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Google – Your Hotel’s New Worst Best Friend?
Google is likely to expand its foothold on the travel industry, either by acquisitions or by bringing competitors to the edge of irrelevance. The trend is unlikely to revert, so it’s time hoteliers wake up
Why Google’s “BERT” Algorithm Update is a Win For Hotel Direct Bookings
While OTAs have traditionally had their results appear in hotel branded search results, Google’s new “BERT” algorithm update has already decreased those appearances and had a significant impact
Hotel Website Design: Complete Strategies to Win Bookings and Revenue
Hotel website design is a huge influence on the booking behaviour of travellers and should be a priority for your hotel. Travellers need a website to reflect their desires and expectations.
How Booking Sites Like Expedia Handle Controversial Resort Fees
If you go through a third-party booking site to make hotel reservations, you’ll see certain hotels pop up first over others. In the case of Expedia Group sites, such as […]
The Changing Landscape of Search and What That Means for Hotels
It’s up to hotels to stay on top of current marketing trends and continue to diversify the way they attract new guests. Only then will they start to recoup the organic traffic that is beginning to dwindle.
Is Black Friday Worth It? We Take an In-depth Look
After the consumer madness and mayhem of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s a good time to look back on whether the results were as we expected or whether we […]
A Guide to Improving Your Website Conversion Rate
A multi channel approach to digital marketing can immediately increase your conversion rate by ensuring your website is found through a variety of sources and platforms, both paid and organically
Increase Your Visibility Through Instagrammability
Did you know that 61% of people booked a hotel after seeing it pop up on their social media feed? For today’s traveler, that perfect photo opportunity is make or break when […]
OTAs Blaming Google Will Not Lead to Disruptive Innovation
Online Travel Agencies’ complaints about Google are sounding very similar to the complains that travel suppliers (hotels and airlines) have expressed towards OTAs in the past.
Best Practices for Growing Direct Booking Revenue
Digital marketing has been around for more than 20 years, yet it still feels very disruptive, and for most organizations, is under-delivering on its promise – which is to create […]