Revenue Hub

MAY 26, 2023

Travel & Hospitality brands invest ample amounts towards digital marketing and on personalizing the online booking experience. NB: This is an article from Persado But, what truly inspires customers to book a trip? Finally, there were far more similarities in how people of different ages book travel than there were differences.

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Revenue Hub

MAY 16, 2023

The hospitality industry has experienced significant transformations in recent years, particularly in the way hotel bookings are made. As a hotelier, understanding the pros and cons of both hotel direct bookings and hotel bookings from OTAs is crucial for developing an effective revenue management strategy.

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InnQuest

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As time progresses, direct bookings are becoming an integral part of every hotel’s distribution mix. After all, paying hefty commissions for third-party bookings isn’t the most desirable way to handle business. Hoteliers across the globe understand this and are now focusing on how to get more direct hotel bookings for their business.

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Revenue Hub

MAY 22, 2023

What makes them take that brochure home and phone the hotel to place their booking? And most importantly how do you encourage them to book with you? While the answer may be simple, the execution can be more challenging, here are some tips to enhance your hotels’ website and increase your direct bookings.

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eHotelier

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Soaring travel booking confidence, emerging destinations, and the top 10 global places to travel for the festive season – as revealed in Sabre’s year-end travel report.

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MEWS

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Hotel distribution is a hot topic, which is why it’s important to understand the difference between a hotel direct booking vs OTA booking and which is better for hotels. Direct bookings, however, are the most cost-efficient and valuable bookings for a hotel.

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SiteMinder

MAY 16, 2023

Table of contents Introduction from SiteMinder: The bleisure market and hotel booking trends Following the pandemic, the bleisure market changed from a growing niche to a mainstream source of bookings for accommodation providers. Read on to learn more about it from Homelike, the platform of choice for midterm bookings.

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eHotelier

APRIL 26, 2023

Key markets in the Middle East are showing a spike in hotel occupancy on the books during Eid al-Fitr, according to STR’s Forward STAR data.

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Hotel Business

MAY 25, 2023

In order to make it easier for them to book their stays, a new platform has launched to help the traveler—as well as event staffers. Crewfare is an integrated, seamless and social way for people to book event travel, powered by technology and a user-friendly digital interface. “We

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eHotelier

MARCH 1, 2023

Radisson Hotel Group continues its strategic digital transformation with the expansion of its innovative real-time, self-service online booking platform for meetings and events. Book it easy is now available across all key conference hotels in EMEA.

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Revenue Hub

MAY 22, 2023

Whatever the form is, it’s all about creating excitement to book with you before they lose the opportunity. In this blog, we’ll explore some effective urgency tactics that hoteliers can use to drive more bookings on their hotel websites. Undoubtedly, these encourage website visitors to book then and there. Isn’t that appealing?

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Boutique Hotel News

JANUARY 3, 2023

UK: Clermont Hotel Group (CHG) has partnered with MeetingPackage to allow customers instantly book meeting rooms. Once confirmed, users can also manage their booking online and make amendments if necessary. The post Clermont Hotel Group introduces instant booking platform appeared first on Boutique Hotel News.

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Revenue Hub

MAY 9, 2023

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date If you are a hotelier, or someone who is looking to understand how the direct booking journey works, the next few sections will help you get the basics right. How can hotels drive bookings from Metasearch? Let’s first understand how metasearch websites are different from OTAs.

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eHotelier

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, has announced an enhanced agreement with Kempinski Hotels, Europe’s oldest luxury hotel company, to enable the luxury hotel chain to upgrade its customer booking experience.

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Revenue Hub

MAY 10, 2023

Hi, welcome to another Expert Insights Discussion This is the final video of our 3 video series looking at the challenge of converting direct bookings So far… In video 1 we explored How your marketing and distribution strategy can make you more attractive and in video 2 we looked at hoteliers can make their website more engaging and sticky.

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eHotelier

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The recent announcement that Adelaide will host the Australian Football League’s (AFL) Gather Round and LIV Golf in April 2023 has resulted in a boost in the market’s hotel occupancy on the books, according to STR’s Forward STAR data. .

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Hospitality Net

MAY 12, 2023

Inspirational, educational, and chock full of tips and tricks to familiarize yourself with the inner workings of the hospitality industry—including links to online videos to supplement your learning—this book puts financial literacy at your fingertips.

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PhocusWire

APRIL 28, 2023

London-based luxury hotel booking site Mr & Mrs Smith, launched in 2003, offers direct booking access to more than 1,500 boutique and luxury properties around the world.

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eHotelier

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Hotels Network has been named 2023’s #1 Direct Booking Tool by Hotel Tech Report, and placed as a finalist in the Parity Management Solution category. .

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eHotelier

JANUARY 8, 2023

STAAH unveiled the list of distribution channels that brought the highest booking revenue to hotels in 2022.

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eHotelier

MAY 24, 2023

A well-crafted package offer can help differentiate your hotel from competitors, showcase the unique experiences your property offers, and persuade guests to choose your hotel over others. Here are some great examples based on property type.

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Soft Inn

APRIL 12, 2023

In today's digital age, having secure and convenient payment gateways are essential for businesses of all sizes, especially hotels. Previously, I wrote about What is Payment Gateway together with the list of the top leading payment gateway in Sout East Asia.

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Eat Restaurant Management

MARCH 6, 2023

There is always room to learn, and reading restaurant management books can be the finest method to achieve so, whether this past year was your restaurant's first or its thirty-first. Restaurant books can assist you in setting goals, such as choosing what initiatives you want to start, continue, or stop working on.

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Boutique Hotel News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

[SPONSORED CONTENT] Payment software company Flywire outlines some key considerations for easing the booking and payment process. Travellers are placing top priority on getting out of their comfort zones in booking their 2023 trips. Booking.com’s 2023 travel predictions yield some gems for accommodations providers.

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eHotelier

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The highly anticipated Omni PGA Frisco Resort is now open for wedding bookings in advance of its Spring 2023 opening. A destination wedding resort unlike any other - deep in the heart of Texas - the sprawling complex offers an array of versatile indoor and outdoor venues situated across the mile-long property.

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Revenue Hub

MARCH 21, 2023

Imagine not having to spend time switching between suppliers to book a room, a flight, and local activities. NB: This is an article from Altexsoft Think about a trip-booking solution that allows flexibly changing your tour content. Well, such solutions have existed for a long time and they are powered by dynamic packaging systems.

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Hotel Owner

APRIL 19, 2023

The way travellers book accommodation is dramatically changing. As choice and transparency have become more possible in other elements of consumers’ lives – whether it’s online shopping or banking – they expect the same experience when it comes to booking travel.

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Revenue Hub

MAY 10, 2023

NB: This is an article from STAAH A lot goes in before a guest actually books and makes the trip. Google has dived into its search data further to extend these micro moments into stages of travel – Dreaming, Planning, Booking, Sharing and Experiencing. According to Google, 66% of people spend time shopping around before booking travel.

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STAAH

MAY 16, 2023

Hotel managers and revenue managers use data analysis and revenue management tools to determine the optimal price for each room based on various factors such as occupancy rates, booking trends, and competitor rates. It helps them to book stress-free and gives them the confidence to keep uncertainty in mind.

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eHotelier

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The highly anticipated Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU is now accepting group booking requests in advance of its opening on April 28, 2023.

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eHotelier

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The new fully-managed digital marketing solution is designed to equip independent lodging businesses with the visibility and resources they need to compete effectively online to win more bookings.

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Hotel Owner

MAY 25, 2023

Stephen Leckie, CEO Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels, said: “Research published last week in the Scottish Tourism Index reveals that almost a quarter of Scots will holiday in Scotland this year; this interest is reflected in our bookings and anticipated demand for the season ahead.

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Revenue Hub

MAY 4, 2023

Hi, welcome to another Expert Insights Discussion This is video 2 of our 3 video series looking at the challenge of converting direct bookings. So far, in video 1 we explored how your marketing and distribution strategy can make you more attractive.

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Revenue Hub

APRIL 3, 2023

By offering these free ads, trivago hopes to demonstrate the traffic and booking potential of the metasearch engine to the hotel and encourage them to activate a paid campaign (either CPC or CPA). Unlike Google free booking links, there will be no additional slot for these ads or any other difference that identifies them as free ads.

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Revenue Hub

MARCH 7, 2023

NB: This is an article from Cendyn , one of our Expert Partners Along with the uneven demand and staffing challenges caused by the pandemic, there was one significant upside – a shift in confidence that saw guests book directly through the hotel vs. relying on OTA websites to find the best deal.

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Revenue Hub

APRIL 21, 2023

Direct hotel bookings are reservations that a guest makes directly with a property. NB: This is an article from Fuel Travel A direct booking is made with the hotel itself, rather than via a third-party such as an online travel agent, meta-search site, a managed travel service, or similar. your hotel’s ability to obtain direct bookings.

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Revenue Hub

MAY 3, 2023

Hi, welcome to another Expert Insights Discussion This is video 1 of a 3 video series looking at the challenge of converting direct bookings, with an overarching question: Is it really a fight between Hotels and OTAs?

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