Blue Magnet Interactive

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This article unravels the significance of each component of a well-balanced 2024 Hotel Marketing Budget and offers insights into how you can invest wisely. Here’s why it’s absolutely pivotal to channel a significant portion of your 2024 hotel marketing budget into digital arenas: Global Reach: The internet knows no boundaries.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What are booking channels? Booking channels are platforms by which your hotel can accept reservations online or offline. Examples of booking channels include your own website, online travel agents like Booking.com, metasearch sites like Google, traditional travel agencies, global distribution systems (GDS), and more.

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Revenue Hub

MARCH 22, 2024

From OTA fees to online ads, digital marketing can eat up a chunk of the budget for independent hoteliers. NB: This is an article from WebRezPro Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date These tools aren’t just budget-friendly (obviously), they also spice up your marketing game without costing a dime – just your time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2024

The book's highlighted advice includes: Pick The Battles to Win – Ganzler helps companies gather, organize, and evaluate myriad issues they could take on. Why did you want to write this book and why now? I hope the title captures the dual goals of the book. I hope the title captures the dual goals of the book.

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A hotel reservation system is far more than a booking tool. What is a Hotel Reservation System A Hotel Reservation System is a software solution designed to facilitate and manage booking accommodations and other guest-related services at your hotel.  This attention to detail contributes to guest loyalty and positive reviews.

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InnQuest

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This includes advertising, promotions, pricing strategies and partnerships with travel agencies and online booking platforms. This includes property management systems (PMS), online booking platforms , customer relationship management (CRM) tools and energy management systems to streamline operations and enhance guest experiences.

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7 Shifts

JULY 22, 2022

Schedule smarter, keep your labor budget in control, and ensure you have the right number of staff each day this summer, rain or shine. Communications. Staff communication: Messaging, Announcements, and Attachments. Manager Log Book. Manager Log Book also acts as an archive of your operations. Assign Stations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Let’s look at low-budget restaurant marketing ideas to succeed in inflationary times. Three Tips to Promote a Restaurant on a Low Budget. Users should easily access the menu, book a table, and click on the phone number or other links without pinching. Communicate with Customers on Social Media.

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Revenue Hub

AUGUST 24, 2023

Hoteliers and marketing executives in the hotel industry are faced with a multitude of challenges, including budgeting, marketing decisions, selecting appropriate distribution channels, and proper pricing. This allows targeted use of the marketing budget, avoiding unnecessary spending on unprofitable actions.

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Revenue Hub

APRIL 23, 2024

NB: This is an article from Bookboost Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date Finally, resource constraints like budget and skilled personnel limit data management capabilities, especially for smaller hotels. Even with insights, translating them into actionable strategies for different departments can be tough.

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Revenue Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In this post, we dive into what travelers care about when booking air travel and how that aligns (or doesn’t align) with the airline industry’s perceptions to give airlines the best insights for 2023. Travelers are upping their budgets as well, with 43% of consumers saying their budget for the next 12 months will be higher than last year.

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Hotel Owner

MARCH 25, 2024

This includes gathering feedback from guests through surveys, reviews, and direct communication so that you can better understand what aspects of the spa guests appreciate, and which areas need improvement. Implement digital booking systems, mobile apps for spa reservations, and interactive touch screens for browsing treatments and amenities.

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Blue Magnet Interactive

OCTOBER 31, 2023

While OTAs typically charge a commission for every booking, the volume of potential guests they bring to a hotel often offsets this cost. Direct Bookings through Hotel Websites With the right marketing strategy, hotels can drive a significant amount of traffic to their official websites.

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Revenue Hub

JANUARY 25, 2023

Competing against online travel agencies (OTAs) and large hotel chains backed by billion-dollar marketing budgets can be intimidating for independent properties. The more travelers see your brand name through advertisements, the more top of mind you’ll be when they decide to book. Communicate value. Drive more reservations.

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SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Reservation cancellation fees These are charged when guests cancel their bookings, especially if done at the last minute. They help mitigate the revenue loss from unsold rooms and encourage responsible booking behaviour. Using SiteMinder’s booking engine as an example, you can enter extras and charges for many different scenarios.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2021

Creating and deliver engaging content, maintaining customer communications, establishing an online presence, reviewing data-driven analytics, setting up paid advertising initiatives…all of these important steps take time. Customer communications – Email and Text. Google Rankings and Google My Business.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Duties include greeting guests, making bookings, taking phone requests and managing complaints. From handling complaints and supervising staff to scheduling maintenance and managing budgets, this role oversees all aspects of hotel operations. Duties can include managing a team, scheduling staff, processing payroll, and budgeting.

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SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Don’t just host the experience; be the experience Discover how SiteMinder can transform your event management and booking potential. They must also manage budgets, negotiate with vendors, and handle any unforeseen challenges that arise during events. Tip : Always include a contingency fund in your budget.

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SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Within just a few clicks, their search can be narrowed down to a handful of properties, with the top listings benefiting tremendously in shaping their perception of what is available and within their budget. Creating a profile for your hotel , including a free booking link, is simple. It involves claiming your Google Business Profile.

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7 Shifts

MAY 3, 2021

Department-based budgeting When you integrate 7shifts with one of our many industry-leading restaurant-specific POS partners , you can use your sales data to make more accurate projections for the staff you’ll need. Manager Log Book Managers get a communication upgrade, too. No more confusion when they arrive for their shift.

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InnQuest

AUGUST 3, 2023

Baseline client expectations should be documented and explicitly communicated to your whole staff and in all marketing materials. If not many visitors book additional stays, you might be doing something wrong somewhere in the hotel guest experience. Book a demonstration of our award-winning hotel management software here.

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Revenue Hub

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Plan : Using proprietary algorithms and AI technology, you can highlight opportunities and threats, build accurate forecasts and budgets, giving you a map for your property’s success. By leveraging the Vertical Booking CRS, in conjunction with Hotel IQ Decision Cloud, a fifth pillar of business intelligence is added: Action.

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Revenue Hub

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A hotel’s website is the foundation of a strong online presence and provides hoteliers with a platform to showcase their property, build trust with potential guests, and encourage direct bookings. ways for hoteliers to boost their website’s search engine ranking to generate more clicks, page views, and hotel bookings.

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Larry Mogelonsky

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Like the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), their budgets have increased, aiding them to implement new technology to replace services that were previously done manually by staff despite the size of the hotel brand. Technological solutions will eventually become the norm, such as artificial intelligence for booking reservations.

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Boutique Hotel News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

From shopping malls to beach clubs, museums to theme parks, there are now activities and experiences in Qatar for every type of traveller, from every nation, and to suit every budget. STR’s occupancy on the books for hotels and hotel apartments in Doha is already above 80 per cent for the group stage. per cent), the US (17.23

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Les Roches

JANUARY 23, 2024

Open, continual communication drives engagement, ensuring everyone’s on the same page Enhanced team collaboration: by delineating roles and responsibilities clearly among team members, a good event project manager can ensure things run smoothly. It outlines goals, timelines, roles and responsibilities and budget allocation.

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Revenue Hub

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In addition, it generates additional revenue, allowing the hotel to capture a larger portion of the guest’s travel expense budget. If spamming your customers risks annoying them, and reduces your chances of increasing your sales volume, there is however a way to communicate without “harassing” your customers. How to do ?

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STAAH

JULY 6, 2023

Having certain quality content on your Airbnb listing can help you improve your search, ranking and drive more bookings on Airbnb. Consistently delivering high-quality stays on Airbnb can have a meaningful impact on your listing and in return get you more bookings, visibility, positive reviews and higher reach to potential bookers.

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Les Roches

MARCH 11, 2024

A travel consultant, also known as a travel agent or travel advisor, plays a multifaceted role in the travel industry, assisting clients with planning and booking various travel arrangements.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a competitive environment like the hotel industry, there’s an art and a science to ensuring your business is found, noticed, and booked by travellers instead of your closest competitors. Just like advertising in any industry, hotel advertising is a way for you to communicate with potential guests about your services and offers.

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SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A secure booking and payment process was a top 3 consideration for 55% when making a booking 62% have higher expectations when it comes to the standard of human-delivered accommodation services? On top of that, there has always been diverse incomes, budgets, ages, hometowns, interests, and travel motivations.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As you operate the restaurant, you'll also need to prepare for different clientele, budgeting, and staffing needs. Better yet, using technology like 7shifts Manager Log Book can make this process even simpler. Online Employee Communication. Replicating an Existing Concept. Keep Your Team Connected.

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SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Chinese travellers are known for their distinct travel preferences and behaviours, which include a strong inclination towards mobile booking platforms, a preference for experiential travel, and an emphasis on cultural and culinary experiences. Convenience and efficiency : Ease of booking, check-in, and payment processes are crucial.

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7 Shifts

JULY 31, 2020

Once Mattenga’s switched to 7shifts and integrated their Toast POS, they could easily build schedules that stayed within their target labor percentage with the weekly labor budget tool—allowing them to set sales and labor targets based on their projected sales to efficiently schedule staff. That always is an issue.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2019

After struggling with time and money lost to manual scheduling, they ditched spreadsheets to streamline their scheduling, communication, and performance tracking with 7shifts’ easy-to-use, intuitive labor management platform. We chose 7shifts because mainly the Manager Dashboard [and Manager Log Book].

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Revenue Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Is your 2023 hotel marketing budget a little leaner than you’d like? Our recent report into the hotel booking trends of Gen Z highlighted the significant growth, both in traffic (+189%) and transactions (+257%), among the 18-24 year old demographic during the pandemic. NB: This is an article from 80 Days.

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eZee Absolute

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

How hotel businesses can become CPRA proof Update your compliance documents Upgrade your systems Get airtight network security Make sure your data collection and inventory are compliant Update and communicate privacy disclosures What’s up with your data retention practices? So, why the need for the CPRA ? Hospitality is all about trust.

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