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The Top 3 Features to Look for in a Hotel Booking Engine

Every hotel that wants to hold on to and grow its direct bookings is going to need a booking engine. A booking engine enables a hotel to accept direct bookings […]

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The Mobile Booking Trends of Luxury Hotels

Global smartphone usage topped 2.3bn in 2017. Based on an estimated world population of 7.6bn, that’s over 1 in 3 people who now own one. Usage figures continue to grow […]

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Facebook is Changing and So Should Your Hotel Content

Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement lays a foundation for how Facebook’s News Feed will operate in 2018. The change? Less organic content from businesses, brands, and media and more content that encourages […]

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Dreaming to Booking Part IV: Capitalize on the Booking Phase

Finally, after the daydreaming, advice-seeking, and travel planning comes to an end, the long-awaited moment arrives where travelers are ready to book. This is the moment of truth where your […]

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Expedia and Priceline battle the digital duopoly

An older gentleman stands in front of a temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, gazing up in wonder as sunlight glints off his white hair and wizened face. As he begins […]

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What Recent TripAdvisor Changes Mean for Hoteliers

There is little doubt that the sharing economy has been one of the most disruptive forces in the hospitality industry to date. NB: This is an article from Revinate With […]

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Should Hoteliers be Concerned with Amazon Disrupting Online Travel?

A recent analysis of Amazon’s ability to disrupt online travel agencies by Morgan Stanley was in the news with a number of opinion articles on the subject being published. “Online […]

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Dreaming to Booking Part III: How to Capitalize on the Planning Phase

The moment you decide to take the plunge on planning a vacation can be just as exciting as the vacation itself. Once someone chooses a travel destination, the dreaming phase […]

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Overdependent on OTAs? You need to rethink your distribution mix

“It’s healthy that hotels have a distribution mix.” Those are the words of Booking.com’s Gillian Tans, speaking at ITB last week. You might not hear us say this too often, […]

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Organically Grow Your Twitter Followers in 2018

When Twitter first started gaining popularity one of the major appeals was that, unlike other social media channels, users could be following you without you having to follow them back. […]

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