SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2025

By collaborating with bed banks, hotels gain access to international markets and diverse travel audiences. For instance, a hotel in Australia might use a bed bank to market rooms to European travel agents, significantly expanding its global reach without the need for direct international marketing.

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OTA Occupancy Revenue B2B 96

Hotel Speak

MAY 30, 2024

billion on sales and marketing in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. billion in marketing spend during Q1. This suggests a heightened focus on capturing market share by Expedia Group. Airbnb, the accommodation rental platform, also increased its marketing spend by 14.2% Both companies surpassed $1.6 to $514 million in Q1.

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OTA Marketing Market Travel 103

Hotel Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In the last few years, many in-person meetings, events and conventions worldwide were canceled or postponed. With an astounding 60% of its new hotel construction projects under construction, the most of any convention center market, New York City leads with 46 projects under construction.

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Marketing Market Construction Pipeline 122

STAAH

JUNE 17, 2025

This blog breaks down what it takes to grow them: understanding guest expectations, building a seamless booking journey, leveraging smart tools, and expanding your reach with marketing and trust-building tactics. Flexible Cancellation Policies : In an unpredictable world, flexibility matters.

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Cancellation OTA Events Upsell 83

SiteMinder

APRIL 7, 2025

With technology and personalised insurance products, this collaboration simplifies the hotelier’s role in managing bookings and cancellations while giving guests more flexibility and peace of mind. For example, properties can adjust coverage to meet local market needs or special events, further improving revenue potential.

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Revenue Cancellation Operations Services 52

Social Hospitality

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Have you heard of unhinged marketing? Therefore, it’s crucial to treat unhinged marketing with caution and strategy. Here’s what you need to know about unhinged marketing, as well as success stories and what happens when things go wrong. What is Unhinged Marketing? Tailor your message to their vibe.

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Marketing Market Marketing Strategy Branding 130

eHotelier

APRIL 15, 2025

With global markets fluctuating amid concerns over the potential impact of international tariffs, the discretionary spend of consumers and their travel budgets

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Cancellation Revenue Consumer Marketing 69

Skift Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

After all, India is the archipelago's biggest tourism source market. Skift Take: The #BoycottMaldives movement, fueled by a diplomatic dispute, should be of concern for the Maldivian government. Peden Doma Bhutia Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Tourism Marketing Market Cancellation 325

Hotel Business

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Drury Hotels Company LLC has opened the Drury Plaza Hotel Chattanooga Hamilton Place, the company’s first property in the market and fifth in Tennessee. The hotel features 210 guestrooms and suites and more than 2,500 square feet of flexible meeting space.

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Cancellation Hotels Events Services 64

Cloudbeds

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

For years, the gold standard guiding business strategies for hotels has relied heavily on historical data, analyzed a few times a year (at best), making it difficult to swiftly respond to changing market conditions. For hotels, this includes making dynamic rate suggestions and identifying segments and offers for marketing campaigns.

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Upsell Occupancy Revenue Management Revenue 105

Hotelogix

JUNE 28, 2024

The Hotel cancellation policy allows guests to cancel reservations up to a specified time before check-in. After this period is crossed, hotels may apply a cancellation fee, a percentage of the booking amount, or the entire booking cost.   Why Should Hotels Have Clear Cancellation Policies?  

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Cancellation Revenue Hotels Accommodation 52

eZee Absolute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Dynamic pricing isnt just about increasing ratesits about pricing smartly based on real-time demand, market trends, and competitor rates. Dont Let Overbooking or Cancellations Kill Your Revenue With a major event like this, cancellations and no-shows are inevitable.

Revenue 52

Revenue Cancellation Overbooking Revenue Management 52

SiteMinder

JANUARY 22, 2025

Hotel websites ranked as the second-highest driver of total revenue in four countriesIreland, Portugal, South Africa and Spainand ranked among the top five in all other markets, trailing OTAs in each. At US$200, on average, hotel room rates increased in 65% of markets, with the highest growth seen in Thailand, Portugal and Spain.

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Revenue Cancellation Global Distribution System OTA 59

gcommerce

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Here are the pros, cons, and key considerations to help you decide if marketing your hotel’s ghostly side is the right move. Pros of marketing a hotel as haunted 1. Attract niche markets to your hotel There’s a dedicated audience for ghost stories and paranormal experiences. Cons of marketing a hotel as haunted 1.

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Marketing Market Hotels Cancellation 105

STAAH

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Worldwide marketing – Booking.com promotes you on search engines and online channels for exposure to more potential guests. Flexible Rate or Free Cancellation – the most popular rate types among our guests. Guests who choose this rate plan are not entitled to free cancellations, which encourages commitment to their bookings.

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Cancellation Marketing Market Revenue 103

Hotel Speak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In September 2024, I gathered over 20 hoteliers and inudstry experts to explore five pertinent issues 1) 2024 Performance, 2) Revenue Generation, 3) Staffing and Leadership, 4) Marketing and Demand and 5) Technology and Vendors. Hoteliers across the world have reported similar trends, particularly in the luxury end of the market.

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Marketing Market Hotels Forecasting 105

Hotel Business

JANUARY 27, 2025

Leisure travel is one of lifes most fulfilling experiences and economy notwithstanding, consumers have told us that they really want to pursue and cherish these types of adventures, said Pete DiMaio, COO, TravelBoom Hotel Marketing. while 72% cited generous cancellation policies as critical to reducing booking uncertainty.

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Travel Consumer Cancellation Hotel Marketing 64

STAAH

JUNE 7, 2023

Market Insights by Booking.com Market insights can provide a comprehensive understanding of market trends, guest preferences and industry dynamics. STAAH MAX users can analyze market insights and make informed decisions. So the property can see the policy before cancelling.

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Cancellation OTA Marketing Market 98

Hotel News Resource

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Revenue management has become increasingly complex, involving a web of segments, room types, distribution channels, discounting strategies, promotions, and cancellation policies.

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Revenue Cancellation Revenue Management Marketing 74

Hotel Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

of versatile meeting space and the Meetings with More program, offering free WiFi in meeting rooms for all attendees, no food and beverage minimums and a flexible cancellation policy that allows groups to use a portion of their cancellation fee toward a future event at any Drury Hotel. The hotel will include 3,600 sq.

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Construction Cancellation Hotels Hiring 101

STAAH

JUNE 10, 2025

Looking to stand out in a crowded market and boost bookings? In today’s competitive travel market, bundling your offerings into creative packages isn’t just a nice touch, it’s a business strategy. In today’s competitive travel market, bundling your offerings into creative packages isn’t just a nice touch, it’s a business strategy.

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OTA Hotels Travel Cancellation 83

Hotel Speak

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It removes a staple of the hotel industry’s digital marketing tools. You have the flexibility to choose the commission rate, for example, 10% or 14%, and decide whether to pay for each booking or only for stays i.e. accounting for cancellations. This blog covers how recent changes affect hotels. What is commission bidding?

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Cancellation Digital Marketing Hotels Marketing Strategy 112

STAAH

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By deploying this strategy a hotel is insuring itself against possible cancellations by having secured guests who can fill cancelled bookings. Data must be used to inform how many no-shows or cancellations to expect so you can overbook by that much. 2) Use multiple data sources.

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Overbooking Cancellation Upsell Revenue 105

Nuvho

APRIL 28, 2025

Ever wondered how to tap into the corporate travel market for your hotel but are unsure where to start? Step 1: Know Your Market Before reaching out, understand which businesses are active in your area. Prepare competitive corporate rates, fast check-in options, early breakfast hours, and flexible cancellation terms.

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Cancellation Travel Market Marketing 52

STAAH

JULY 12, 2023

On Expedia Group sites, your property will show ‘Free Cancellation’ in traveller search results. In a recent survey, travellers told us that the ability to cancel and get a full refund if their plans change is one of their top considerations when booking travel.* We recommend a 100% refund for cancellations within a short.

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Cancellation General Manager Travel Accommodation 98

MediaBoom

APRIL 5, 2024

With this in mind, understanding the full impact of travel marketing has never been more essential. Travel marketing targets potential tourists by promoting unique destinations, accommodations, and services through digital channels. Secure your exclusive, free consultation with our luxury marketing experts today.

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Marketing Strategy Marketing Market Travel 98

Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

SiteMinder’s new Hotel Booking Trends report, a hotel commerce data analysis of more than 36,000 hotels and 450+ connected booking integrations, has revealed travelers booked their trips on average eight days earlier, and canceled their bookings 17% less year-on-year in 2022, despite a 24% increase in the average daily hotel room rate.

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Average Length of Stay Travel Average Daily Rate Cancellation 102

Inn Quest

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Here’s a brief explanation of the reasons why hotel overbookings happen: Uncertain Cancellations: Hotels anticipate a certain percentage of reservations to be canceled. However, when guests don’t cancel as expected, it can lead to overbooking. In a competitive market, dynamic pricing gives hotels an edge.

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Overbooking Cancellation Forecasting Occupancy 88

STAAH

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Use targeted marketing campaigns across digital platforms and social media channels to promote these time-sensitive deals, driving immediate bookings while creating a buzz around your hotel. Targeted Marketing and Segmentation Segment your audience based on demographics, interests, or past booking behaviors.

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Target Marketing Cancellation Forecasting Revenue 103

Hotel Speak

JULY 1, 2025

On the latest episode of Back of House Banter , GuestRevu’s Amy Branford sat down with Rodica Buzescu, Group Product Marketing Manager at Booking.com , and Lee-Anne Singer, Marketing Director of the Singer Group and Chairperson of FEDHASA Western Cape, to unpack what’s changed, why it matters, and how hoteliers can adapt. It depends.

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KPI Revenue Accommodation Management 57

Fuel Travel

JULY 24, 2023

In this article, we will explore automated hotel email marketing examples that can help your hotel stand out from the crowd. These rules can include stay dates, number of children, canceled reservations, booked dates, and more. They can also be a great way for hotel marketers to utilize dynamic content.

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Email Marketing Marketing Market Consumer 77

STAAH

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

To cope with a highly dynamic market , improve efficiency and meet the evolving needs of guests, there have been some shifts in revenue management and distribution. 6) Time to get rigid with cancellations Make packages a common offering as high cancellation rates start affecting forecasting and revenue.

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Revenue Revenue Management Cancellation Hotels 105

Hospitality Today

JUNE 29, 2025

hotel markets in recovery. Industry rebellion: Hotel owners are petitioning to suspend the ordinance and threatening to cancel service offerings, renovations, and room allocations for the Olympics. is already among the slowest recovering hotel markets post-COVID, with RevPAR still 15% below pre-pandemic levels (adjusted for inflation).

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TravelNet

JULY 20, 2023

Consider investing in a professional photographer or utilize Airbnb’s photography service in select markets. In contrast, Vrbo’s are based on the number of accepted bookings, host cancellations, conversion rate, and review score. Cancellations—yours and theirs. Establish Your Property’s Brand. Competitive pricing.

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OTA Cancellation Branding Shopping 98

STAAH

JUNE 6, 2023

This data can be analyzed to gain market insights into guest behaviour, identify trends, and create targeted marketing campaigns. With the right analytics tools, hotels can make data-driven decisions to optimize their revenue and marketing strategies. Feel free to write to us at marketing@staah.com

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Cancellation OTA Global Distribution System Revenue 96

STAAH

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Properties can tap into this increase in demand and secure revenue by offering targeted discounts to international travellers who tend to book earlier and cancel less. Read more here Market Insights by Booking.com Market insights can provide a comprehensive understanding of market trends, guest preferences and industry dynamics.

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OTA Cancellation Marketing Market 105

STAAH

JUNE 18, 2024

Allow guests to easily modify or cancel their bookings online. Provide detailed analytics and reporting tools to track booking patterns, user behaviour, and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. Clearly display cancellation policies, terms and conditions, and privacy policies to build trust and transparency.

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Cancellation OTA Overbooking Accommodation 105