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IC Hotels reaches 18 per cent direct bookings
Turkish hotel group, IC Hotels, claims it now achieves more than 18% of bookings from direct marketing campaigns and as a result reduced commission levels to 3%. IC Hotels has […]
Book. Stay. Go. Launches SaaS Marketplace
Book. Stay. Go., a leading mobile hotel solution for business, mobile, and millennial travelers, today announced the launch of the hotel industry’s first SaaS-enabled marketplace, featuring mobile check-in and mobile […]
Google wants to become our personal travel assistant
You could almost feel the air being sucked out of the room as Oliver Heckmann of Google closed off Day 1 of Phocuswright Dublin with a talk on everything the […]
Marriott delivers seamless, consumer first experience
A Marriott executive at the MMA Mobile Marketing Leadership Forum explained how the hotel company broke down media silos for a people-first attitude and discovered that 30 percent of attribution […]
Hotel Websites Optimised for Mobile Will Rank Better
NB: This is an article from Leonardo Google updates its algorithms 500-600 times a year but rarely gives the public notice on what’s changing. But this time they did, which […]
New Era of Travel Marketing: Facebook Dynamic Ads
NB: This is an article from Adphorus Today Facebook announced Dynamic Ads for Travel (DAT), its native retargeting solution for travel advertisers. We are very excited to be one […]
Better together and the shifting digital landscape
A Marriott-Starwood marriage will bring changes but digital holds promise even if brands like Facebook now want you to pay for products like Dynamic Ads ‘Better together’ – the slogan […]
Lowest Available Hotel Rates: A Friend or Foe?
Owing to increased Internet penetration and the booming sharing economy, which has an impact on the lodging sector, the online travel market in Asia-Pacific has grown in recent years. Technology […]
The rise of mobile and social as performance channels
Performance marketing platform Criteo saw mobile business breach the critical 50% threshold last quarter, underlining why travel firms must have cross-device insight. Speaking to Travolution after Criteo issued a three […]
Hotels and the dirty battle with OTAs
From point-of-sale shenanigans to wholesaler tactics and the rise of club rates, hotels of all shapes and sizes are fighting back and it’s not over yet. The battle for direct […]
