Hotel Marketing Courses have never been more valuable. The hotel industry is always dynamic and prone to dramatic shifts, with new technologies, new ideas, and unexpected world events constantly disrupting the status quo. In this article, you'll discover what hotel marketing courses can do for you and learn about some of the best educators in the field. Table of Contents:
A hotel’s commercial team—revenue management, sales, and marketing—is critically important to the financial health of a property. When working harmoniously, these functions combine to ensure a property is filled with high-value guests while minimizing acquisition costs as much as possible. However, “harmonious” is an unlikely descriptor for many hotel commercial teams. 3 Ways to Build an Effective Commercial Hotel Organization
Today’s travelers aren’t just better-educated and better-informed, they’re more concerned than ever about adopting responsible practices around their journeys. The upshot is that these savvy travelers actively seek experiences and accommodations that align with their values — especially concerning environmental and sustainability practices. Reasons Behind the Popularity of Sustainable Travel There are compelling reasons behind this trend. First, heightened awareness
A hotel marketing plan is important for establishing your marketing objectives, outlining how to achieve them, understanding your target audience(s), and pinpointing your unique selling proposition. In this article, you can learn more about how to create and continually modify your marketing plan. Table of Contents: What is the Hotel Industry? What is a Hotel Marketing Plan? Why is a
In the highly competitive hotel industry, optimizing revenue means attracting plenty of attention and generating the right levels of interest from customers. Marketing plays a key role here, and while many hotels handle this internally, others opt to outsource their marketing efforts to a dedicated hotel marketing company. This article will teach you more about hotel marketing and how a
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What are the best practices for driving revenue-generating email marketing and for collecting valid email addresses from guests? (Question from Nicole Sideris) Our Marketing Expert PanelElvira Wilthagen - Owner, Heads in Beds Thom de Graaf - Online Marketing Specialist, The Orange StudioSusanne Williams - Director Consulting Services, Journey
Partnering with a strong digital marketing agency can propel your property to new heights. But when that partner fails to innovate, falls short on reporting, or cannot adapt, the relationship can become an obstacle to growth. Here, you find five signs that it’s time to consider a new digital marketing partner, and how to find a synergetic fit. 5 Crucial
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Growing a loyal customer base and retaining customers is essential for hotels, but how is it best achieved for the B2B market? How do B2B and B2C strategies differ? What are your top tips for success? Our Marketing Expert Panel Stephanie Smith - Founder, Cogwheel Marketing
Hospitality is awash with data. From pricing analysis to targeted marketing, from occupancy rates to guest engagement, every hotelier knows that metrics are important – but how do you sort the interesting from the invaluable? What to Do with the Hotel Data? The sheer amount of data can be daunting, because it typically requires several platforms to access and interpret
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What Practices Make a Hotel Booking Process Effective? (Question by Thomas Dieben) Our Marketing Expert Panel Thomas Dieben - Founder, Becurious Tamie Matthews - Revenue, Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou Jacopo Focaroli - CEO & Founder, The Host Kaylie Holley - Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Professional
As a hotel marketer, you know that managing multiple communication channels to reach out to potential guests can be an overwhelming task. With the ever-evolving digital landscape, it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with the latest trends and ensure consistent brand messaging across all channels. To make matters worse, gathering insights from guest data is often time-consuming, and manual
All-inclusive resorts can appeal to guests through convenience and value for money, but using the right marketing strategies is essential. In this article, you can learn about all-inclusive resorts, learn about the different customer groups to focus on, and explore the most effective marketing strategies to deploy. Table of Contents: What is the Hotel Industry? What Is an All-Inclusive Resort?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How Would You Guide Hotels Trying to Convey Inclusion Via Marketing? Our Marketing Expert Panel Dustin Caromano – Director of Marketing and eCommerce, Première Advisory Group Cory Falter - Partner and Visionary at Lure Agency Linda Bekoe - CEO at APLBC & CEO at Bekoe.com Nicole
As the fiscal year ends, it’s not uncommon for hotel teams to discover unallocated funds in their marketing budget. Since the golden rule of budgeting is “use it or lose it,” here are five quick, effective ways to make an impact with surplus dollars before the end of the year. Sometimes it’s a strategic safety net. Sometimes it’s dumb luck.
Being able to adapt quickly to market demands is a skill many hotel marketers should make an effort to master. And in this digital age, it never hurts to be more data-driven in your overall business strategy. One way to do this is by utilizing customer data in your marketing. By collecting, analyzing, and using customer data, your hotel can
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What would you tell hotel personnel choosing a tech stack? Our Marketing Expert Panel Peter Ricci - Clinical Professor and Director of Hospitality & Tourism Management Program at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Max Starkov - Adjunct Professor Hospitality Technology, New York University Kaylie Holley - Hospitality
They say after the storm comes a calm. However, the storm has yet to pass in the hospitality industry. While seeing the light again is possible, the industry still navigates in turbulent waters. Why? With a fierce competition of over 17.5 million guestrooms in 187,000 hotels (1) worldwide, independent hotels know they have to compete for their share of business
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Should hospitality marketing be managed in-house or outsourced to an external agency? With many hospitality brands operating with smaller teams, what marketing activities could be outsourced easily? Our Marketing Expert Panel Dustin Caromano - Director of Marketing and eCommerce, Première Advisory Group Tamie Matthews - Revenue,