Advertising

Google offers hotel discounts to cloud users, upgrades search tools
News / Online
Google offers hotel discounts to cloud users, upgrades search tools
By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | August 28, 2018
Google has enhanced its flight and hotel search capabilities ahead of the U.S. holiday travel season, while concurrently announcing that it has started offering exclusive hotel discounts to paying users... Read More
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News / Online
Subtle change to users, big impact on brands - Google search and hotels
By Pablo Delgado - Mirai | August 27, 2018
The real estate on Google's search engine results pages has changed dramatically over the course of the last decade.   Read More
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Opinion / Online
Online travel agency moves harming profitability: What hotels need to know
By Max Starkov - HEBS Digital | August 24, 2018
Two recent events in hotel distribution created a mild media buzz, but unfortunately were ignored by some hoteliers and quickly forgotten by the industry: Expedia’s Add‐On Advantage and Booking.Basic. Read More
dmo facebook advertising
News / Online
User-generated content not top of mind for DMOs on Facebook
By Jill Menze | August 22, 2018
State destination marketing organizations in the United States are slow to adopt user-generated content in their Facebook advertising, with the majority relying on stock imagery in posts. Read More
CEO interview Cendyn Charles Deyo
Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Charles Deyo of Cendyn
By Mitra Sorrells | August 10, 2018
Cendyn provides integrated technology platforms to drive sales and marketing performance in the travel and hospitality industry. Based in Florida, Cendyn has offices around the United States and Canada... Read More
In The Big Chair - Layton Han of ADARA
Interview / Technology
In The Big Chair - Layton Han of ADARA
By Mitra Sorrells | August 3, 2018
Founded in 2009 ADARA analyzes data to help clients understand travelers’ behavior, patterns and trends to create more effective marketing and engagement strategies. The company has 15 offices across... Read More
Travel and the complex world of native comparison search
Opinion / Online
Travel and the complex world of native comparison search
By Brett Tabano - MediaAlpha | August 2, 2018
Companies that solely utilize display advertising for performance marketing need to complement this strategy with native comparison search ads. It differs in that it's specific to one particular product... Read More
tripadvisor hospitality sector report
News / Online
Online reputation, bookings top of mind for travel business owners
By Jill Menze | July 26, 2018
Travel businesses are overwhelmingly concerned about their online reputations, as well as how well they’re equipped to meet a mobile audience, a new study from TripAdvisor shows. Read More
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News / Online
Trivago moves to reduce advertising spend as losses mount
By Linda Fox | July 25, 2018
Trivago reports losses for the second quarter of 2018 as it reins in advertising spend. Read More
STARTUP STAGE: Swayy helps hotels manage influencer campaigns at scale
Interview / Startups
STARTUP STAGE: Swayy helps hotels manage influencer campaigns at scale
By Jill Menze | July 23, 2018
Swayy is a tool for hotels to find, book and maintain relationships with social media influencers. It matches hotels with pre-vetted, relevant influencers, and Swayy’s closed-loop system allows both... Read More
Booking.com tests marketplace offering third party technology
News / Technology
Booking.com tests marketplace offering third party technology
By Linda Fox | July 19, 2018
Booking Holdings is piloting a service that offers access to third party technology platforms for its hotel customers. Read More
expedia package bookings
News / Distribution
Package bookings drive higher ADR, have longer booking windows
By Jill Menze | July 18, 2018
Analyzing data on package bookings vs. standalone hotel bookings, Expedia Group found that for full year 2017, package bookings delivered higher average daily rates and had longer booking windows,... Read More
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News / Online
Google streamlines hotel advertising with integration in new Google Ads platform
By Mitra Sorrells | July 11, 2018
Google wants to make it easier for hotel marketers to manage and scale their advertising campaigns on the site.   Read More
VIDEO: Under the hood of cruise
News / Online
VIDEO: Under the hood of cruise
By PhocusWire | July 9, 2018
The cruise industry is arguably the last bastion of what some consider the "old model" of travel distribution. Read More
Google triggers new AdWords update: What are the implications for hotels?
Opinion / Online
Google triggers new AdWords update: What are the implications for hotels?
By SiteMinder | July 6, 2018
This year is set to be an important one for advertisers currently using Google AdWords to shop their wares. If your hotel is one of these businesses, Google is introducing a brand-new interface for the... Read More
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