digital

How Cloud Technology Can Increase Ancillary Revenues for Hotels

According to PhoCusWright, in 2011 U.S. hotels sold approximately US$1.85 billion in ancillary products and services, which accounted for 1.7% of the country’s total hotel revenues – when compared to […]

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A closer look at customer focused strategy of Booking.com

The changing nature of the travel industry has been a hot topic at this year’s Web Summit. Gillian Tans, the CTO of Booking.com, particularly emphasised how increased mobile usage is […]

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5 Hotel Marketing Mistakes & How to Fix Them

Running a hotel isn’t easy. In the day-to-day grind we can sometimes let some things fall through the cracks. Today, let’s take a step back to reflect and talk about […]

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3 Quick Ways To Drive More Bookings From Hotel Email Marketing

Even with all of the attention and focus given to Facebook, Google Hotel Ads, metasearch and other tools du jour… let’s not forget the tried and true workhorse of hotel […]

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How Google’s Mobile Only Index Will Change SEO in 2017

Google has unsettled the SEO community throughout 2016 by releasing back-to-back updates to its SERPs and search algorithms. The latest, and hopefully the last change for the year, was announced […]

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Programmatic Advertising: How Hotels Can Target Travelers

We recently had the pleasure of participating in Leonardo’s first-ever Digital Marketing Summit for Hoteliers, “The Evolving Shopping Journey and Its Impact on Direct Bookings.” Hoteliers from all over the […]

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How Do Hotels Create Content that Sells Rooms?

What are the most important factors for creating content that sells hotel rooms? What does “content” – that buzzword of all buzzwords – mean when it comes to hotels? There […]

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How To Add Basic Hotel Booking to a Chat Bot

In the past years, we’ve seen an explosion of chat bots across multiple industries. Many times we are asked what can a chat bot do, and how would it benefit […]

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4 Ways Hospitality Marketers Can Use Mobile to Connect with the Weekend Traveler

Mobile advertising’s advanced targeting capabilities can be used to engage a lucrative market: the weekend traveler. The weekend getaway is cheaper, easier to plan and requires less time off than […]

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3 Marketing Tactics to Persuade Travelers to Book Direct

A common challenge that many independent hotels continually face is capturing direct bookings and preventing OTAs from not only taking away that potential revenue but also that relationship with the […]

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