Hotel Marketing; The Latest Trends in the Hotel Industry in 2026
Hotel marketing is key in helping you attract bookings and optimize revenue. For the most part, your marketing messages are how customers will become aware of your hotel and also how they will understand your values and unique selling proposition. Of course, to optimize your marketing, you need to be aware of the latest hotel marketing trends for 2026. In this article, you can learn about the more general trends within hotel marketing and those
Hotel Market Segmentation: Effective Tips & Strategies for Hoteliers
Hotels want to attract as many guests as possible to maximize revenue. One of the best ways to achieve this is to segment the hotel market so that different groups of people can be targeted with different marketing messages, pricing strategies, and services. In this article, you will learn some hotel market segmentation tips and strategies for hoteliers to use, to generate the best results. Table of Contents: What is the Hotel Industry? What is
Tips to Find Your Next Hotel Manager Job!
The role of a hotel manager is challenging and rewarding, requiring you to understand various hotel strategies and management techniques. However, to find your next hotel manager job, you will need to understand the nature of the role, ensure you meet the minimum requirements, and know where to look. Here, you will find important advice on how to find and secure your ideal management position. Table of Contents: What is the Hotel Industry? What is
5 Hotel Management Software Solutions Every Hotel Needs
For hotel owners, revenue management is incredibly important. It involves selling the right room at the right time and price to the right customer via the right distribution channel to maximize business results. To assist with this, many hotels use hotel management software packages. In this article, you will find the five most important software solutions within the hospitality industry. Hotel Management Software Solutions Essentially, a hotel management software solution is any software that can
9 Audiences You Can Create for Better Hotel Marketing Campaigns
The marketing department in a hotel has a crucial role in increasing revenue. Not only has to do with creating initiatives to attract new guests but also with communicating with previous guests and making them come back. The Task of Increasing Revenue Increasing revenue is hard in an industry with many brands competing for the same people. It is very easy for guests to go to another brand, especially as they may go to a
How to Communicate Your Front Desk Upselling Deals Effectively
Few hoteliers use front desk upselling to the max. Not only do the front desk employees need to stay up to speed with all the upselling deals, but they also need to be comfortable using essential communication skills and marketing techniques. In short, to get it right, you need to read each situation correctly and change your language accordingly. In this piece, you’ll learn which four communication skills you need to hone and the valuable
5 Digital Strategies to Attract Remote Workers to Your Hotel
As companies worldwide shift their standards to allow for more remote roles and hybrid working models, the concept of the ideal workplace has become much more subjective. With this increased flexible work environment, people are embracing the digital nomad lifestyle. This offers the ability to log in from anywhere in the world, whether in cafes, co-working spaces, and, most importantly: hotels. Catering to Remote Work While the remote workers may not stay overnight, they may
AI Agents Are Now Booking Hotel Rooms – Is Your Property Ready?
AI is moving fast. Really fast. Every day seems to bring a new breakthrough: an image generator that goes viral, a smarter chatbot, a more powerful time-saving tool. Some innovations will fizzle out or quickly be supplanted. Others will fundamentally change how we live and work. And one of the
Training AI Agents to Improve Personalisation and Boost Conversion
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How can AI agents be trained to anticipate hotel guest needs? How might this impact the personalisation of sales interactions and overall conversion rates? (Question proposed by Michael J. Goldrich) Our Marketing Expert Panel Michael
Essential Skills and Characteristics in Marketing Leadership Roles
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What are the essential skills and characteristics that hotels should look for when recruiting for Marketing leadership roles? What advice can you offer to hotels in this position? Our Marketing Expert Panel Adele Gutman - Culture
How to Maximize Admin Booking Extranet Possibilities
Booking.com is one of the most important distribution channels for hotels, and properties need to learn to make effective use of the admin Booking extranet. In this article, you can find out about how this management platform works, what features are available, and the opportunities that you can take advantage
Adapting Hotel Digital Strategy for Mobile Traffic
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel With mobile traffic stats continuing to rise, how have you adapted your hotel's digital strategy in response to that?  Our Marketing Expert Panel Colleen Buckley - Hospitality Marketing Executive Reshan Jayamanne - Digital Marketing & Sales
Account Analytics: Optimize Corporate & Agency Performance with Data
Account Analytics is much more than most Sales Managers are currently equipped with, usually in an Excel sheet or PMS report: Room Nights, ADR, and Revenue per account. Understand how deeper Account Analytics across Corporate and Agency accounts can help your hotel's commercial team analyze the entire segment of individual