it is now marketing to families. The ad […]
The Facebook metrics that matter for hotels
Measuring the success of your social media efforts is a must, regardless of what channels hotels are using. What’s even more important is making sure that you are paying attention […]
Expedia’s first bot is for booking hotels
Expedia today unveiled a rather smart, rather simple little bot for Facebook Messenger. The bot is designed to do one thing and do it well: It helps travelers book hotels. What’s […]
How to show value of revenue management to owners
From significant capital costs in construction or asset acquisition to ongoing operating costs, hotels come with a hefty price tag – just ask any hotel owner. In today’s competitive […]
Biz Travel Shows Signs of Life After Year Long Slump
Stronger international demand and the first positive month for domestic business travel in over a year propped up growth in April 2016 according to the U.S. Travel Association’s Travel Trends […]
HotelSoft pushes revenue management tool
Hotelsoft claims to be a next generation, cloud-based software and services company, providing revenue management tools for hotels. The company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a […]
Five reasons your CRM isn’t actually increasing sales
A B2B technology report from Informatica revealed that 25% of marketers don’t know their lead conversion rates, largely because they don’t have the right CRM strategy, which limits sales growth […]
Hotel engagement: Meaningful vs just communication
Meaningful engagement or just communication? What does it takes to genuinely connect with travelers? With the rise of mobile and digital, consumers have higher and higher expectations for interacting with […]
The future of hotel groups’ loyalty programmes
Up to now, hotel groups’ loyalty programmes have been about encouraging repeat bookings with the offer of points and access to higher membership tiers – much like airline frequent flyer […]
