20 Hotel Website Mistakes To Fix To Avoid a Low Conversion Rate
The hospitality industry has strong competition and the rivalry for guests is going to be even more fierce these days. Hotels compete online for guests not only with other hotels but with other players, such as OTAs and Search Engines Hotel Markets. Therefore, hotels should ensure that their website attracts customers. In this article, you’ll find the 20 most common “deadly” mistakes that kill your website’s conversion rate and you can learn how to turn
Hotel Schools: Global List of Hotel Management Schools
Hotel schools provide a range of training on every topic you can think of about the hotel industry. At a hotel school, you might find courses covering everything from general management to accountancy. Hotel schools are vital to developing your career to its full potential. You'll learn about the top hotel schools and their courses in this article. Table of Contents: Hotel Industry: Everything You Need to Know About Hotels What is a Hotel School?
Tips for Hotels to Optimize Their Contactless Guest Journey
Due to Covid-19, social distancing has advanced the prominence of contactless payments and the delivery of digital services. Consumer behavior highlights the growing acceptance and expectation of contactless services, requiring all businesses to adapt to existence. As the hotel industry prepares for the return of travelers, the industry must recognize the new consumer touchpoints to digitalize processes to provide greater confidence while delivering a more enhanced experience in the guest journey. The State of Contactless
How to Use Guest Messaging to Improve the Digital Experience?
Nowadays, guests are demanding smoother, easier, faster experiences. How a user (customer, partner, or employee) interacts with an organization via digital technologies is what we refer to as digital experience. To manage the digital experience of users, companies need to make sure the interaction with customers at every touchpoint is seamless. The smartest companies are already moving toward digital experience management tools to align their digital experiences. In this article, you will learn how guest
Profitable Forecasting: How to Boost Hotel Profitability with Revenue Management
Well-run and profitable hotels are like a symphony where talented performers play their parts within the framework of the score. Their skilled cooperation creates the business foundation for the hotel to meet or exceed its business goals. Revenue management principles provide such a framework, with the revenue manager serving as the conductor. The Strategic Framework Behind Profitable Hotel Revenue Management Hoteliers can take multiple paths to profitable revenue management within this framework. It includes: Data Technology Competitive Analysis Brand Reputation Channel Management Starting and Dynamic Rates These elements of revenue management may surprise some hoteliers since there’s a common misconception
How Can Voice Control Benefit the Hospitality Industry?
Successful leaders in hospitality management understand the importance of embracing new technology, especially when it can improve the customer experience. One example of a technology trend that has seen increased adoption rates in recent times is voice control technology, which can significantly benefit hotel owners. In this post, you will learn more about how voice control works and some of its key benefits. Table of Contents: Voice Control: In a Nutshell How Does Voice Control
8 Ways to Improve Customer Experience in the Travel Industry
Hotels, airlines, car rental companies, and others in the travel industry prioritize the customer experience as one of the most effective competitive differentiators. Indeed, companies that deliver in this area are more likely to generate customer loyalty and build positive reputations. In this article, you will find eight of the most effective ways for those in the tourism industry to improve customer experience. Table of Contents: 8 Ways to Improve Your Customer Experience 1. Smart
How To Increase Hotel Revenue With Easy Pre-Authorizations
While hoteliers know about credit card pre-authorization, many don't incorporate it into their reservation policies. Or, if they do, they leave it up to OTAs. Either way, ignoring the impact of well-managed pre-authorizations on your hotel's revenue is a mistake. Flexibility for Guests and Guarantees for Hoteliers Pre-authorizations are a
SEO Best Practices for Hotels to Increase Direct Bookings
Travelers' online behavior has changed significantly since the beginning of the pandemic. Today, potential guests are researching and booking travel plans many months in advance and are prioritizing hotel websites with detailed and relevant information that is easily accessible to them. With this return to travel, there is also a
Differing Revenue Management Strategies for New Vs Established Hotels
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the recommended revenue management strategies for new hotels / resorts? How do they differ to those used by established properties? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Dr. Betsy Stringam-Bender - Professor of Hotels & Resorts,