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5 essential things to know about your customers, and how you can use them

They’re tech-savvy, experienced-focused and expect a certain level of personalization from booking to check-out. Here are five trends shaping customers thought patterns right now, and how your brand can harness […]

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Indirect is best but it’s all about the drama to increase booking

Forget what everyone and their grandma is telling you about getting direct booking these days. NB: This is an article by Jeremiah Magone of Hospitality Copywriting Stop shouting, “Book now. […]

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How Advanced Reporting Gives Powerful Insights Into Guest Behavior

Competition for sales and consumer loyalty is more aggressive than ever before. NB: This is an article from Rainmaker Hospitality is one of the most cutthroat industries, where every prospective […]

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PolyU Study urges hotels to engage the Facebook generation

Hotels should make greater use of social media to evaluate their performance from the customer’s perspective, according to Dr Bona Kim (Ph.D. graduate) and Dr Sam Kim of the School […]

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Loyalty program partnerships key to guest engagement

Over the past several years, hotel companies have grappled with the changing efficacy of loyalty programs, with varying results. After all, if a traveler is a member of 10 loyalty […]

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The Best Hotel Technologies For Learning About Your Guests

Guest service technologies are changing incredibly quickly. Every week we’re hearing announcements about new products designed to improve the delivery of guest services and improvements to the ones we already […]

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The Incredible Shrinking Front Desk – An Opportunity to Manage Differently

The front desk was once the epicenter of the hotel, where guests did so much more than check in and check out. NB: This is an article by Pierre Boettner, […]

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“Thank you for your kind words”: responding to guest reviews

Hotels around the globe are happily promoting “their” review sites. Logos and links to Trip Advisor and similar sites are prominently displayed on hotels’ home pages and they proudly show […]

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Best Practices for Responding to Online Hotel Reviews

When booking a getaway or business trip, travelers always consider the voices of their peers when selecting where to rest their head each night. According to TripAdvisor, 83% of travelers […]

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The Hotel Industry’s Big Bet On Personalized Loyalty

Each time I visit our San Francisco office, not only do I have a favorite hotel that I stay in, but I have a specific junior suite at that hotel […]

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