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What Is a Hotel Booking Engine and Why It Is Important

STAAH

Here’s why a booking engine should be at the heart of your hotel’s digital strategy: Own the Guest Relationship: Unlike online travel agents (OTAs) , direct bookings give you full access to guest data, ideal for personalization, upselling, and loyalty-building. Real-Time Rates & Availability: Eliminate discrepancies and double bookings.

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What Is a Hotel Booking Engine and Why It Is Important

STAAH

Heres why a booking engine should be at the heart of your hotels digital strategy: Own the Guest Relationship: Unlike online travel agents (OTAs) , direct bookings give you full access to guest data, ideal for personalization, upselling, and loyalty-building. Real-Time Rates & Availability: Eliminate discrepancies and double bookings.

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The Budget Paradox: Why Do Hotels Have Unlimited Budgets for Expensive Reservations?

The Hotels Network Blog

Another effective approach is to reinvest a percentage of direct booking revenue back into targeted marketing efforts for the direct channel, creating an uncapped growth loop. Spending more on marketing these rooms can lead to higher profitability.

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10 Types of Tourists You Could Attract to Your Hotel

Hotel Speak

This article explores some of the ways you might already be positioned to tap into the wellness travel market. If you want to make this segment a core target market, you can offer wellness retreats in-house or collaborate with local wellness experts to offer specialised treatments, workshops, or retreats from your property.

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How to Attract and Retain Hotel Guests : Hotel Success Tips

Hotelogix

Let's explore some tried-and-true ways to make your place stand out in the busy hospitality market. It's vital to understand your target market. Uncover What Your Guests Want Before you can bring in guests, you need to know who you're trying to attract.

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Hotel Content Marketing: Tips for Guest Acquisition

Hotelogix

👉 Read Also - Hotel Upsell Deals: Win Guests & Boost Revenue Travel Trends Adaptation Travel trends change with time. Useful content, such as travel tips, local events, and fun activities, will make people excited to visit your hotel. This also helps to build trust with potential guests.

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Hotel Loyalty Program Benefits for Growth

Hotelogix

Simplifies Targeted Marketing and Upselling Loyalty program data helps you segment your audience effectively—by stay frequency, spend level, preferences, and location. This segmentation allows you to run targeted marketing campaigns that speak directly to each segment’s interests.

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