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Direct Booking Strategies: How to Promote Your Booking Engine Effectively

STAAH

Flexible Cancellation Policies : In an unpredictable world, flexibility matters. Promote direct booking perks like free breakfast, flexible cancellation, or early check-in. d) Flexible Booking Policies Reduce booking anxiety by allowing free cancellations or easy date changes. This creates a sense of privilege and urgency.

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5 Game-Changing Advantages of Automated Customer Service for Hotels

AskSuite

Manual processes in communication, especially at scale, introduce hidden costs: missed direct booking opportunities, staff overload, and fragmented service experiences. Automated customer service bridges this gap by delivering 24/7 availability without requiring your staff to be constantly online.

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The Future of AI in Hospitality is Now: Trends, Use Cases, and Opportunities for Hotels

AskSuite

Its a strategic asset for hotels seeking to scale personalized service and optimize commercial performance. Asksuites AI Reservation Agent: Real Impact at Scale With over 5,000 hotels worldwide, Asksuites AI Reservation Agent is helping hotels open more conversations and close more reservations. billion by 2026.

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Booking smart in the age of hype

Hospitality Today

Advice: Booking directly can lead to better upgrades, room selection, and smoother customer service for cancellations or problems. Book directly with the hotel: Often, third-party sites (Expedia, Booking.com, etc.) must match prices available on the hotel’s own website due to rate parity.

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America hits the brakes on travel

Hospitality Today

Lower-income households scaling back : Bank of America data shows the sharpest decline in travel spending among lower-income Americans. Vacation “trade-down” trend : Travelers aren’t cancelling vacations but opting for closer, shorter, and cheaper alternatives like road trips and campgrounds.

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Smoky Mountain Resorts finds large-scale business management a breeze with SiteMinder

SiteMinder

We get notified of cancellations through the integrations, which allows better visibility on inventory and guest records,” explained Heather. It is imperative for us at Smoky Mountain Resorts to have our distribution platform integrated into our PMS.

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How Data Analytics in the Hospitality Industry and AI Are Transforming Hotel Operations

AskSuite

Pattern recognition: Machine learning algorithms can identify guest behavior trends (such as when and how guests are most likely to book or cancel) and recommend actions automatically—adjusting rates, triggering follow-up messages, or flagging leads for the sales team. How to Start Using Data Analytics in Your Hotel? Get to know AskFlow!