hotels

5 Significant Ways to Increase Direct Bookings

Direct communication is at the centre of personalising your approach to customer retention. In order for your guest to value your business over your competitors, they need to view your […]

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Facebook Replaces Reviews With Recommendations Feature

Recently, Facebook announced that it would slowly be rolling out several updates and improvements to its business Pages’ features. It’s obvious that Facebook continues to optimize for mobile experience as […]

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Why It’s Time For Travel Marketers to Rethink Loyalty

Once upon a time, a traveler signed up for your travel loyalty program. They started giving you more and more of their annual category spend. They earned points; they understood […]

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Why Your Hotel Needs In-Depth Market Segmentation

Marketing segmentation is the process of dividing your customers into groups, so you have a clear understanding of where your business comes from. Are your guests individual or group travelers? […]

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How Google Latest Experiments with Metasearch Could Impact Hotels

Just a few weeks ago, Google began testing a new hotel pricing and availability graph. This new feature shows average pricing for hotels when users carry out a branded hotel […]

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Maximise Your Hotel Packages and Profits

We are all well aware of the benefits of hotel packages. Think about it- have you ever booked a hotel purely on the strength and nature of its promoted offers? […]

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5 Key Ingredients to a Successful B&B Loyalty Scheme

The equation is simple, a successful B&B loyalty program will drive more direct bookings at your property. The bookings that result from a loyalty program are particularly beneficial because they […]

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Revenue Managers Look Beyond Industry For Inspiration

Hotel revenue management is an evolving discipline, and as part of that evolution, revenue managers are looking beyond the hotel industry to see how others are doing it and figuring […]

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5 Ways to Use Big Data Effectively

When it comes to using industry data and revenue technology for sustainable channel execution, management and results, hotels need to not only prioritize the right types of big data, but […]

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Hospitality Industry Amateur Hour: Hotel & Resort Fees

After you’ve been in the hospitality industry for as many years as I have (more than 30 years… how time flies when you’re having fun!), you get used to seeing […]

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