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8 Reasons Why Direct Bookings Matter for Hotels
NB: This is an article from TripTease This month the CEOs from Priceline and Expedia attempted to dissuade hoteliers from efforts to drive direct bookings. In specific circumstances they may have a point. […]
Google SERP Changes: Watershed Moment for Hotel Brands.
Earlier this year, Google ‘unveiled’ plans to change the layout of their search engine results pages (SERPs for short) whereby no longer would they feature ads on the right hand […]
How to Make a Great Hotel Video on a Shoestring Budget
Fundamental to any great digital marketing strategy for hotels is visual storytelling. Using a blend of words, pictures, video and audio helps convey your property’s unique story to travel shoppers […]
TripAdvisor edging closer to ‘meta’ metasearch
Over the past couple of months, TripAdvisor has been participating in Google’s hotel metasearch program. For selected hotels, consumers are seeing TripAdvisor as a place to book. Clicking on the TripAdvisor “Book” […]
SEO Best Practices 2016: Seizing Your Opportunities
2016 SEO best practices 2016 are numerous, but can be divided into 5 categories: Multichannel & hybrid marketing Using Schema Micro-moments Meta descriptions Optimizing site-wide The impact and influence of […]
Creative Ways Hotels Can Drive Ancillary Revenue Online
There’s a saying that “old ways won’t open new doors.” When you stop thinking of your hotel website solely as a way for guests to book rooms and start thinking […]
8 Simple Strategies to Drive Bookings from Instagram
On social media today, your ability to be creative with the way you market your hotel is as important as mastering the essentials of each platform – if not more […]
How Hotels Are Increasing Direct Bookings
According to a recent ReviewPro webinar survey, 83% of hotels said they are focused on converting OTA users into direct bookers. Another poll during the event also found that 59% […]
How to Jumpstart Your Hotels Direct Bookings through SEO
As most marketers are aware, change is constant when it comes to search engine optimization. Smart hoteliers must adopt a proactive and holistic approach to content creation, marketing and optimization […]
Six Segmentation Mistakes that Will Cost Your Hotel Money
The data is clear: If you’re not segmenting your guest database and sending targeted emails rather than generic blast emails, your marketing is much less effective than it could be. […]