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Which OTAs Cause the Worst Price Undercuts in Your Region?

It’s no secret that the volume of OTAs participating in the auction has skyrocketed, making impression share more and more difficult to obtain

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The Cart Abandonment Checklist: A Guide for Ecommerce Marketers

Timing is everything when it comes to cart abandonment emails. It’s important to optimize your abandoned cart email sequence for maximum recovery

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What is the Optimal Distribution Mix in a Hotel?

Without distribution, it’s as good as if your hotel didn’t exist. Approaching it holistically with these tips in mind lays the foundations for success.

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ChatGPT: How Conversational Bots Will Be The New OTAs

When we have conversational bots helping us, it could change the way we search for information. And one of the things we search for hotel information

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How Do Different Generations Interact with Guest Reviews?

Older and younger travelers may have different preferences and ways of reading and writing reviews. Listen to your guests’ needs and show you really care

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Growing Contribution of Metasearch to Direct Revenue

Any source of traffic that generates 13% of total direct revenue is a must in your online marketing mix, and that’s what metasearch is today

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Social Media Is Not Your Website

A hotel website is where the conversions happen and the path to get the guest there is where your social media strategy is leveraged for optimal influence

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How to Save 48% in Promotional Costs from Direct Bookings

As a result, it reduced promotional spend by 48%, influenced 120+ bookings of website visitors and resulted in +£29k extra revenue from low-intent users

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A Simple Way to Beat the OTAs

We often don’t measure the leakage of commission to OTAs and we certainly don’t measure it against the costs of securing a direct booking

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Marketing Your Hotels Online: Common Mistakes

Attracting new guests to your hotel can be challenging. To succeed at marketing your hotel, you must know what NOT to do to avoid jeopardizing your efforts

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