Half a Billion Dollars in Direct Hotel Room Revenue

  NB: This is an article by Tim Sullivan, President of Cendyn/ONE Leveraging over 120 million CRM Guest Profiles representing 35 billion unique data elements, Cendyn/ONE delivered 1.2 billion personalized […]

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Is Airbnb affecting hotels in Sydney?

  Airbnb’s presence in Sydney is growing, but it does not appear to be having a significant impact on the city’s hotel performance, a new report has revealed. STR this […]

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Travel Image SEO to Get More Google Image Search Traffic

Do photos of your hotel or tours generate love-at-first-sight bookings? Image search engine optimization is how you get found by travelers who search for hotels, vacation packages, and adventure tours using Google […]

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Were reaching the tipping point in mobile commerce

  Think people don’t convert when they receive email on a mobile phone? Think again, advises columnist Jason Warnock, and he’s got the stats to back up his contention. Have […]

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Fragmented Performance Dampens Spring Hotel Outlook

NB: This is an article from TravelClick While new bookings are up at the start of the spring season, with 17 of the top 25 North American markets showing committed occupancy* […]

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3 Simple Strategies to See Direct Booking Skyrocket

  NB: This is an article by Pam Levesque, General Manager of Blue Bay Inn and a Guest Author with Leonardo When I started working at the Blue Bay Inn […]

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Report finds smartphone bookings ‘not popular’

  Consumers don’t like booking holidays on a smartphone. That is the conclusion of leisure market analyst Mintel in its most up-to-date review of the UK holiday market. Holiday bookings […]

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Travellers start picking brands based on mobile services

  A study has found that one in five travellers would always pick a travel brand over another if it meant they could have a better mobile experience. The analysis […]

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The Painful Truth About Hotel Website SEO

  NB: This is an article from Tambourine You are a Director of Sales and Marketing overseeing all day-to-day activities for your property, maybe several properties, from meeting/group sales to […]

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OTA call center outsells, outservices big brands

  NB: This is an article by Doug Kennedy of Kennedy Training Network In an experiment comparing how call center staff interact with potential guests, employees at one OTA won […]

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