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Bing gearing up for Hotel Ads general release
As metasearch marketers say goodbye to 2017 and prepare for 2018, one question on everyone’s mind is, “What is new in metasearch for 2018?” One answer to that question is […]
Common UX mistakes you might be making on your hotel website
Is your website losing bookings by making some common user experience mistakes? Plenty of seemingly modern hotel websites have subtle flaws that might not be obvious at first glance, but […]
Defining Your Hotel’s Online Reputation
In the session, entitled “Beyond Reviews: Defining Your Hotel’s Online Reputation,” trivago’s Industry Manager for English-speaking Markets Aly Thompson revealed the root causes of low ratings and damaging reviews, debunking […]
Facebook for Pages is changing! What should hotels and restaurants do?
On January 12th, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckenberg announced that Facebook will change how it prioritizes content that users see in their news feeds focusing on meaningful interactions between people. Facebook explains […]
Implications of the Rising Cost of Customer Acquisition
On a superficial level, the implications of the rising costs of customer acquisition are easily identified. Increased costs lead to a decline in profitability, which results in a loss of […]
The real talk on hotel website conversion rates
The average hotel website conversion rate is 2.2 %, with the top 20 % of hotels having an average conversion rate of 5.6 % and the bottom 20 % having […]
Navigating the Waters of an SEM Campaign
Are you in the hotel industry and want to implement a Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategy, but are struggling to learn the ropes of campaign management? Let’s say you have […]
How hotels can win in Asia part 1: Successful social proof
Social proof should be in every hotels’ marketing toolkit. The technique, which uses the thoughts and feelings of others to influence customers, feeds into our need to belong and our […]
Digital Transformation in Hospitality: A Guide for Luxury Hotels
More than 1.18 billion people traveled internationally last year, and Asia-Pacific cities collectively claimed almost 25% of those arrivals. This year, growth rates are expected to be 5% to 6% […]
10 Killer Hotel Website Conversion Hacks
There’s a good chance you’re killing the conversion rate of your hotel website. Right now, potential guests are bouncing off your hotel website as you read this. What good are […]