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How hotel marketers can successfully navigate the sunsetting of Google’s Cost per Acquisition (CPA) and similar commission-based bidding

Amadeus Hospitality

Starting in April 2024, new hotel ad campaigns will no longer feature these bidding options, and existing campaigns will transition to alternative methods by October 2024. To maintain this low-risk service, Amadeus will continue allowing our customers to pay per checked-out booking, lowering the risk on metasearch investments.

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How To Choose Marketing KPIs

gcommerce

Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs, are the backbone of your hotel’s digital marketing. They inform decisions about marketing channels, help with campaign optimization, and, most importantly, let you measure the success of your marketing efforts. But how do you choose the right marketing KPIs for your hotel?

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10 Benefits of CPC Marketing for Hotels

Travelboom Marketing

The benefits of CPC marketing for hotels shouldn’t be overlooked when strategizing for the future. If leveraged successfully, cost-per-click advertising can attract and retain customers , as well as introduce your brand to a new audience. Plus, when you use mobile PPC ads , you can reach customers anywhere.

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Hotel Digital Marketing in a Down Economy- Part 2

gcommerce

5 Must-Have Hotel Marketing Channels Last week, in “ Hotel Marketing in a Down Economy, ” GCommerce’s Founder, Scott van Hartesvelt , shared some important hotel booking pattern signals, what history has taught us about navigating a challenging economy, and how properties can come out stronger on the other side.

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Hotel Search Engine Marketing – Top 10 Insights & Strategies

MediaBoom

Hotel search engine marketing is an important way to increase online visibility, considering that 83 percent of hotel bookings come from search engines. What is hotel search engine marketing? Search engine marketing for hotels requires building a campaign to increase your SERP position.

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How to increase holiday bookings

SiteMinder

Websites such as Trivago and Skyscanner are experiencing rapid growth (68% and 42% year-on-year respectively), and a study by Momondo forecasts the comparison sites market to grow more than 40% by 2017. Improve hotel reputation The reputation of your hotel can be make-or-break for your business.

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Should You Be Using Google Hotel Ads Bid Adjustments?

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To get the most out of Google Hotel Ads, your hotel metasearch campaigns require the same level of attention as any other hotel marketing. The Google Hotel Ads Bidding Test This test was conducted over a period of 3 months (3 weeks for “Hotel 2”), using period-over-period data from Google Hotel Ads to compare results.