Senior management and owners need to start understanding what the future of distribution looks like – and how some of the old-school tactics still in play are hurting revenue management.
Auchrannie Resort; The enviable destination hotel which has increased direct bookings by 70%
Secluded away on the Isle of Arran is the stunning Auchrannie Resort. It’s proudly employee owned and operated, meaning the team working there benefits when guests arrive at the resort happy and leave happy. The resort realised they had to develop their digital channels to remain competitive, and over the past two years, they have been on an exciting journey to get there.
Marketing your hotel to Chinese independent travellers
We speak to an expert about the buyer’s journey that Chinese travellers face, the Great Firewall of China, social media, and how hoteliers can not only attract, but delight their Chinese guests.
OTAs look elsewhere for growth; or why hotels need to embrace innovation
Take note hotels and hoteliers – you need to start innovating to drive direct bookings.
The Direct Booking Summit Party announcement: vintage bowling & rooftop pool!
October 3-4 2018 | Dallas, TX
The Direct Booking Summit: Americas – Agenda Announced!
The Direct Booking Summit goes to Dallas
This year’s Direct Booking Summit: Europe is over – and what an event it was!
The Direct Booking Summit is the world’s first and largest direct booking event series, attracting revenue managers and decision makers from…
5 ways to increase hotels’ direct booking & lower dependency on OTAs
While it doesn’t take a genius to gather that direct bookings are hands down the better of the two, OTAs do give hotels the advantage of being more visible than they can ever be on their own!
Discounting is for dummies – Part two
Hoteliers can offer value-added services to encourage direct bookings that cost nothing for the property, but which have high perceived value to potential guests.
Airbnb: “We’re very excited to attend the Direct Booking Summit 2018”
To give you a taster of what you can expect from the event, we’re profiling our best-in-class speakers
