How Cancellation Policies Impact Hotel Revenue and Demand
Cancellations are part of hotel life, but the stress they create doesn't have to be. The real challenge is knowing how to set a policy that protects revenue without pushing guests away. The right cancellation terms influence bookings, guest confidence, pricing power, and even your market position. In this article, you'll learn how smart cancellation policies help hotels stay competitive, maintain steady revenue, and manage demand more effectively, even when guests change their plans. What
How can Hotels use Virtual Reality to Attract Guest Attention?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel With travellers spending increased amounts of time consuming online content, how can hotels leverage VR (virtual reality) technology to capture their attention? Our Marketing Expert Panel Reshan Jayamanne - Digital Marketing & Sales Strategist, Bnb Optimized Susanne Williams - Performance and Revenue Director, Journey Hospitality Andrew Kavanagh - Group Sales and Marketing Manager, FBD Hotels & Resorts Jolien Alferink - Hotel
How Can Hotels Integrate F&B Outlets into Marketing to Enhance The Guest Experience?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert PanelHow can hotels incorporate their F&B outlets into their greater hotel marketing strategy? And how can they leverage the additional touchpoints in the customer experience?(Question by Stephanie Smith) Our Marketing Expert Panel Thom de Graaf - Online Marketing Specialist, The Orange Studio Luminita Mardale - Director Of Marketing And Business Development, Vienna House Nicole Sideris - Founder & Principal Consultant, X Hospitality Michael
What Marketing Strategies can Hotels use to Grow Direct Bookings?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What marketing strategies can accommodation providers use to increase direct bookings? What % of total bookings should direct bookings represent? What is the minimum that hoteliers should aim for? Our Marketing Expert Panel Daphne Beers - Owner, Your-Q Hospitality Academy Adele Gutman - Culture and Guest Experience Expert, Hospitality Reputation Marketing Podcast Tamie Matthews - Revenue, Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou
How do Reputation Scores and Revenue Management Influence each other?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the links between hotel reputation scores and revenue management? How do they influence each other? (Question proposed by Pablo Torres)Â Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pablo Torres - Director Of Sales Marketing, Alannia Resorts Chaya Kowal - Director of Revenue Management, Potato Head Family Dermot Herlihy - Owner, Dynamic Hospitality Consulting Ricardo Sereno - Revenue Manager, Altis Hotels
Top Tips for Leveraging Tiktok to Attract and Engage with Guests
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How can hotels leverage Tiktok (boasting 1.7 billion active users in 2023) to engage with and attract guests? In your opinion, which strategies can they apply, and what are the best practices? Our Marketing Expert Panel Luminita Mardale - Director Of Marketing And Business Development, Vienna House Thom de Graaf - Online Marketing Specialist, Orange Hotel Marketing Moriya Rockman - Chief
6 Lessons from Leading Brands for Elevating Hotel Booking Strategies
While OTAs have dominated the digital travel booking space in recent years, their influence is quietly dwindling as travelers seek more authentic experiences. In parallel, hoteliers now have access to more tools and resources for digital optimization. In fact, hotels of all sizes can significantly boost online bookings by taking a few notes from these eCommerce giants. After all, they’ve invested in research and testing to prove that these best practices work. 6 Lessons from
Guest Expectations in 2024: 8 Trends You Should Be Aware of
As time passes and technology keeps evolving, we enter into a new era of guest expectations. It's no longer enough to simply meet their needs, and the challenge now lies in exceeding them. In this dynamic landscape, where every guest is an insightful traveler armed with high expectations, how can
Guest Expectations for Pre-Stay Digital Experiences by Hotel Category
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How do guest expectations of the pre-stay digital experience differ between low budget and high-end properties? How do their tech expectations differ during their stay? (Question by Nicole Sideris.)Â Our Marketing Expert Panel Tamie Matthews
Guest Communication Tips to Improve Hotel Guest Engagement
Guest engagement has never been so important. As we move forward through the next couple of years, travelers will look for peace of mind when planning their trips. Hotels need to clearly communicate answers to questions, provide tailored offers, and be accessible to guests throughout the guest journey. Guest communication
Guest Communications: Gold Standards, Key Challenges, and the AI
Time and effort going into answering guest queries should not be underestimated. How to optimize the process to benefit your guests and your staff? This article explores how hotel tech solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI) can help you do that. Still, first, it outlines the reasons behind the high
Streamlining Group Bookings: Top 8 Insights on How Automation Boosts Hotel Success
Group accommodation bookings have always been a significant yet underutilized revenue stream for hotels. Representing 30-40% of total net revenue for many business hotels, group bookings also drive ancillary income through food, beverage, and event services, which often yield higher profit margins than room sales alone. Yet, despite their potential,
Greeting and Welcoming Guests: How to Make a Great First Impression
Greeting and welcoming guests includes everything from a verbal introduction to providing a written welcome message. Your greeting may also involve leaving gifts, offering useful information and answering questions. The importance of these initial interactions is difficult to overstate because guests will often make snap judgments based on them. You