booking
8 Simple Strategies to Drive Bookings from Instagram
On social media today, your ability to be creative with the way you market your hotel is as important as mastering the essentials of each platform – if not more […]
IHG puts digital, direct bookings and loyalty first
With talk of a bid from China’s Anbang Insurance Group being dismissed by IHG, Sally White takes a look at what the future holds Pity the poor management that delivers […]
Expedia promotes a hotels loyalty rates and rewards program
Expedia, Inc., is the first online travel intermediary to begin displaying a hotel chain’s discounted loyalty rates next to standard rates. It’s also the first to cheerlead for a hotel’s own […]
How Hotels Are Increasing Direct Bookings
According to a recent ReviewPro webinar survey, 83% of hotels said they are focused on converting OTA users into direct bookers. Another poll during the event also found that 59% […]
Cancellation Trends Cause Headaches For Hotels
The hotel industry has always been fairly generous with its cancellation policies. Until recently, the majority of hotels would allow guests to cancel their reservation without penalty until 6 p.m. […]
How to Jumpstart Your Hotels Direct Bookings through SEO
As most marketers are aware, change is constant when it comes to search engine optimization. Smart hoteliers must adopt a proactive and holistic approach to content creation, marketing and optimization […]
6 Tips for Combating High Cancellation Rates on OTA Bookings
Today’s hotel guests are empowered and informed, which in some ways is very positive. However, it has also led to a trend of guests making multiple bookings far in advance, […]
Want Booking Increase? Give Consumers Less To Choose From
NB: This is an article from Tambourine Your guests live in a world overloaded with content, chaos and way too many choices. Just think of the last time you shopped […]
CheapTickets enhanced search flexibility with split ticketing options
CheapTickets is enticing travelers to book trips through its mobile application by enabling them to take advantage of split ticketing, a feature that lets users browse for two one-way flights […]
Hotels must ease booking shift from mobile to desktop
Planning for travel often begins on smartphones and tablets, but hoteliers must streamline the jump from mobile to desktops for final booking to take full advantage of existing consumer behavior. […]