digital

Focus on Social Media: Missing the big picture

Facebook has become a place where many travel agents have successfully built a personal brand through posting photos of their travels and in many cases themselves. It has turned into […]

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Hotel Marketing & Online Revenue Optimization Super Metrics

Analytics metrics have evolved over the past few years. In my last article, I discussed the dinosaur metrics that have fallen in value since the last mass extinction event. Since […]

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How Social Media Can Increase Hotel’s Direct Bookings

Thanks to efforts of global influencers like Elon Musk, Facebook & Google internet access has accelerated faster than ever before with *over 3 billion people gaining online access as of 2015. […]

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How hotels can localise their website to compete with Airbnb

The “Live There” campaign from Airbnb reveals an intention to target a new demographic – after traditionally looking to connect with Millennials, it is now marketing to families. The ad […]

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The Facebook metrics that matter for hotels

Measuring the success of your social media efforts is a must, regardless of what channels hotels are using. What’s even more important is making sure that you are paying attention […]

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Expedia’s first bot is for booking hotels

Expedia today unveiled a rather smart, rather simple little bot for Facebook Messenger. The bot is designed to do one thing and do it well: It helps travelers book hotels. What’s […]

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Hotel engagement: Meaningful vs just communication

Meaningful engagement or just communication? What does it takes to genuinely connect with travelers? With the rise of mobile and digital, consumers have higher and higher expectations for interacting with […]

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Is a Hotel Website on WordPress Really Free?

One of the major forces transforming hotel marketing today is technology. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions are presenting more choice than ever before to accommodation providers on how to market their property. […]

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Digital Travel Trend Report and Statistics 2016 SEO

Globally, we spend more on travel related goods than in any other industry. This is supported by consistent growth in digital travel sales across the board in every region, and […]

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How A Loyalty Program Can Become a Retention Hub

It is seven times more expensive to acquire a new customer than it is to retain an existing one, and it is only getting more expensive. As more and more […]

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