loyalty

Five Guest Engagement Strategies and How Much Staff Effort Required

An engaged guest is a loyal guest and the most effective salesperson a property has. Understanding how to engage guests is essential for a hotel’s success. What’s the best way […]

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12 Practical Ways to Build Guest Loyalty

In the past, hotel guest loyalty programs were more exclusive – travelers were invited to join only after having stayed a certain number of times. Today, many hotel companies invite […]

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The 5 Hidden Costs of Being a Branded Hotel

Marriott. Hilton. IHG. Wyndham. Choice. For years these chains have publicized the advantages of working with them: advanced loyalty programs that promise to bring consistent customers, low fees, tough negotiations […]

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Ten Commandments For Hotels To Gain And Retain Guests In 2019

Demands from guests will naturally differ depending on their reason for visiting, and hotels, like all successful businesses, have to be prepared to meet the changing expectations of their clientele.

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Strong Loyalty Adoption Provides Key Benefits to Members and Hotels’ Bottom Line

A new, updated Kalibri Labs Special Report, Book Direct Campaigns 2.0: The Costs and Benefits of Loyalty 2018, provides conclusive evidence that the loyalty member campaigns first launched almost three […]

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Miles Ahead: How to Improve Airline Customer Loyalty Programs

Without a new approach, airline loyalty programs risk alienating many customers. Since American Airlines created the industry’s first successful customer-loyalty program, in 1981, almost every carrier has followed suit. These […]

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Hotel Loyalty Programs in the Post-Transaction Era

Hotel loyalty programs were created in the 1980s, a spinoff on airline loyalty programs implemented as marketing tools after de-regulation. NB: This is an article from Runtriz Marriott was among […]

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No Wonder Hotel Loyalty Programs Can Break

Loyalty programs are as simple as: You book, you stay, you get points, and when you have enough points, you get free stuff—usually hotel rooms, but often gift cards, other […]

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Disrupting Airline Loyalty – Billion Dollar Risk Airlines Are Taking

Globally, airline loyalty programs generate billions of dollars in sales every year. They are the pinnacle of all loyalty programs, and they’re what every company dreams their loyalty program could […]

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Loyalty Programs Not Just Changing in Terms of Scale

With pressure coming from OTAs, home-sharing platforms and an unprecedented level of brand proliferation, the global hospitality market has never been more competitive. As a result, earning customer loyalty has […]

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