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How to calculate your Guest Acquisition Cost (GAC) in 2023

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Here we break things down for you, explaining how to calculate guest acquisition cost and the different costs to factor in. What is guest acquisition cost (GAC)? Also known as customer acquisition cost (CAC), guest acquisition cost is the average amount of money a hotel spends to entice travelers to make bookings.

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Hotel Digital Marketing in a Down Economy- Part 2

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Must-Have Hotel Marketing Channels in an Economic Downturn: Metasearch (Google Hotel Ads, TripAdvisor, Kayak, Trivago, etc.) Online Travel Agent sites (OTAs) compete heavily on these channels to steal market share. OTAs are pushing hard to regain their footing. Right now, we are in a valley with CPCs at a 22.5%

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The Most Profitable Marketing Channels for Hotels

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Unfortunately, there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to marketing for hotels, and the days of dumping dollars into a single channel are long gone. Marketers must meet travelers where they shop—and in today’s digitally-dependent landscape, this means everywhere.

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13 ways to attract more direct bookings for your hotel

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Direct bookings are reservations guests confirm directly with a property without using an online travel agency (OTA) or 3rd party intermediary. They’re typically made on a hotel’s website or other direct booking channels, like email, the sales team, social media , or through messaging tools like WhatsApp or Messenger.

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FAQs for the Hotel Digital Marketer

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General Hotel Marketing FAQs Why is booking direct better than letting the OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) do all the work? Competing against the OTAs can be a daunting task with their multi-million-dollar budgets, loyalty programs, and great online booking experience, but for all hotels, it is worth the fight.

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6 Effective Hotel Marketing Strategies to Boost Your Revenue

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Balancing direct room sales with third-party websites and online travel agents (OTA’s) is one of the challenges the hotel industry faces in 2023 and beyond. While the ideal scenario is to handle everything independently, relying solely on your own revenue management and hotel marketing strategy may not be sufficient.

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Promote Your Hotel Before It Opens – 10 Strategies For Success

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Plus, you can take social media marketing strategy to the next level through paid ads. Promote Your New Hotel With Email Marketing When executed properly, email can often be a top revenue generating marketing channel for hotels. Check out the top 5 email marketing trends for 2023. Why are you special?

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