Apps in this assessment include: Airbnb, BookingNow, Expedia, Hipmunk, HotelPlanner.com, Hotels.com, HotelTonight, Hotwire, Jetsetter, Last Minute Travel Deals, Orbitz, Priceline, Room 77, Stayful, Travelocity and TripAdvisor.
Tips to make your hotel’s digital marketing strategy more efficient
Here are ways to slim-down your digital marketing efforts and focus on being more efficient at the ones that heed the best results.
What users want from hospitality and travel smartphone apps
Guests are particularly interested in using mobile for room-ready notifications, requesting room amenities, hotel services and rooms upgrades.
TripAdvisor could be key for hotel and airline success on mobile
In order to earn return on their app investments companies need to increase usage and TripAdvisor is a channel to finding those that are highly interested in travel.
IHG Translator app to feature on Apple Watch
Travellers will be able to translate from English into 13 different languages in real-time, meaning the app will cover the nine initial launch countries for Apple Watch.
Accor launches Accorhotels app for new Apple Watch
Available in 10 languages, it promotes top Accor hotels and destinations and allows users to manage current bookings.
Hotel apps face threats in mobile battleground for travel bookings
Failure to thwart threats from Google and travel apps pose risks to both earning loyalty and the potential revenue stream hotel apps may offer.
17 apps that are revolutionising the hospitality industry
By Michael Nguyen: These apps and further developments are no doubt contributing to the greater ease and efficiency with which hospitality businesses can operate.
