marketing
Ratings or reviews: learning to read between the lines
Have you ever noticed that there is often some disconnect between a rating you received from a guest in an online review and the comment they wrote with it? This […]
How travel brands are capturing millennial interest on mobile
There’s nothing quite like a bit of holiday research to get you through a rainy day. Now, according to new stats from Signal, more of us than ever are using […]
Use Online & Voice Channel Analytics to Understand True Digital ROI
NB: This is an article from HeBSDigital As mobile bookings and website visits increased by 46% and 28% year over year (HeBS Digital Research), it is critically important to determine […]
Is Your Hotel Web Design a Trick or Treat?
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. That’s why your website is undoubtedly one of the most important assets your organization can have. For any given property, […]
Digital can help hospitality brands extend their relationship with guests
Digital can help hospitality brands extend their relationship with guests beyond their stay, according to an executive from Mandarin Oriental speaking at Luxury Interactive 2016 on Oct. 19. Consumers’ engagement […]
Create Epic Hotel Marketing Content with Limited Time & Resources
The quest to create epic content is real, my friends, and it is reaching mythic levels. Everyday, SEOs write, speak, and share content about the correlation between dynamite landing pages […]
Use Special Offers and Segmentation to Snag Bookings
Running a successful hotel, when you hit the bottom line, comes back to one thing: driving profitable bookings. Will that new carpet look good in pictures? Does your staff respond […]
Traffic to hotel websites is declining: How should they respond?
There is little doubt that residential rental sites such as Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway are disrupting the multi-billion dollar hotel business. There is still significant debate about the long-term impact […]
A writer’s guide to effective website copy for hotels
We’ve recently been covering how, as hotels, you can get your guests to do your marketing for you, but if your website (or ‘shop window’) is not up to scratch, […]
BookingSuite: A Lesson in Direct Revenue Strategy
Throughout my career in revenue optimization for the hospitality and travel industry, I have always stressed the importance of owning your digital assets. This means having control of your domain, […]