IHG Now Offers On-Page SEO Opportunities For Your Hotel Website

For as long as we can remember, IHG, which has brands like Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and many others handled their SEO marketing efforts in-house.

For as long as we can remember, IHG, which has brands like Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and many others handled their SEO marketing efforts in-house.

The title and meta descriptions were written by their team as they did not allow input from the hotel directly or anyone who may have handled the marketing on behalf of the hotel. Previously limited by lack of custom optimization, many owners went the route of vanity sites for IHG hotels.

But, evolution is upon us!

Updating of Title and Meta Descriptions On Your IHG Brand Site

We have recently select Holiday Inn Express branded hotels where you can edit the hotel’s metadata on the brand site.

Within IHG Concerto you can search for item #6222 to find the SEO data fields.
This is a huge win for the hotel!

This allows you to take control of your Search Engine Optimization and Content Strategy by marketing to the hotels local market.

By selecting your city and inputting your demand generator keywords into the titles and meta descriptions, this allows for you to be competitive in the local market by speaking their language.

Update your SEO City Name and Hotel Page Title

Modify the page title and meta description on a per page basis

Modify title and meta descriptions on additional pages

Functionality Availability in Concerto

We are excited to see this coming into play though it is not widespread yet. Not all Holiday Inn Express hotels have fields that are editable and so far we can see the fields for a Holiday Inn but they are currently marked as “read-only”.

But, no fear! Email the IHG Ignite team at [email protected] to have it updated for you.

Currently, they will update the 4 Primary Pages:

  • Home
  • Dining
  • Things to do
  • Packages

How to Optimize Limited Time Features

For additional ways you can “SEO” your IHG brand site check out our blog about how to leverage LTF (Limited Time Features) for Search Engine Optimization for IHG hotels.

View story source
Sales & Marketing

Stephanie Sparks Smith is the founder and digital matriarch of Cogwheel Marketing and partner at Cayuga Hospitality Consultants. She is the former VP of eCommerce and Technology at a large management company of over 100 hotels. She has served as a board member for both IHG and Marriott brands.

Cogwheel Marketing & Analytics is a U.S.-based hospitality digital marketing agency and business intelligence provider specializing in branded and independent hotels. Founded by Stephanie Sparks Smith, the company helps hotel owners, operators, and management groups optimize their online presence, strengthen marketing performance, and increase direct bookings.

Comments

Comments for this content

0 comments available
Loading comments...