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

Cloudbeds

JUNE 23, 2023

Instant gratification is a significant factor in travelers’ behavior when researching their next trip. The hospitality chatbot’s main goal is to help travelers find solutions no matter where or what device they use. The travel industry is ranked among the top 5 for chatbot applications, accounting for 16% of their use.

Upsell

Hotelogix

AUGUST 6, 2024

Train your staff to identify and capitalize on upselling opportunities. Increasing your Hotel's Market Share Growing your market share requires strategic marketing and distribution efforts. Strategic marketing and distribution: Optimize your presence across all distribution/sales channels.

Revenue

Cloudbeds

MARCH 23, 2023

These days, more consumers are going online to make purchases, and travel is no exception. For travelers, there’s a lot riding on vacations, including money, well-being, and precious leisure time. Travelers, therefore, tend to be extra careful when planning trips, visiting multiple travel sites, and comparing pricing and options.

OTA

STAAH

AUGUST 29, 2023

To truly drive success, your focus should extend to drawing more visitors to your booking engine through a well-crafted digital marketing strategy. Online Travel Agents OTAs are your billboards to acquire guests. What do they look like? Where are they based? What are their interests and habits? Looking for a Hotel Booking Engine?

OTA

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

Cloudbeds

MARCH 15, 2023

Direct bookings are reservations guests confirm directly with a property without using an online travel agency (OTA) or 3rd party intermediary. Three of the largest booking sources for lodging businesses are online travel agencies, metasearch engines , and your direct website. What is a direct booking?

OTA

MediaBoom

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Did you know that 70% of travelers now plan their trips online , with mobile devices driving over half of all bookings? Travelers are booking smarter than ever, using search engines, OTAs, and social media to shape their journeys. This is the power of email marketing it keeps your hotel relevant, memorable, and approachable.

Marketing Strategy

Little Hotelier

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Hoteliers can then own the guest relationship and communications from start to finish, and also avoid paying commission fees to online travel agents like Booking.com. Send personalised messages, create target upsell offers, offer digital check-in, collect feedback and reviews, and more. Learn more 2.

Upsell

Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

For independent properties, another challenge is competing with global loyalty programs offered by big hotel brands and online travel agencies (OTAs). In today’s discount-driven marketplace, hotels often try to “buy loyalty” from travelers with special rates and value-adds. Besides, not all travelers love loyalty programs.

Travel

SiteMinder

JUNE 12, 2024

Distribution Management : Overseeing the various channels through which rooms are sold, such as direct bookings, online travel agencies (OTAs), or traditional travel agents. Pricing sensitivity Business travellers tend to be less price-sensitive than leisure travellers. in one day, week, or month.

Yield Management

SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Direct bookings are the lifeblood of your business , offering a pathway to profitability that sidesteps the commissions paid to online travel agents. This global reach can significantly expand your customer base, making your hotel a go-to choice for travellers worldwide. But it’s not just about the bottom line.

Hotels

Little Hotelier

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s not a new hotel marketing tactic, but that doesn’t mean you can’t revamp the way that you are using this strategy. Hotel email marketing can be a powerful and useful way to generate bookings, increase customer loyalty and engage your target market segment. Learn more Why is hotel email marketing important?

Email Marketing

Cloudbeds

APRIL 15, 2024

When the pandemic hit in 2020, property owners were forced to adopt technology to meet traveler demand for contactless services and offset staffing shortages. Distribution Distribution continues to get more complex—from hundreds of online travel agencies (OTAs) to metasearch sites and GDSs, hotels need to properly distribute their inventory.

Revenue Management

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

Hotelier Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

“Not only do [these two systems] manage our customer relationships as far as maintaining contact information, email data bases, and email-marketing software, they do all of our online relationship management by monitoring review sites, which let the properties know when they have a review so they can engage appropriately.”

Business

Hotel Speak

MAY 9, 2023

By reducing costs, hotels can offer better rates to guests, enabling them to better position themselves to budget-conscious travellers. This approach not only puts hotels at a disadvantage compared to other businesses that have embraced technology but also fails to cater to the ever-more digitally savvy traveller of today.

Hotels

Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

Guest & Market Segmentation Hotel market segmentation is an important component of effective revenue management, allowing hotels to target diverse consumer groups based on their behaviours and budget levels. Focus on what leisure travellers want to add value to their stay.

Revenue Management

eZee Absolute

AUGUST 10, 2023

How Can Hotels Use Hyper-Personalization Marketing? Hyper-personalization, just like personalized marketing , takes into account a wide range of customer data, such as demographics, past purchase behavior, browsing history, social media interactions, and other relevant information. How Can Hotels Use Hyper-Personalization Marketing?

Market

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

SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

There are always new strategies, traveller preferences, or industry technologies emerging to keep track of. Through marketing strategies, you’re able to highlight how it benefits visiting guests and with innovative business strategies, you’re able to drive quality leads.

Operations

Xotels

MAY 27, 2022

of people who travel do so “to open my mind to new cultures and experience”. According to the Simplicity Index , “64% of consumers are more likely to recommend a brand because of a simple experience” , demonstrating the benefits of marketing a distilled customer service offering. . Local Experiences and Cultural Exploration.

Hospitality

SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

There are always new strategies, traveller preferences, or industry technologies emerging to keep track of. Through marketing strategies, you’re able to highlight how it benefits visiting guests and with innovative business strategies, you’re able to drive quality leads.

Operations

SiteMinder

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In today’s fast-paced travel environment, it’s critical that you automate as many tasks as possible. Naturally, this can increase your relevance in search engine results and online presence, allowing more travellers to discover your property during their online booking journey. Develop a better rapport with your target market segment.

Hotels

Little Hotelier

JULY 18, 2024

Italy VAT: The standard VAT rate in Italy is 22%, but the tourism sector enjoys a reduced VAT rate of 10% (excluding luxury hotels and certain travel services). Consider your target market, guest expectations and local norms when choosing your pricing strategy. If in doubt, choose transparency.

Sales

Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

Guest & Market Segmentation Hotel market segmentation is an important component of effective revenue management, allowing hotels to target diverse consumer groups based on their behaviours and budget levels. Focus on what leisure travellers want to add value to their stay.

Revenue Management

Cloudbeds

OCTOBER 23, 2024

We’re not just giving hoteliers data-driven insights; we’re enabling them to take precise actions that deliver a unified, commercial strategy – from setting dynamic room rates to launching targeted marketing campaigns. Cloudbeds Intelligence will unlock new revenue potential for hoteliers across every aspect of their business.”

Hospitality

Little Hotelier

MAY 18, 2023

Why small properties need to improve their hotel sales strategies With the rise of online booking platforms and the growing trend of independent travel, competition among small hotels is fierce. Segment your target market What do B&Bs, rentable treehouses, island getaways and massive hotel chains all have in common?

Hotel Sales

Cloudbeds

JANUARY 31, 2025

It handles guest questions across multiple channels, provides instant responses, and helps convert interested travelers into direct bookers. Advanced multilingual support expands market reach AI systems support communication in dozens of languages, allowing you to effectively engage with international travelers.

OTA