A new actor will appear on screen, the great promise, Google. It has the potential to stir up the hotel distribution soap and to get the other actors to adapt their roles. Will the audience accept it? Will it change the story or will it just turn out to be another cameo appearance? This actor…
A well-known story for hotels: Powerful middlemen that dominate the market and put pressure on the hotel manager to lower the prices and increase the commission. Before it was the tour-operators, now it is Booking or Expedia, that have managed to continue with the same model adapting it to the new ways of doing things.…
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A blog is just a few pages on your website. Each of these pages contains information in article format that your clients or other curious visitors can find useful during their stay in your city. Some common topics for a blog are: Places to eat in Toledo, things to see in Madrid, tourist bus in Barcelona and…
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The name given by a manager to his or her hotel is a key decision for the business.It could make or loose a lot of money for the business throughout the years. This is very important; it should be looked at carefully and, if necessary, with professional help, before taking a decision that will affect…
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Adwords is popular in travel industry and intermediaries like Expedia invest nearly $6 million monthly (source: Adage) in Google Adwords campaigns – inverting the money they get from partners. Pay Per Click sponsored results bring more and more attention of indivual hotels as well but many questions and doubts arise: Will Adwords bring more reservations?…
Google launched a new service that may change the way we use Google for search. Since 8th September, results in a search engine (www.google.es) are shown instantly during typing, there is no need of pressing [enter]. Google suggests 4 most popular searches that refer to written phrase showing complete results (including maps, sponsored links) for…
