digital

5 key starting points for redesigning your website

  NB: This is an article from SiteMinder Apple’s Steve Jobs famously once said: “Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, […]

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Driving loyalty through customer experience is the future

Travel firms that don’t invest in trying to drive customer loyalty are probably spending more money acquiring them online. While competition on price is unlikely to go away, customer experience […]

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Strong digital presence is key tool in regaining margin

  Online travel agency Priceline and home-sharing service Airbnb have higher valuations than any hotel chain, according to a new report by L2. Over the last five years, the market […]

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Marriott scores 69% mobile engagement rate with loyalty campaign

  As hotel brands clamor to make the most of their mobile loyalty programs, Marriott scored a touchdown with a recent campaign that asked consumers in San Francisco to take […]

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3 principles for hotels wanting to boost direct booking

  The Battle for Direct Bookings has exploded this year. Online travel agencies are developing loyalty programs in an attempt to “own the customer” even more concretely, and, in turn, […]

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5 Key Strategies to Market Your Hotel to Milliennials

  NB: This is an article by Taylor Smariga of NetAffinity Millennials live online. In The Social Network (2010), Sean Parker says, “We lived on farms, then we lived in cities, and now we’re […]

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Social Media: Predictions in hospitality customer care

  NB: This is an article by DJ Vallauri , Founder and President of Lodging Interactive Can you remember the days when your hotel’s social media marketing was so simple, when […]

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Mobile: Enterprise adoption is travels opportunity

  “We’ve got to move at the speed of mobile.” “Mobile app release cycles are like dog years.” “Mobile is the key to transforming our business.” We’ve all heard statements […]

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Hospitality: Increasing Direct Website Conversions!

NB: This is an article by Scott Yankton, President of Scott Yankton Consulting For the past 20 years I’ve been helping executives/businesses with their most challenging corporate initiatives. When I […]

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3 Types of Keywords That Help Guests Find You Faster

  NB: This is an article by Carolyn Murphy, Marketing Specialist with Revinate We’ve written a couple of times on the importance of a holistic search engine optimization (SEO) strategyand […]

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