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Top ten tips for hotels to improve their search engine presence
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Top ten tips for hotels to improve their search engine presence
By Viewpoints | December 13, 2012
So even if we're now agreed that hotel search on engines such as Google is not about to disappear any time soon, there is still plenty that hotels can do to improve their performance in the channel. Read More
How real are challenges to dethrone Google as king of hotel distribution?
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How real are challenges to dethrone Google as king of hotel distribution?
By Viewpoints | December 12, 2012
For years now hotel marketers have claimed that search engines are on the way out as a viable marketing and distribution channel in hospitality. Read More
Hotel prices in Asia - December 2012 to February 2013
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Hotel prices in Asia - December 2012 to February 2013
By PhocusWire | December 10, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Asia. Read More
Airbnb moving in to tours and activities? An obvious strategy to continue its disruptive model
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Airbnb moving in to tours and activities? An obvious strategy to continue its disruptive model
By Daniele Beccari | December 10, 2012
Airbnb, the most talked about travel startup of 2012, is taking a close look at adding local activities to run alongside the home booking service. Read More
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the internet is great for hotels - but please do not neglect the telephone
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, the internet is great for hotels - but please do not neglect the telephone
By Patrick Landman | December 10, 2012
Are hotel businesses spending too much time concentrating on their digital channels at the expense of others? Read More
European hotel prices - December 2012 to February 2013
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European hotel prices - December 2012 to February 2013
By PhocusWire | December 5, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Europe. Read More
TripAdvisor reveals some secret sauce for hoteliers to increase user engagement
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TripAdvisor reveals some secret sauce for hoteliers to increase user engagement
By Kevin May | December 4, 2012
TripAdvisor has crunched a heap of data to find out what increases the interaction between a hotelier and guests that leave reviews on the site. Read More
What is in the ultimate tool kit for hotel revenue managers?
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What is in the ultimate tool kit for hotel revenue managers?
By Patrick Landman | November 30, 2012
We thought it would be interesting to compile a list with the tools that a revenue manager should have at his disposal. Read More
Priceline brand Agoda moves quickly to scoop up affiliates after demise of Octopus Travel
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Priceline brand Agoda moves quickly to scoop up affiliates after demise of Octopus Travel
By Kevin May | November 30, 2012
Agoda has taken no time at all in trying to mop up affiliates that have potentially lost out as a result of the closure of Kuoni-owned Octopus Travel. Read More
Hotel prices in North America - November 2012 to January 2013
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Hotel prices in North America - November 2012 to January 2013
By PhocusWire | November 27, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in North America. Read More
Turning the spotlight around - measuring the social media measurement tools for hotels
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Turning the spotlight around - measuring the social media measurement tools for hotels
By Viewpoints | November 23, 2012
The hotel industry has a long history in customer experience measurement. Read More
Hotel prices in Australia and New Zealand - November 2012 to January 2013
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Hotel prices in Australia and New Zealand - November 2012 to January 2013
By PhocusWire | November 22, 2012
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Australia and New Zealand. Read More
Online reputation directly affects revenue per room in hotels - so what to do about it?
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Online reputation directly affects revenue per room in hotels - so what to do about it?
By Josiah Mackenzie | November 22, 2012
Want to get some hard numbers as to how influential a hotel's reputation can be to the bottom line? Well, here you go. Read More
Forget flights, Google is quietly adding new features to Hotel Finder as rivals look on (and advertise)
By Viewpoints | November 21, 2012
Think all the love at in the travel division at Google is directed at the Flight Search product? Think again. Read More
Grand City Hotels rolls out anonymous guest socializing application, MeetMeIn
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Grand City Hotels rolls out anonymous guest socializing application, MeetMeIn
By Sean O'Neil | November 20, 2012
A quite interesting new way of hotel socializing is being implemented in the Grand City Hotels in Germany. Read More
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