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Social Media Dos and Don’ts: A Hoteliers’ Guide

Social media has become an unparalleled marketing force—and is showing no signs of slowing down. It’s doubtful any business owner in this day and age needs to be convinced of […]

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Why Every Flagged Hotel Should be Rethinking Instagram

Flagged hotels enjoy an established presence in the global marketplace and the trust that goes along with that. But… despite the common misconception that the brand is entirely responsible for […]

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How a Rewards Program At Your B&B Could Increase Bookings

Rewards programs are often hailed as a major way to increase direct bookings but, is a B&B loyalty program going to be the best option for your business? NB: This […]

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How Much Does It Cost To Generate A Voice Reservations Inquiry?

Despite that there is more information for guests to view online than ever before in the history of the lodging industry, the phones continue to ring in reservations offices and […]

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4 Hotel PMS Integration Myths

Hotel Property Management Systems (PMS) have long interfaced to external systems. Such integration has allowed hoteliers to streamline operations across their properties by assembling individual vendors to best serve specific […]

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Building Superior Hospitality Service in the Digital Age

Great service at hotels used to be based on high touch, highly personalized contact with guests – anticipating their needs and over delivering at every touchpoint. It still is. But […]

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How To Reduce Direct Hotel Cancellations

Hotel cancellation terms are one of the major deciding factors for a guest making a booking. With OTAs promoting free cancellation as one of their major selling points consumers have […]

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Should ‘open pricing’ negate traditional contracted rates?

RFP season may have passed, but it won’t be too long before it descends on us again and perhaps now is the time to evaluate just how we contract – […]

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Improving Email Deliverability, Part 1: Dos and Don’ts

What is deliverability? It’s a way to measure the success of a message arriving in the recipient’s inbox as intended. Multiple aspects affect deliverability, such as campaign content, quality of […]

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Facebook is Changing! What Does This Mean For You?

Facebook plays a critical marketing role for most lodging operations (particularly independent ones), and they’ve recently announced some pretty significant changes that you should be ready for. In an attempt […]

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