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Who Are The Winners and Losers of Google’s DMA Implementation?

Whatever the final figure, it seems very likely that the DMA has actually benefited the major OTAs rather than the hotel industry.

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What Factors Affect the Results of Your Metasearch Campaigns? (Pt2)

You now have the full picture for diagnosing how good your metasearch strategy is, and what you have to do to maximize your results.

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DMA Impact: 30% Drop in Google Hotel Ads Clicks & Bookings

The key impact of the DMA implementation is hotels have lost visibility, lost direct sales capacity, reduced profit and increased intermediary dependence

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The Six Levels of the Google Hotels Funnel

In each stage of the funnel we will identify the main KPIs you should be aware of in terms of assessing whether your numbers are adequate

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Book and Join, a Key Feature of Your Loyalty Program

With a “book and join” option, hotels have a unique opportunity to convert their customers into loyalty members

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Challenges of Selling ‘Extras’ in Your Direct Channel

We’ll cover why hotels should offer extras, some best practices on how to market them and finally some tips on how to streamline your operations

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Spend on Commissions or Invest in Your Direct Sales?

The hotel industry pays OTAs around $47,000M per year in commissions, an average of almost $2,685 per room per year*

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Trivago Introduces its New Net CPA on Consumption

The new Net CPA on Consumption model is an improvement by trivago in line with what hotels are looking for: visibility and reservations with a guaranteed return

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Conversion Rate Doesn’t Matter, Revenue Does

There is a direct relationship between conversion rate, visits, and reservations numbers, and the higher any of these numbers are, more reservations result

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A Hotelier’s Survival Guide: Steps to Profitable Investment

Digital marketing is a necessary investment to bring our direct channel to where our customers are and achieve the highest possible sales volume

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