DBS Preview: Director Of Business Development at Baur au Lac speaks about OTAs
The Direct Booking Summit: EMEA 2019 will be touching down in Paris on June 12-13.
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Brown’s Hotel Group Chooses IDeaS Revenue Solutions to Boost Competitiveness
IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software and advisory services, is excited to announce that one of Lisbon's leading independent hotel groups, Brown's Hotels, has chosen IDeaS Revenue Management System (RMS) to optimise revenue performance and efficiency.
Meliá Hotels International Ratifies Its Leadership As The Hotel Company With The Best Reputation In Spain According To Merco
Meliá Hotels International remains among the 20 companies with the best reputation in Spain and for the seventh consecutive year leads the Merco Empresas y Líderes ranking for the hotel industry. The company led by Gabriel Escarrer - ranked 26th out of 100 business leaders by reputation - is the only travel company included in the Ibex 35 and has once again demonstrated its brand strength and the recognition of its stakeholders.
Practical Advice for Visiting Barcelona
Barcelona is one of the greatest cities in the world. Home to sublime and amazing architecture, vibrant nightlife, and is a truly wonderful coastal location. It has great accommodation options from budget to luxury hotels and Barcelona holiday apartments are plentiful.
By Ismael González Serrano, Journalist, Into the Marketing (itmK)
Should Restaurateurs Change Their Offerings For 2030?
Despite a mostly conservative vision concerning their experience at a restaurant for 2030, Swiss consumers do want to see drastic changes in some areas, mainly related to customization. Are restaurateurs aware and ready to respond to their clients' expectations? A new study provides insights and recommendations for restaurateurs and F&B professionals.
Raise your glass for more direct bookings!
The Direct Booking Summit is so much more than a platform for discussing your hotel's challenges. It is also a place for hoteliers like you to share your direct booking strategy tips, discuss your experiences, and get to know your fellow hoteliers. That's why Day One, filled with streamed talks and panel discussions, will culminate with one of our legendary parties!
SiteMinder finds direct hotel bookings in Italy will drop to 16 percent of all online sales by 2023
An analysis by SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading guest acquisition platform, today reveals that direct bookings have plummeted from constituting 94 percent of the €7.4 billion made in online hotel sales in Italy 10 years ago to constituting only 20 percent of the €11.6 billion estimated this year.
SiteMinder analysis reveals France’s online hotel bookings are back on the up, set to remain steady
An analysis by SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading guest acquisition platform, today reveals that online hotel bookings in France are set to increase four percent in 2019 - a growth rate not seen by the nation's hoteliers in four years. Online hotel bookings have fluctuated from a two percent decline in 2016 to a two percent uplift in 2018, and data from Euromonitor International suggests the four percent growth expected this year will remain consistent until 2023 when the rate will rise marginally to five percent.
Independent Adventurers: views from inside the competitive hotel market.
Below you'll find insights from Bill van der Valk from Van der Valk hotel Schiphol; Dita Guth, the founder & owner Salotto Rosso; Kristel Dom, hotel manager at Canal House Amsterdam and Anne Gorthmanns owner and manager of Strandhotel at Cadzand Bad.
By Severs + Jansen The Hospitality Studio, Hospitality Creative and Co-Owner, Montgomery Group
World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism to Analyse the Sector’s Potential as a Source of Jobs, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The countdown begins for the 5th World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism to be held on 2 and 3 May in Donostia-San Sebastián, organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Basque Culinary Center (BCC). International experts will analyse and discuss the influence and capacity of gastronomy tourism to create employment and promote entrepreneurship and how to increase its potential in the future. Registration to attend the forum is still open here.
Meliá Hotels International Enhances The Role Of Voice Of Consumer In Its Social Media Strategy Together With Flowics
Meliá Hotels International, one of the most influential Spanish hotel companies in social media, has announced the launch of a new marketing strategy based on User-Generated Content (UGC) to provide more authentic messages in its digital contacts with consumers. The company is a world leader in resort hotels and has chosen Flowics as its technology partner for the worldwide, multi-brand implementation of the project.
SiteMinder study reveals great hotel service, personalised offers win guests from Italy every time
A new study by SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading guest acquisition platform, today reveals that great service and personalised offers are the two deciding factors for Italian travellers when choosing their accommodation. The study, Le aspettative dei viaggiatori italiani alla base dell'evoluzione del settore alberghiero, was this week launched at Buy Tourism Online (BTO) in Florence to explore the preferences of guests for the country's hotels.
Call for OTAs to stop ‘brandjacking’ on Google
The UK Bed & Breakfast Association wants a ban on 'brandjacking' of hotel and B&B names on Google by online travel agencies (OTAs).
Chinese travellers: why they’re the guests French hotels can’t afford to ignore
It's almost impossible to read through a hospitality or travel publication these days and not find the latest jaw-dropping statistic on the Chinese traveller market. Here's one: according to The China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI), the number of overseas trips made within a year by Chinese tourists will exceed 400 million by 2030. And, another: in 2017, China led the world in its investments toward travel abroad, investing a total of US$258,000 million, according to the UNWTO.
By Antoine Aubrun, Country Manager - France, SiteMinder
Magnuson Hotels CEO to Join Accor, Preferred, Interstate Chiefs at Berlin IHIF Brand Panel
London UK/Spokane WA - Magnuson Worldwide's global hotel brand is proud to sponsor the 22nd International Hotel Investment Forum 2019 at the fabulous InterContinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany.
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian Introduces New Concierge Service in Response to Traveller’s Requests
In response to consumer demand, Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian has announced a new concierge offering called 'Book Master,' which is now available for guests at the iconic Edinburgh hotel.
ITB Berlin: Medical Tourism Is Booming Worldwide
Berlin - The world of medical tourism has long become globalised: according to the latest report by VISA and Oxford Economics (www.bit.ly/2SVZd7O), the global medical tourism industry is currently worth around 100 billion dollars. Forecasts for 2025 see growth reaching up to 25 percent. This industry is a significant economic factor for many countries and regions. From 6 to 10 March the World's Leading Travel Trade Show will be giving this mega-market of the future its own platform for the third time at the Medical Tourism Pavilion in Hall 21b.
Putting The Customer At The Centre
This week's Opportunity 2019 conference provided plenty of food for thought for the UK's revenue management community, as industry professionals, hoteliers, students and solutions providers came together to discuss 'Revenue Management and the Connected Customer.'
By Sarah McCay Tams, Head of Editorial, Actabl
ITB Berlin Convention looks at the future of travel
Big names and leading international companies focus on forward-looking transportation systems and the shift in customer demands in the luxury travel market - Presentation of the latest results of an exclusive international report by Travelzoo and ITB Berlin - For exhibitors, trade visitors and the media admission to the ITB Berlin Convention 2019 from 6 to 9 March is included in the price of a ticket
Screen-free Hotel In Sweden Offering Free Hotel Rooms To Social Media Addicts
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