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5 Tools in Your Hotel Google Profile to Increase Your Direct Sales

This article explains a number of different tools available to you through your hotel’s profile in Google Hotels that you probably haven’t heard about

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Hotel Direct Bookings vs. Hotel Bookings from OTAs

A well-rounded approach combining strengths of direct bookings and OTAs will help hoteliers maximize their revenue potential and enhance guest experience

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Hotel Brand: Is Your External Image and Messaging Fake News

We are talking Hotel Brand. When done well, it is a core differentiator reflecting the culture, values and identity of your hotel, helping to build loyalty

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Hotel Direct Booking (Pt3): Turn Your Lookers into Bookers

Today, in the final video 3, our panel consider ways Hotels can increase their chance to convert those guests looking into direct booking

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Best Practices for Boosting Newsletter Signups for Your Hotel

One good way to grow your marketing database is by featuring a compelling hotel newsletter subscription message on your website to capture opt-in contacts

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Why Group Revenue Management is Key to Maximize Revenue and Profitability

Revenue managers must fully examine current and future group demand, transient displacement, available guestroom and meeting space, and non-room revenue

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OTAs: The Pros and Cons of Working With Them

Working with OTAs can enhance your revenue management and distribution channel strategies, but there are also some downsides

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This is How Tripadvisor Net Commission Per Stay Model Works

This model is designed as a gateway to the Tripadvisor metasearch world, allowing the many hotels that are currently offline to try it risk-free.

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Hotel Direct Booking (Pt 1): Make Your Hotel Attractive

This is video 1 of a 3 video series about hotel direct booking. In this video we focus on how your marketing and distribution could make you more attractive

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10 Differences Between Universal Analytics and Google Analytics 4

Following is a high-level list of the many differences you can expect when your Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4 migration is complete

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