technology

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 […]

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Achieving Total Revenue Management with Your Existing RMS

Technology is often blamed for raising the biggest barrier to embracing a “total revenue management” approach. But chances are that you have systems in place that are already up to […]

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Ideal Pricing Delivers Extraordinary Revenues

NB: This is an article from IDeaS Similar to many industry veterans, I’ve spent the vast majority of my adult life working in hotels. From operations to sales & catering […]

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In AsiaPac social media overtakes traditional marketing metrics

Brands in Asia Pacific are placing social media at the heart of their strategy as they strive towards 360-degree customer engagement, according to a study released by TNS. The results […]

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Google Analytics for Hotels: Website Analytics Best Practices

One of the most useful tools for a modern hotelier is website analytics. Not only can you figure out where your visitors are coming from (both in terms of location and […]

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Comment: A summer social media roundup

We’re always being told that social media is a 24/7/365 affair, but with summer temperatures at their highest and many of us enjoying our holidays abroad, social media activities can […]

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Email Marketers Take Note Of Gmail Updates

Google rolled out new Google Inbox features to both iOS and Android devices this week to help prevent Gmail users from falling victim to email phishing or malware attacks. Gmail […]

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Engagement Rate Heralds Next Era Of Email Metrics

Mobile devices are complicating our usual understanding of email metrics Just as marketers newer to email have grasped the nuances of deliverability, inbox placement, the differences between click-through and click-to-open […]

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Hotels must ease booking shift from mobile to desktop

Planning for travel often begins on smartphones and tablets, but hoteliers must streamline the jump from mobile to desktops for final booking to take full advantage of existing consumer behavior. […]

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Hotel Chains’ New Direct Booking Strategy? TripAdvisor!

One hotel chain, Marriott International, which participates in TripAdvisor Instant Booking, and one that doesn’t, Hilton Worldwide, are now both using TripAdvisor’s comparison shopping and booking features to persuade travelers […]

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