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How TripAdvisor listing and reviews help grow your hotel business?
When was the last time you searched a hotel and it didn’t appear on TripAdvisor review website? Probably, 1 out of 10 hotels. (Because other 9 hotels are listed on […]
Want To Boost Direct Bookings? Steal A Trick Or Two From The OTAs
The seemingly unshakeable grip of the online travel agencies has long been a point of contention for hoteliers trying to maximise profits from online bookings. But how do they do […]
New Auction Experience Found on Trivago
Our metasearch partners have been devoting an increasing amount of effort to improving and testing new user experiences. NB: This is an article from Koddi Lately, we noticed a new […]
Hit the OTAs with a rebound: 5 direct booking strategies
Love them or hate them, the OTAs are here to stay. Smart hotels know they must take control of their data and deploy smart marketing strategies to lure guests to […]
How Hoteliers Can Show Exclusive Rates Even OTAs Don’t Have
In today’s digital landscape, hoteliers struggle to attract the attention of shoppers, as well as maintain that engagement throughout the travel planning journey. With only 9% of U.S. travelers knowing […]
How Do I Start a PPC Campaign for My Hotel?
The meat of a pay-per-click campaign happens in the brainstorming room. If you lay a solid foundation of goals, a target audience, and a marketing message ahead of time, you […]
How to better convert online direct booking
Shopping-cart abandonment—which occurs when visitors to websites who make it to the booking engine but suddenly leave the site—is a huge problem in the travel industry. In the fourth quarter […]
Why not list your hotel on Airbnb?
Ever since Barry Manilow’s drummer, David Rozenblatt, convinced Airbnb to start renting out whole properties in 2010, it has been technically possible for a hotel to be listed on the […]
How to boost your hotel TripAdvisor rating with these effective ideas
A generally accepted and followed rule is that the higher your hotel ranks on TripAdvisor, the more bookings you will get. This is because the positive social proof from peers […]
When should hoteliers take part in new OTA or metasearch schemes?
Hoteliers have been reacting to the official rollout of TripAdvisor’s Sponsored Placements, with some gladly welcoming the new slots – and with others, like one hotelier we spoke to, accusing […]