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When Revenue Asked Marketing To Stop Renting Hotel Guests

Revenue and Marketing had not had a conversation about when to reach new domestic travelers relative to forward occupancy and rate strategy

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From Shoot to Strategy: Hotel Content That Actually Works

Your current content tells a story. It shows what your audience responds to, what performs well, and where the gaps are

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How Will Cuts to Short-Haul European Flights Impact Hotels?

When flights disappear or become significantly more expensive, demand doesn’t vanish; it shifts. Here’s how that shift is likely to play out:

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Cost of Misalignment Between Marketing and Revenue Strategy

Marketing and revenue often operate in parallel rather than in sync and that disconnect has a direct impact on conversions and profitability

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The Highest ROI Marketing Channel Most Hotel Groups Ignore

No one is saying to stop spending on Google Ads or OTAs, but they shouldn’t eat up most of your marketing budget while your guest database sits untouched

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football on the pitch in a stadium reflecting the positive impact the world cup in the us can bring to a hotel if they make this their direct booking moment

How to Turn the World Cup Into Your Direct Booking Moment

This summer, the FIFA World Cup in North America, and for hotels in host cities across the USA, Mexico and Canada, it represents a singular and significant direct booking opportunity. […]

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14 Ways to Attract More Hotel Direct Bookings

Hotels that treat direct booking growth as a strategy are winning back share and here are 14 concrete ways to get more of them

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How Independent Luxury Hotels Can Prosper in Post-Search Era

Hotels that rely solely on paid search or OTAs risk arriving late in the journey. Those out front are positioning their hotel as an idea, not just an option

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The Illusion of Acquisition: The Luxury Hotel Industry’s Biggest Lie

What the industry calls guest acquisition is, actually, something closer to guest conversion i.e. travelers who have already been identified by a 3rd party

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Beyond Vanity Metrics: The New Rules of Hotel Marketing in 2026

Hotels are realising activity alone doesn’t equal growth. Strategy does. The focus now? Performance-driven marketing that aligns with revenue and operations

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