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Data Driven Strategy: How to Anticipate and React to Market Trends

We look at what a data driven strategy is, and how the right tools can help access meaningful and measurable results that help you react to market trends

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Why Effective Reputation Management Is Key To Increasing Hotel Revenue

Why is reputation management crucial to a hotel’s ADR? That is simple, positive reviews lead to more bookings, and more bookings lead to higher revenue

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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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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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Marketing a Dual Branded Hotel

First things first, create TWO marketing plans and TWO budgets. Before you begin your marketing plans, clearly define target markets for each of the hotels

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Attribute Based Pricing: Grow Revenue and Improve Guest Satisfaction

Attribute based pricing is establishing itself as the future of hotel booking. It’s a highly effective pricing strategy to drive revenue and increase profit

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2023 Hotel Marketing Trends & How Hoteliers Can Prepare

Here we look at how the travel landscape is evolving and new hotel marketing trends to shape your marketing strategies this year

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Growing Contribution of Metasearch to Direct Revenue

Any source of traffic that generates 13% of total direct revenue is a must in your online marketing mix, and that’s what metasearch is today

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A Simple Way to Beat the OTAs

We often don’t measure the leakage of commission to OTAs and we certainly don’t measure it against the costs of securing a direct booking

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How to Conduct Your Hotel SWOT Analysis in 6 Steps

In hotel management, the SWOT analysis framework serves as a guide to understanding the position of your hotel within the market

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