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Does Pre-Stay Upselling Cannibalise Front Desk Upselling?
A common worry is that pre-arrival upselling cannibalizes front-desk upselling, thus reducing the receptionists’ chances to upsell guests. But does that actually happen?

Podcast: Distribution Strategy, OTAs and Google
In this podcast we talk about the topic of Distribution Strategy, how this is changing for the future, what part do OTAs play and where does Google fit into this changing landscape.

Website Design Trends for 2020
Web designers are looking to the future and the past for inspiration. Thanks to these opposing design trends, movements and styles it’s safe to say web design in 2020 will be full of surprises.

How Experiential Marketing can Transform the User Experience
Experiential marketing is becoming a large player in allowing the consumer to tangibilize the product or service in question, resulting in a much larger personal investment into the brand.

Building a Successful Revenue Strategy For 2020
Strategy can be summarised in four boxes: supply, demand, own performance and relative performance (v competition). For each of these, you will have a lot of specific KPIs, data and metrics.

Forget the 4 P’s of Marketing and let’s look at the 6 P’s of Revenue
Profit has always been important, hasn’t it? and you are correct, but Revenue Management measured in Occupancy, ADR and RevPAR alone doesn’t effectively show how profitable you are.

Our Point of View on the Modern Age Distribution Ecosystem
Today the realm of an effective distribution strategy exceeds beyond distributing rates and inventory between hotels and demand partners.

The Tech List that Hotel Brands Need for 2020
Across our list, we’re advocating for a Mid-sized hotel to look toward not just a singular technology but to look at the broad operational areas where tech can have greatest impact on the bottom line

Data Visualization: How to Unlock the Data Gold Mine
Refining your data visualization practices is paramount if delivering value to the end user in the form of actionable insights is your primary objective.

What Is a ChatBot and Does Your Hotel Need One?
To keep your guests coming back for more, definitely consider joining the chatbot revolution – but only if your hotel is equipped and prepared for this big step.