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Google enhancements for travel search and conversions

Google has announced a host of new features to make travel search simpler and aid conversions for retailers. In a blog published on Tuesday afternoon, Google stated that it expects […]

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Why Priceline Is Making Big Investments in China

  Priceline Group has been watching China as a potential major market for its growing online travel agent (OTA) business. It makes sense, as China has a vastly growing middle […]

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TripAdvisor revamps flight metasearch: Flyscore ratings

Seven years ago, TripAdvisor first launched its metasearch flight tool, and it wasn’t long after until it enabled users to post reviews. In 2014, it updated the look of TripAdvisor Flights by adding detailed […]

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Snapchat filters check in at independent hotels

Gurney’s Montauk, Revere Hotel and Hotel de Coronado are a few of the independent boutique hotels that are working to build awareness through Snapchat via a geofilter that excites guests, […]

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Influencer marketing is ideal for hotels

For the uninitiated, influencer marketing can be confusing. For starters, the success (or otherwise) of influencer marketing can be difficult to track. The same can be said of other promotional […]

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Eye Tracking: How Do People Search and Book?

With all the recent changes to Google’s desktop search results, it’s a good time to look at how these changes affect how we actually view search results. If you know […]

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The 1-2-3 of Conversion Optimization for Hotels

Reaching your conversion goals is arguably the single most important function of your hotel’s website. Yet the vast majority of properties fail miserably at it improving conversion rates. And, remarkably, […]

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Brands should know about Google’s ‘My Activity’

Google’s new “My Activity” page, where users can now view their entire internet history, represents another step toward the perfectly personalized ad. It is Google’s latest move to catch up to Facebook […]

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Making online travel content for users in micro-moments

Google’s cleverly devised notion of ‘micro-moments’ poses interesting challenges for travel agents who want to continue to drive new customers to their websites. Don’t know what a micro moment is? […]

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How Hotels Can Determine The Right Pricing Strategy

In this blog post, SnapShot’s Head of Education, Janel Clark, explores both traditional market segments, newer, more dynamic models, and how to develop the best pricing strategies. Segmentation: Then and […]

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