distribution

Bed Banks: Comparing Inventory and Connectivity

Bed banks are middlemen between hoteliers that aim to have decent occupancy rates and travel providers looking for inventory for their end customers

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OTA Visibility Boosters: The True Cost is More Than You Think

Having an analytical approach to visibility boosters is critical and will help you assign the incremental cost to the incremental revenue correctly

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Using Metasearch to Drive Direct Bookings and Reduce OTA Reliance

There’s a bias to drive direct traffic, which means metasearch gives your property greater exposure than the OTAs to encourage a direct booking

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Understanding the Value Proposition of Paid and Free Google Hotels

To understand how the contribution of Google Hotels (both paid and free) has evolved over time, we split our set of hotels in two

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Which OTAs Cause the Worst Price Undercuts in Your Region?

It’s no secret that the volume of OTAs participating in the auction has skyrocketed, making impression share more and more difficult to obtain

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What is the Optimal Distribution Mix in a Hotel?

Without distribution, it’s as good as if your hotel didn’t exist. Approaching it holistically with these tips in mind lays the foundations for success.

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How to Calculate Your Guest Acquisition Cost (GAC) in 2023

Here we break things down for you, explaining how to calculate guest acquisition cost and the different costs to factor in

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Google Hotel Ads Testing New Local Three-Pack Entry Point

This update could potentially add even greater additional volume to property promotion ad listings, which have already been instrumental in Google Hotel Ads

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Upcoming Challenges in Hotel Distribution That May Interest You

2023 is still quite uncertain. Analyze your current distribution and make sure it is agile. Enhance your direct channels and take control of your prices

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ChatGPT: How Conversational Bots Will Be The New OTAs

When we have conversational bots helping us, it could change the way we search for information. And one of the things we search for hotel information

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