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The Brave New World of Booking Direct

The recent rise in direct bookings was an unexpected boon for hoteliers, and it might be a sign of the direction the industry is heading

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How You Can Have a Direct Booking Strategy and Increase Room Revenue

A direct booking strategy for hotels should reflect a commitment to guest experience while emphasizing the importance to fill your room inventory

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Four Ways to Boost Your Hotel’s Direct Bookings in 2021

With global search and booking volumes continuing their recovery, there’s a great opportunity to get on the front foot with your direct booking strategy

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4 Simple Ways To Get Bargain Hunters To Book Direct

Ultimately, price is only an issue in the absence of value. By demonstrating value, hoteliers can give their guests the extra nudge to book their stay

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Reducing Cost Per Booking Through Smart Bidding Google Ads Strategy (Case Study)

This success story explains how Sandos tackled the challenge of increasing effectiveness of investments in Google Ads, while controlling cost per booking

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What Were Booking Trends Like in May?

The good news regarding the reopening of hospitality across Ireland in April meant that May was a strong, positive month for bookings as the country’s collective sentiment lightened and optimism […]

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Capture Greater Demand Using Smart Bidding by Google Ads (Case Study)

By activating smart bidding strategies with a fine tuned target CPA, this clearly improved demand results whilst maintaining an adequate acquisition cost

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Google Hotel Free Booking Links – OTA Freedom or Competition?

For the direct channel, Google’s Hotel Free Booking Link represents a new opportunity to compete with OTAs and drive more direct traffic

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How to Maintain or Increase Your Direct Sales Quota Post Pandemic

Ensuring your direct sales maintain their quota is in your hands. If you wait for everything to return to normal, OTA’s will be the ones to exploit change.

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Highly Converting Websites: A Checklist For Your Hotel’s Restart

In order to prepare for the reopening and upcoming booking boom you need to have these key components of a highly converting website in place

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