AskSuite

JULY 16, 2025

AI assistants ) are intelligent systems that automate traveler communication and streamline hotel operations. This means they can handle complex requests, understand traveler intent, and adapt to different communication styles, making them far more effective in delivering seamless service. Travelers don’t follow business hours.

Hospitality

Hospitality Tech

JULY 31, 2025

“While point-based loyalty programs still have their place, they need to compete with experience-led rewards that capitalize on guests’ desires for immediate satisfaction and personalization,” said Emily Weiss, global travel lead at Accenture.

Hotels

SiteMinder

JULY 17, 2025

Tryp.com is an online travel marketplace that bundles flights, accommodation and experiences into value-driven packages curated by AI. Travellers pick a theme, such as “beach escape” or “digital nomad city break”, and the site returns ready-made itineraries that can be booked in a few clicks. What is Tryp.com?

Average Daily Rate

AskSuite

JUNE 9, 2025

As competition intensifies and travelers become more selective, data analytics in the hospitality industry and AI are no longer buzzwords, but operational imperatives. This enables instant alerts on drops in conversion rates, underperforming channels, or missed upsell opportunities. But analytics alone isn’t enough.

Operations

AskSuite

JUNE 9, 2025

As competition intensifies and travelers become more selective, data analytics in the hospitality industry and AI are no longer buzzwords, but operational imperatives. This enables instant alerts on drops in conversion rates, underperforming channels, or missed upsell opportunities. But analytics alone isn’t enough.

Operations

SiteMinder

AUGUST 5, 2025

million properties in 39 languages and opens your doors to a truly global traveller base. Hotels lean on the portal for three main reasons: Agoda’s marketplace pulls travellers from Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas , giving mid-scale properties a fresh flow of international bookings. What is the Agoda affiliate program?

OTA

BCV

MAY 16, 2025

In luxury travel, they’re not just influential—they’re transformative. How to Fix It Before You’re Cancelled (Quietly) You don’t need to build an in-house tech team or hire a Gen Z whisperer. Make it fluent in upsell. Gen Z isn’t cancelling hotels out of boredom. Gen Z Doesn’t Browse. Cold equals forgettable.

Cancellation

AskSuite

MAY 22, 2025

The future of AI in hospitality is no longer a distant realityit’s starting now, transforming how hotels communicate with travelers, drive direct bookings, and streamline key functions in daily operations. This surge reflects growing investments in technologies that improve traveler experiences and operational agility.

Hospitality

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 10, 2025

This advanced integration enables direct connectivity between guest reservations and table bookings, allowing users to book, view, or cancel dining reservations directly within the Maestro Property Management System (PMS). “Travel is an $11 trillion market,” Bidner said.

Events

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 10, 2025

This advanced integration enables direct connectivity between guest reservations and table bookings, allowing users to book, view, or cancel dining reservations directly within the Maestro Property Management System (PMS). “Travel is an $11 trillion market,” Bidner said.

Events

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 10, 2025

This advanced integration enables direct connectivity between guest reservations and table bookings, allowing users to book, view, or cancel dining reservations directly within the Maestro Property Management System (PMS). “Travel is an $11 trillion market,” Bidner said.

Hiring

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 10, 2025

This advanced integration enables direct connectivity between guest reservations and table bookings, allowing users to book, view, or cancel dining reservations directly within the Maestro Property Management System (PMS). “Travel is an $11 trillion market,” Bidner said.

Hotels

STAAH

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Here are 8 smart pricing strategies for hotels to boost revenue and drive more bookings during the holiday season The holiday season marks a period of increased travel, festive cheer, and heightened demand in the hospitality industry.

Target Marketing

STAAH

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Goodbye bland travel experiences. Modern travellers are redefining what hospitality looks like in 2023 and beyond. Hot off the press, Booking.com revealed what modern travellers are seeking – it’s not just another holiday. A large section of travellers are seeking to get away from the grips of technology and closer to nature.

Hospitality

STAAH

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are 6 reasons highlighting the importance of a hotel booking engine: 1) Increase your Direct Bookings: A hotel booking engine enables guests to book rooms directly through the hotel’s website or mobile app, bypassing the need for third-party travel agents or online travel agencies (OTAs).

Cancellation

MediaBoom

APRIL 5, 2024

Did you know that nearly 70% of travelers turn to search engines when planning their trips. 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.

Marketing Strategy

Hotelogix

MAY 1, 2025

In today’s digital-first hospitality environment, OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) play a major role in how guests discover and book stays. Expedia is one of the largest online travel agencies in the world, offering hotel bookings, flights, car rentals, and vacation packages through its platform Expedia.com. What is Expedia?

Travel

Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

When travelers make a hotel reservation, they expect a seamless experience , or they may decide to stay elsewhere. For hotels, meeting this expectation means moving away from manual processes and investing in booking software that allows travelers to book a room when they want on the channel of their choice. Generate more revenue.

Revenue Management

STAAH

JUNE 3, 2025

If your hotel site takes more than a few seconds to load, chances are guests are hitting the back button and heading elsewhere maybe to an online travel agents (OTAs) or a competitor down the street. STAAHs three-step journey to book seamlessly allows you to upsell extras or highlight your best packages, improving direct revenue.

OTA

Little Hotelier

AUGUST 17, 2023

With most travellers focused on budget, a discounted price can be the difference between a potential guest choosing you over a competitor. Loss leader rooms can also become profitable through upselling and cross-selling. Discount pricing is the strategy of offering customers lower room rates than normal, usually to increase demand.

Hotels

eZee Absolute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

It’s when a guest books a room but simply doesn’t turn up without canceling. You’ve got the solo traveler who forgets about the booking, the big group that cancels last minute, and then there’s the mysterious disappearance act – no clue why they didn’t show up. Sounds impossible?

Cancellation

SiteMinder

JUNE 12, 2024

This can involve overbooking strategies to account for last-minute cancellations or no-shows. Distribution Management : Overseeing the various channels through which rooms are sold, such as direct bookings, online travel agencies (OTAs), or traditional travel agents. in one day, week, or month.

Yield Management

Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Hotels hold so much information on what restaurants guests ask them to book, where they’re traveling from, and how much they spend on extras like room service or spa treatments. Email marketing, hotel productivity, and upselling are some of many ways to use this data. Naturally, hotels can’t please everyone.

Cancellation

Little Hotelier

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Economic factors There will be periods of economic hardship when certain guests don’t have money to splurge on travel. There will also be good times when more people are travelling than ever. Upselling and cross-selling Grab upselling and cross-selling opportunities with both hands.

Revenue

Travelboom Marketing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Hotels are experiencing a major shift in traveler behavior, including the most recent demands from guests. In the latest TravelBoom Leisure Travel Trends Study , we recognize the importance of loyalty programs for hotels. However, when it comes to hotel loyalty programs travelers from ages 18 to 80 agree. 35 and Under 65.5%

Hotels

Clock Software Hospitality

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Independent hotels have seen significant growth since online travel agencies transformed the hospitality market place. Independent hotels are the response to a growing demand for boutique hotels on the part of Millennial travellers. Some Guests are averse to being approached with an offer even if it is one they will benefit from.

Upsell

Inn Quest

MAY 11, 2023

With travel restrictions lifted, hotels are gearing up to welcome guests again. With the rise of alternative accommodations and online travel agencies, hotels need to adopt new strategies to attract customers and increase revenue. Positive word-of-mouth advertising can also help improve their reputation and bring more guests.

Revenue

Amadeus Hospitality

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The good news is that not only does global demand for leisure travel look promising, but so does group business. As events return and travel volumes normalize post-pandemic, now is the time for hoteliers to make the most of planning their sales strategies to capture as much business as possible.

Sales

SiteMinder

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Examples of booking channels include your own website, online travel agents like Booking.com, metasearch sites like Google, traditional travel agencies, global distribution systems (GDS), and more. These booking channels are a ticket to accessing the millions of travellers around the world who could potentially be your guest.

Global Distribution System

Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

Properties still relying on phone or form bookings are losing revenue, especially amongst younger travelers who are less likely to reach out directly to the hotel. A secure, seamless connection ensures that this data is shared in real time, preventing overbooking and cancellations. Jump to Section What is hotel booking software?

Upsell

Cloudbeds

JANUARY 10, 2025

For travelers, planning a vacation can be a lot of work. To save time and money, more travelers are turning to metasearch platforms like Google Hotel Ads, Tripadvisor, and Trivago to search for hotels, conduct price comparisons, and find deals. Watch the full session from Passport 2024. Watch now What is hotel metasearch?

Cost Per Click

Cloudbeds

JULY 15, 2023

After all, travelers can’t book a property they don’t find! The same happens with a cancellation. It then pushes ARI updates to that channel and, for two-way sync, it imports reservations/cancellations into your Channel Manager, PMS, and/or CRS dashboard. With advanced channel management connections, the update is fast.

Management

Cloudbeds

JULY 27, 2023

Travelers who click on your property’s link will be taken directly to the landing page you provide to complete the booking process. Moreover, today’s travelers are more price-sensitive than usual due to the current macroeconomic environment. Trivago won’t charge the hotel in case of a cancellation.

Cost Per Click

Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

This segmentation involves identifying the purpose of the trip, differentiating between business and leisure travellers, and analysing various trends to enhance revenue performance. Focus on what leisure travellers want to add value to their stay. The graph considers cancellations and identifies peak or slow booking days.

Revenue Management

Clock Software Hospitality

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Read more: Upselling as a Way of Improving Guest Loyalty Casting a wide net is one way to ensure full occupancy but it is hardly a profitable marketing approach in the long run. Many guests’ prospects are looking at last-minute travel opportunities, as 2020 has meant that many simply denied themselves the chance to plan a trip, to begin with.

Cancellation

SiteMinder

JULY 13, 2024

Inventory management Along with managing inventory per rate-type, inventory management considers how rooms are allocated across your booking channels, optimising the mix of direct bookings, online travel agency reservations (OTAs), traditional travel agents and everything in between. How do they book and travel?

Revenue Management

Cloudbeds

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Having a spa on property is a luxury many travelers look forward to. On-site spas have become essential in hospitality as demand for experienced-based tourism continues to rise, with travelers prioritizing their mental health and well-being. It also identifies valuable upselling and add-on opportunities.

Revenue