Cloudbeds

JANUARY 10, 2025

And yet, many hotels overlook metasearch in their digital marketing strategy , missing out on opportunities to reach a broader segment of travelers, compete for business with online travel agencies (OTAs), and drive direct bookings. Another key difference between metasearch sites and OTAs is the booking model.

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Cost Per Click Market Marketing OTA 52

Travelboom Marketing

MARCH 21, 2024

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.

Marketing 52

Marketing Market Cost Per Click Marketing Strategy 52

Xotels

JUNE 2, 2023

In the dynamic landscape of the hospitality industry, generating direct bookings has become a top priority for hotel owners. As a hotel management company , we understand the challenges they face in developing effective hotel marketing strategies to drive bookings through their own portals.

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SiteMinder

JULY 13, 2024

That said, one has to ask: why are so many hotels’ margins still being eroded away by OTAs ? It would seem that more advanced revenue practices should lead to greater profitability for the hotel, but that has not necessarily been the case. Some OTAs still use cached pricing.

Revenue Management 98

Revenue Management Revenue Management OTA 98

gcommerce

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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.

Digital Marketing 52

Digital Marketing Market Marketing Cost Per Click 52

Travelboom Marketing

MAY 24, 2024

Segmentation and Targeting A family with young children and a solo business traveler will be attracted to your hotel for different reasons. Segmenting the hotel’s advertising audiences into groups with similar characteristics creates opportunities for tailored messaging to maximize your cost-per-click ad dollars —and your profits.

Revenue Management 52

Revenue Management Revenue Management Cost Per Click 52

Up Hotel

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The next article will look into top ways to allocate your marketing budget in 2025. The Golden 20% I seriously think the OTAs are like heroin for hotels and its a pretty tough habit to kick. Please dont misunderstand, I do genuinely feel that OTAs have a part to play in the marketing mix.

ROI 40

ROI OTA Hotels Cost Per Click 40

Travelboom Marketing

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Create A Website For Your New Hotel Creating a website is the first step in your hotel opening marketing plan. Partnerships can prove valuable in not only gaining referrals but also in other, more niche marketing efforts, like link building (for search engine optimization).

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gcommerce

MAY 22, 2023

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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Hotel News Resource

JUNE 3, 2025

If youre looking for tried and true methods, youre in luck; this article will share 5 surefire tactics: A great website, Strong content scores with OTA partners, Cost per click campaigns, Strong relationships with DMOs, and finally higher review scores (dependent on a great guest experience, of course).

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