Best Practices for GDS Optimisation in Hotel Distribution Strategy
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What is your advice for using GDS as part of a hotel's overall distribution strategy? What tips or best practices can you share for getting the most out of your GDS? (Question from Nicole Sideris) Our Marketing Expert Panel Tamie Matthews - Revenue, Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou Luminita Mardale - Director Of Marketing And Business Development, Vienna House Moriya Rockman - Chief of Marketing, Smiling House Luxury Global Max Starkov - Adjunct Professor Hospitality Technology, New York University Nicole Sideris - Founder & Prinicipal Consultant,
4 Website Personalization Tips for Luxury Hotels to Increase Direct Bookings
Brand identity significantly influences guests, with an even more significant impact in luxury hospitality, where brand image standards are higher. As a luxury brand, it's crucial to seduce potential guests and entice them to book on your hotel website by providing each visitor with a personalized online experience, with your brand's personality shining through at all times. 4 Ways How Luxury Brands Convert Guests from Lookers to Direct Bookers By accompanying your visitors and transmitting
How To Leverage Data Across 4 Key Hotel Departments
There is no shortage of data in the hospitality industry. From travelers browsing your website to entering information on OTAs and post-stay surveys, hoteliers collect immense amounts of hotel data daily. For this data to be useful, it must be organized and filtered, so it's decipherable and helps guide decision-making. Decisions Based on Business Intelligence Using data analytics, hoteliers can examine vital business intelligence information collected from sources, like their reservation system or Google Analytics,
5 Hotel Marketing Challenges for Multi-Location Hotels
Emerging economies lead to a growing demand for international tourism, making the travel industry one of the fastest-growing markets. With the number of people with access to greater wealth rising, the market conditions are expected to remain strong. But with markets expanding, so is the competition. In this article, we
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 to questions, provide tailored offers, and be accessible to guests throughout the guest journey. Guest communication is
How Hotels Can Combine Revenue Management and CRO?
One of the best and most common definitions of Revenue Management is “Selling the Right Room to the Right Client at the Right Moment at the Right Price in the Right Distribution Channel with the best commission efficiency”. Both Revenue Management and Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) are data-driven, but they