hotels

Costly Facebook Advertising Mistakes That Travel Brands Should Avoid

Advertisers are obsessed with Facebook and with good reason. The growth in ad dollars flowing into the platform is still accelerating reaching nearly $33 billion in 2018. NB: This is […]

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Airbnb and the Hotel Industry: Past, Present and Future

For a long time, the hotel industry did not consider Airbnb a threat. Both the industry and Airbnb claimed they were serving different markets and had different underlying business models. […]

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Rate Shoppers And Related Tools: Valuable Not Only For Revenue Managers

Is your hotel’s internal culture centred on collaboration? NB: This is an article from OTA Insight With hotels competing more vigorously than ever – not just with nearby hotels but […]

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Three Ways Hoteliers Are Kicking Silos of Technology for Good

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: In the age of OTAs and industry disruption, effectively managing a complex channel and distribution strategy is critical to a hotelier’s bottom line. […]

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7 Important Truths About Guest Messaging in Hospitality

The adoption of guest messaging in the hospitality industry is no longer a matter of if, but when. In an industry built on providing great guest experiences, it’s only logical […]

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What’s Haunting Hotel Marketers This Halloween?

Continuing our annual Halloween tradition, we’ve asked hotel marketers nationwide, across all chain scales and property sizes, what they’re most spooked about right now. NB: This is an article from […]

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The End of Hotel Metasearch As We Know It

Price comparison engines, better known as metasearch engines or simply metasearch, have been around since 1995. Remember websites like BargainFinder, NetBot and Nextag? NB: This is an article from hebs […]

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Identifying the Prospective Role of the PMS

Some hotel chains envision the Property Management Systems (PMS) to focus on its core functionalities (e.g., checkin/out and main operations), using open APIs for connectivity, while others encourage a high […]

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6 Ways to Grow Bookings Using Word-of-Mouth

If a guest has a good experience at your property, they’ll tell a friend or family. Chances are these people might want to check you out themselves. NB: This is […]

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future revenue predictions

My Top 5 Revenue Predictions for 2019

As we settle in to the final quarter of 2018 and with 2019 budgets signed off and firmly behind us (hopefully!) what can we expect in 2019. NB: This is […]

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