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The Painful Truth About Hotel Loyalty Programs
For years, marketing gurus and experts have taught a hotel to focus on driving bookings from their loyal customers. These are the guests who book a few times during the […]
Hoteliers: “Being bookable and visible online is No. 1 business focus”
A report by the global hotel industry’s leading cloud platform, SiteMinder, has found that the ability to grow direct bookings and online presence is the top business focus for hotels […]
Facebook and its new battle for the attention of travelers
There’s never really been a forceful value proposition for a social network for travelers – Facebook’s global dominance has pretty much kept the competition at bay. Why invest resources in a […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Prioritize Direct Bookings Over OTA Bookings
The balancing act between third party channels and your own hotel website is often a difficult one. Once you make the decision to take charge of your online distribution, it […]
What does the future hold for guest and hotel relationships?
More and more, we hear people talking about guest relations, following the customer journey, Big Data, CRM, and so on. But what do all of these concepts mean and how […]
How Booking Recovery Tools Can Make You Thousands In Revenue
Booking recovery tools can make your hotel thousands in direct revenue. Here’s a quick breakdown of how and why they work. There are two different times when it’s vital to […]
New hotel? Here’s how to use OTAs to drive future direct bookings
“If I was starting a hotel from scratch, I’d give all my distribution to OTAs and just concentrate on the guest and their experience.” That was the view announced by […]
Your Guests Booking Habits Are Changing, Yours Must Change Too
The only consistent aspect in the way people plan travel is that it’s constantly changing. Each decade brings new ways for customers to connect with the hospitality experience because of […]
Facebook’s Head of Travel on Hotels Going Mobile
If hotels aren’t paying enough attention to mobile right now, they’re missing out. That’s the primary message Facebook Head of Travel, Christine Warner, has for hotel brands. Warner recently […]
Watch What Happens When OTA Users Actually Shop Online
Everybody has theories about why so many people prefer to shop for hotels on OTAs… but have you ever actually seen them do it? To find out why so many […]