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Why independent hotels should note direct bookings drive

Over the past few months, we have started to see a shift in sentiment and resources from the major hotel chains to encourage their clients to book directly. Loyalty programs […]

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Just how valuable are online reviews ?

The influence of online reviews for hotels and other tourism businesses on the purchase decision has been accepted for some time. Less known however is the financial impact of a […]

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18 Seriously Useful Tools for Your Hotel Marketing

As an independent hotelier, you have to constantly market your hotel to attract steady business. Unfortunately, if you’re not a part of a large chain and you don’t run a […]

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Marriott VP Digital Marketing on Digital and Apps

Andy Kauffman is a digital guru. He is vice president, digital marketing & Marriott.com for Marriott International working as the general manager for Marriott.com. He oversees everything from product strategy, digital acquisition, […]

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Direct Bookings: What Independent Hotels Can Do

The first half of 2016 has seen a sea change in the way hotels deal with direct bookings. Direct bookings are no longer an alternative to third party sites and […]

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Top 2016 Hotel Digital Marketing Trends

With its promised flurry of shiny new software, apps, and marketing platforms, 2016 is already an exciting year. Hotel industry giants with big budgets have already gotten a head start […]

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The Big Tech Drive to Encourage Loyalty

Technology is proving to be something of a double edged sword for the big hotel chains. On the one hand it’s helping them to engage with guests through easily scalable […]

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Market Your Hotel On a Limited Budget

NB: This is an article from NetAffinity A limited marketing budget is sometimes a given when you work for a small independent hotel. Low costs that yield high returns are the […]

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Revenue Manager! You Are Now In Charge of Conversions.

NB: This is an article by Robert Hernandez, Hotel Revenue Discovery Expert with Origin World Labs One of the themes I often explore in this blog is that Revenue Management is simply […]

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Hotels, Forget the 4 P’s and Focus on the 3 I’s

NB: This is an article from e-Marketing Associates Being in the business of hotels is tough. Just when you think that you have the secret to success, you find out […]

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