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How to drive organic search results for hotels

If the term “search engine optimization,” or “SEO” for short, confuses you or evokes the practice of packing keywords into your website, you’re not alone. For years, using SEO in online […]

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Common Hotel Ads Price Accuracy Issues

NB: This is an article by Trent Cockerham of Koddi.com Price accuracy in meta is a critical piece for campaigns to run smoothly. Having the rate display accurately between the ad […]

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India and the rising market for stays

2015 was a pivotal year for alternative stays in India and a significant development was growing acceptance of online payment wallets In 2015, EyeforTravel predicted that while B2C plays in online […]

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Is Airbnb a threat to Middle East hotels?

  When Airbnb first burst onto the tourism scene in 2008, offering people the chance to find cheaper-than-hotel accommodation in a number of cities, the millennials snapped it up. The […]

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9 Ways for Hoteliers to thrive in 2016

  NB: This is an article by Kelly McGuire, Executive Director Hospitality & Travel Global Practice at SAS 2015 was a busy year for Hoteliers. ADR, Occupancy and RevPAR achieved […]

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Top Hotel Trends for Driving Guest Loyalty in 2016

  NB: This is an article by Maryam Wehe, Senior VP of Applied Predictive Technologies In 2015, many hotels focused on introducing new technology, investing in new property layouts, and […]

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Uber’s new travel feature……..

  Travel is becoming more closely integrated with mobile Uber’s filing for a new patented feature, called Uber Travel, could have serious implications for the future of booking applications as […]

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Balance Shifting from OTAs to Hotel Companies?

  NB: This is an article by Patrick Bosworth, CEO and a co-founder of Duetto I read, with great interest, recent headlines declaring negotiation wins for Hilton Worldwide over online travel […]

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Hospitality industry lacks data driven marketing skills

  Almost a third (32%) of travel and hospitality industry marketers rate data science as the skill they most lack, with programmatic coming in a close second at 28%. This […]

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Faster and lighter travel distribution APIs.

  NB: This is a viewpoint by Álvaro de Nicolás, CTO Technology for Hotelbeds. Today’s travellers expect a simple, fast and user-friendly experience whenever they search, book and pay for […]

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