October U.S. monthly meetings and events volume showed growth of 53.6 percent over the previous month, according to our latest data, NB: This is an article from Knowland While meetings are nowhere near the volume of 2019, meeting volume each month continues to improve over the prior month. One thing that...
Are you staying home for the holidays this year? A recent national consumer survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), shows that 72% of Americans said they were unlikely to travel for Thanksgiving and 69% were unlikely to travel for Christmas. And according to STR, a lodging analysis company, nationwide hotel...
Black Friday represents a huge opportunity for many luxury hotels. For the past two years, it’s been the biggest sales date of the year (based on the sales data of over 300 luxury hotels) and venues with a successful campaign achieved, on average, an increase of revenue 12x greater...
Over the last two decades years, hospitality businesses have gone through some radical changes that have led to a somewhat renewal of the entire industry. From heavy physical room keys to Bluetooth based mobile room keys, the journey has been eventful.  Technology has been the leading driver for hotel business...
Can you hear the thunder forming in the distance?  Can you feel the anticipation; the expectation that our industry is finally ready to turn the page on this dark chapter and return to something better. NB: This is an article from gcommerce With the announcement by Pfizer this week that a vaccine may...
Navigating a hotel rate intelligence solution in 2020 is no longer a complex task. Many of today’s options are intuitive to use. The work is effortless and pays off when you know where to begin. NB: This is an article from HQ revenue After considering the features of a rate shopper and selecting...
Metasearch already scaled to become one of the most important online marketing channels in 2019, continuing its growth trajectory faster than traditional Ads. NB: This is an article from mirai The difference has grown even more in 2020 as hotels, due to the covid-19 crisis, moved a large amount of their...
With our access to real-time traveler audiences and unmatched visibility into global travel demand, we’re in a unique position to share the current travel trends at the forefront of marketers’ minds. NB: This is an article from Sojern We take a look at the data in order to aid travel marketers...
The role of revenue manager may never be the same. Due in part to advances in technology, along with the need to overcome current and future downturns, hotels are in the process of restructuring their operating models—an aspect of the business that has gone largely unchanged throughout much of...
Today, we’re talking about…improving your meetings and groups product. NB: This is an article from Tambourine Product comes first.  Before the website and marketing plan, before listing your meeting space on Cvent, before your sales team responds to that first lead, someone, somewhere, decided on the product. The product? That’s what you’re...