hotels

Marriott’s New Expedia Contract Signals Shift in Direct Booking Wars

With Marriott International and Expedia Group finally completing their contract negotiations, the deal they’ve struck could have an impact on the relationship between hotels and online travel agencies more broadly […]

Read more

Hotel Target Market: How to Find Your Most Lucrative Prospects

Your hotel target market is one of the most effective ways of growing your business. NB: This is an article from Socialtables If you’re interested in finding more prospects who […]

Read more

Profit Slide Exposes Flow-Through Deficiency in European Hotels

Despite slight upticks in RevPAR and TRevPAR, profit per room at hotels in mainland Europe fell in February, unmasking flow-through challenges, according to the latest data tracking full-service hotels from […]

Read more

Best Practices For Successful Hotel Metasearch Efforts

As digital experts in the hospitality industry, a question we often get asked is “How can I drive more direct bookings” or “How can I take business away from the OTA’s?”. […]

Read more

Sales “Steps” and “Funnels” Are So 1990’s; What It Takes for Hotel Sales Success 2019

While the hotel sales environment has completely transformed, hotel sales training models seem to be stuck in the 1990’s. NB: This is an article from Doug Kennedy, President of Kennedy […]

Read more

The Future of Customer Engagement on Social Media

More than ever, businesses are struggling to compete for customer engagement in the social space. Research from marketing consultancy firm Edelman found that 60% of global consumers no longer trust social media […]

Read more

3 Reasons Facebook & Instagram Ads Are Snatching Space In Your Media Plan

The Facebook and Instagram advertising platforms have risen to become the predominant options for social advertising, occupying a progressively larger place in hotel marketer’s media plans. We’re continuing to see […]

Read more

2019 is The Year Hotels Should be Driving Rates

The ability to drive rate will factor into profitability. If average daily rate (ADR) percentage growth is at or below the rate of inflation, it will be difficult for hotels to drive higher profitability.

Read more

The Decline of Rate Parity Clauses and What This Means for Hotels

The rate parity spotlight turned to the UK earlier this year, with an agreement between the government and OTAs to cease certain practices around how they merchandise and price hotel […]

Read more

Are You Checking Your Revenue Optimization Systems and Strategies

It’s important to go to the doctor each year for a health check, we all do it, but… are we checking up on our revenue optimization systems and strategies the […]

Read more