How many times has your front desk staff checked in the Jones family from Idaho? The Jones’ have visited your property for the past five years, their children have grown up on the ski slopes, and yet your staff (who have been at the property since it opened in 2014) don’t call them by their… (more)
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4 Things Hoteliers Can Do To Increase Direct Bookings
If there’s one question hoteliers ask themselves every day, it’s: “how can I increase direct bookings?”. And that’s understandable because ‘beating’ the online travel agents (OTAs) feels like an impossible task… …until you realise that it isn’t really a battle. Seriously – in order to gain more direct bookings as a hotelier, you need to view this industry as… (more)
Is your mobile-unfriendly booking engine costing you bookings?
It’s unrealistic to think that our smartphones actually make us smarter (lol); but isn’t it accurate to say our smartphones make our lives easier? Think of all the things we do from our smartphones: Play games, watch movies, listen to music, book flights, even make hotel reservations. On any given day, you can look around… (more)
Getting to know your guests: the basics of guest profiling
If there’s one thing the OTAs know how to do well, it’s guest profiling. In fact, there’s a high chance they’ve obtained more data about your guests than you have… and you’re the one providing the service! The good news is this can be fixed, because as the hotelier, you have access to just as… (more)
Short domestic stays in leisure market driving bookings in the UK
New data suggests short stays will lead industry recovery in the UK As the UK is in the throes of a month-long ‘leisure’ lockdown, there is some encouraging news as far as what’s in store for the industry. Knight Frank recently share some data suggesting that the short-stay leisure market is expected to emerge as a catalyst for… (more)
The simple Google Analytics guide for hoteliers
You’re a modern, savvy hotelier, which means you’ve got a website with an awesome online booking portal. Obviously. It also means you understand what Google Analytics is. You’re aware that it provides vital insight into the way in which visitors interact with your hotel’s most important web presence. You also know that it offers data… (more)
The Crucial Moments That Can Make or Break Your Guest Experience
All hoteliers will attest that managing your guests’ expectations is the most rewarding and also most challenging part of their job. After all, each guest who decides to stay at your property is expecting something special from your property; whether that’s something your website promised, something a front desk clerk mentioned or something that a… (more)
Simple ways for hotels to upsell to guests
While the hotel industry has shown some signs of recovery coming off the end of summer, it is indeed still a challenging time for the industry. Occupancy rates likely won’t be what they were pre-Covid for quite a while, but that doesn’t mean marketing efforts need to stop. In fact, guests who are still traveling… (more)
6 exciting ideas for creating hotel marketing videos
Video is the new normal for marketing, especially in the digital age when streaming services are so widely used. If the year has taught us anything, it’s that hotels need to be flexible and quick to adapt. With an online presence becoming more important than ever, with hotels needing to attract guests in a digital… (more)