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Google Hotel Ads Shaking up Balance OTA Market Share vs Direct Sales via Metasearch

Google is penetrating the hotel distribution vertical with Google Hotel Ads. What does this offer hotels in terms of revenue management and marketing?

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Top 4 Ways to Entice Your Hotel Guests to Book Direct

Carefully planning offers and showcasing effectively across your site, will not only drive more guests to book direct but return without OTAs being involved

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Advanced Content Marketing: How to Freshen up Your Hotel Website

If your content and imagery is refreshed, it can encourage travellers to visit other pages and explore the site further which might help convert a booking 

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Hotel Landing Page Optimization Made Easy: 4 Steps To Success

The initial website exposure is the first step in convincing guests that your hotel is their perfect match and that exposure begins on the landing page

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Having the Best Rate on Metasearch Can Triple Bookings

Even if you are unable to offer the cheapest rate online, the data shows that when a hotel’s prices are in parity on metasearch conversion rate doubles

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Travel Intentions for Spain Drop, with Balearic Islands Most Affected

Demand for travel to Spanish destinations is in sharp decline and the negative trend is continuing for third consecutive week; due to worsening fourth wave

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How Can You Increase Bookings Using Colour Psychology?

Using colour psychology to increase bookings isn’t about “tricking” guests. It’s about being aware of how your hotel brand’s colours convey the right mood

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Key to Recovery: How Can Hoteliers Capture Domestic Demand

Evan though domestic demand has returned, and exceeded some pre-pandemic levels, the lack of international travel means a reduced overall travel market

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The Brave New World of Booking Direct

The recent rise in direct bookings was an unexpected boon for hoteliers, and it might be a sign of the direction the industry is heading

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How to Respond to Tripadvisor Reviews (with Real Life Examples)

Responding to good reviews is easy, some wonder if it’s worth doing. Reviewer was happy, why spend time on them? The answer, with online reviews, is twofold

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