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6 Questions Hotels Must Answer Before Leap to Facebook Messenger Bots

Chatbots can’t handle all issues that guests have, but they can take care of many and no platform has made it easier to get started than Facebook Messenger

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Microsites Improve Revenue for Hotel Restaurants and Event Venues

How do you make people notice these incredible places on a hotel website designed for booking hotel rooms? Solution: Give the space its own unique branding and a microsite of its very own.

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End of an Era, But What Can We Learn from Thomas Cook and Amoma collapse?

Where most hoteliers were sympathetic towards Thomas Cook, the same could not be said about Amoma, because their business model in the eyes of most hoteliers was unfair or even plain illegal.

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Effective Ways to Elevate and Personalize the Hotel Search on Your Booking Platform

Competition is fierce. When it comes to bookings and hotels, OTAs, tour operators, and other third-party agencies are constantly striving to attract travelers to their websites. NB: This is an […]

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How to Market Your Hotel on Twitter

Twitter is a top platform to engage with travelers online. As people look for immediate help and suggestions, it is a key platform for real-time engagement with customers and prospective guests

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Optimizing the Guest Journey for Direct Bookings Pt 2: During and Post Stay

Your guest has booked through your website and now arrived, so the journey is over, right? No chance! This is the time to reinforce your brand, build loyalty and promote advocacy on social media.

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Top Booking Engine Hacks for Revenue Managers

Start by optimising your booking engine to include extras, different package rates, and transparency, and you’ll see your direct bookings drastically increase practically overnight.

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How to Optimise Your Most Profitable Channel and Book More Guests Direct

Many hoteliers prioritise a direct booking strategy year after year, scoffing at any suggestion online travel agent-led distribution could be beneficial, especially for new hotels.

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10 Ways to Improve Your Hotel’s Click Through Rate

Website visitors can be a tough crowd. In an era of adblock, 280 characters and fleeting attention spans, hotels are fighting against the odds to capture the imagination of potential […]

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Optimizing the Guest Journey for Direct Bookings Pt 1: Pre-Stay

OTAs are able to increase their share of the direct bookings market by focusing on engagement during the inspiration and planning phases of the guest journey. Why can’t you do the same?

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