Anyone notice that Google Alerts are basically broken? https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/07/30/google-alerts-are-broken/ Thank goodness for Revinate! If anyone has any info on great
Revenue Management tools, Yield Management, Rate Shoppers, Channel Management, Booking Engines, and some hotel tech: PRICEMATCH.FR!
As of now, the only commission free booking engine I know of is buuteeq’s, which doesn’t interface and provides a nightmare for inventory management. The only interfaced to PMS, commission free booking engine that I have ever heard of or known is Mirage Hotel Systems, who built their own that they offer with their PMS, which is also my favorite. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it, in a heart beat. It’s astonishing more PMS don’t do this to secure more clientele.
Open Letter to Tripadvisor & Market Metrix re: Review Direct
If Tripadvisor’s popularity index can be equated to revenue, then paying to increase your popularity seems very, *VERY* much a grey area.
What if independent hotels put a splash page like this on their website? = Book directly with a hotel, and not with Expedia. Here’s why.
OTA’s were a stopgap solution when the non-tech hotel industry was being left behind during the early days of online distribution. Now, distribution has changed, and continues to change in rapid and meaningful ways. OTA’s aren’t as necessary anymore.
My responses to an interview regarding Hotel Marketing, Distribution, Current & Future Trends
I was recently asked to respond to these questions. I believe my responses ran too long to be printed. =) Go figure. I thought you might enjoy my responses… 1. What can lodging operators do to affect