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Will Booking’s New Credit Card Weaken Hotels Direct Channel?

Booking never stops making moves – it never has. Now it’s entering the credit card business in the US, a market as juicy as it is competitive

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Boosting Direct Bookings in the Age of AI Search

GEO for hotels offers a major opportunity to bypass crowded OTA listings and drive high-intent, direct bookings straight from AI search results

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How Microsegmentation Can Drive More Direct Booking Revenue

Microsegmentation hones in on why a guest behaves the way they do and what that means for your marketing, service delivery, and revenue strategies

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If Direct Bookings Only Grow When You Run Ads, Something is Wrong

Whilst the push for direct bookings is understandable, in practice, they often come in short-lived spikes, driven almost entirely by paid campaigns

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Mobile & AI: The Power Duo Driving Direct Hotel Booking

Two forces are leading the transformation in the way guests are booking hotels: mobile and artificial intelligence (AI). Hotels must adapt!

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​The Most Common UX Mistakes in Hotel Booking Engines

These most frequent UX mistakes in hotel booking engines directly lead to lost bookings and frustrated guests, often sending them to OTAs instead

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Boosting Direct Bookings through Strategic SEO Optimization

We implemented a strategic SEO optimization plan to help enhance online visibility and drive organic search traffic for improved direct bookings

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What ChatGPT Agent Could Mean for Hotel Bookings

ChatGPT agent can navigate websites and execute multi-step workflows independently, raising questions about its impact on hotel discovery and booking

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Budget Paradox: Why Cap Direct But Leave Indirect Unlimited?

While the direct channel, which is more profitable, has a cap on investment regardless of performance, the indirect channel enjoys an unlimited budget

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Three Steps to Encourage Guests and Increase Direct Booking

While balanced distribution across OTA, GDS, metasearch, and direct channels is key to your property’s visibility and profitability, a direct booking is the most valuable. As of 2024, direct website […]

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