loyalty
How Dorchester Collection Uses Data to Find Problems and Humans to Fix
At the Dorchester Collection of ultra-luxury hotels, we use big data and analytics to help us improve our guest offerings and marketing. Our tool, Metis, analyzes data from online reviews […]
The OTA battlefield: Legislation to loyalty
The struggle to persuade guests to book direct instead of through an online travel agency is ongoing, but hoteliers have a number of factors working in their favor. Hotel brands […]
Creating a Winning Hotel Loyalty Program
In today’s travel landscape independent hoteliers work very hard to win a direct booking. So when you do, it’s important to encourage the guest to come back directly again and […]
Hotels Have a Growing Loyalty Problem … and May Not Know It
“We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a […]
How Blockchain Could Disrupt Hotel Distribution And Loyalty
Hype surrounding blockchain technology continues to climb, despite the volatility in related cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin seen earlier this year. While it’s still too early to know how these distributed-ledger technologies […]
Some new thinking on loyalty…
This week I read a really interesting article published by Oracle and for today’s blog, I thought I would drill down on a couple of points that I found intriguing. […]
How Hoteliers Can Show Exclusive Rates Even OTAs Don’t Have
In today’s digital landscape, hoteliers struggle to attract the attention of shoppers, as well as maintain that engagement throughout the travel planning journey. With only 9% of U.S. travelers knowing […]
Do Loyalty Programs Really Create Loyalty
Lately, I’ve been asked about loyalty programs. Any company can create a loyalty program. But, there is some confusion around what exactly a loyalty program is. NB: This is an […]
How Do You Inspire Your Guests to Spend More?
Data is transforming the hospitality sector. Forward-thinking hoteliers are making the most of historic guest interactions along with real-time and future data sets. NB: This is an article from Rainmaker […]
Loyalty programs at your B&B: Discounts vs Perks
By creating a loyalty program at your B&B, you are going to encourage travellers to stay at your property again and again. NB: This is an article from Little Hotelier […]