How Can Your Hotel Stand Up to The Misleading OTAs?
In light of the recent, much publicised news around the misleading approaches taken by online travel agents (OTAs), has there ever been a better time for hotels to capitalise on…
Old School Distribution Tool Can Help Hotels Boost Bookings
Most major manufacturing industries are cyclical, taking top trends from past decades and updating them to sell to a brand-new generation of consumers; the retail, interior design and music industries…
Booking.com: A Partner They Are Not!
Over the past year or so, here in the UK we all know that Booking.com (as well as other OTA’s) have ‘softened’ their approach. They want us to believe that…
Top 12 Hotel Booking Revenue Makers as Consumer Choice Rises
SiteMinder today unveils its annual lists of the channels that brought the highest total booking revenue to hotels in some of the world’s top travel destinations in 2018. Varying from…
Views on Direct Booking and OTAs Vary From Brand to Brand
The collective push by the hotel industry in recent years to get guests to book direct could intensify as new entrants add pressure and competition to the distribution landscape. At…
2019: The Year Hotels Get a Grip on Acquisition Costs
Examining the challenges and opportunities facing hoteliers in 2019, it might be easy to say, “New year, same old story.” In attempts to drive revenue and increase profitability, hoteliers—like they…
How to Get Booked on Airbnb
Having a great listing is critical to booking success on Airbnb. Whether you’re a vacation rental, a B&B or hotel, follow these easy tips to get the most out of…
4 Quick Ways to Boost Your Hotel’s Checkout Conversion Rates
Ever since online travel agencies took off, direct conversion rates in hospitality have been so poor that many hoteliers had simply given up on maintaining and upgrading their websites, instead…
Top Channels That Drove Revenue to Your Property in 2018
Airbnb makes it to the top 10 list in UK, Thailand, and Malaysia. Booking.com comes out strong at No. 1 followed by Gobibo, while direct bookings on hotel websites continue…
Strong Loyalty Adoption Provides Key Benefits to Members and Hotels’ Bottom Line
A new, updated Kalibri Labs Special Report, Book Direct Campaigns 2.0: The Costs and Benefits of Loyalty 2018, provides conclusive evidence that the loyalty member campaigns first launched almost three…