A hotel loyalty program can boost the number of nights booked by almost 50%—if it’s a good one.
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The guest experience has become more than just upgrades and fancy espresso makers in rooms. It’s become a phenomenon that touches every aspect of travel. For example, the amount that travelers are willing to spend on in-destination tours and activities is projected to be worth $266.7 billion by 2027, according to Research and Markets. That isn’t too surprising when we consider the sheer amount of tours and activities being touted in locations around the world, from an afternoon of sampling street food to a private tour with an art historian. Travelers are keen to splurge on this segment of the…
Whether through story or song, print or digital, words in language have the power to trigger human emotion. In fact, there are 27 distinct categories, according to a report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. So, if the words in your trivago description (and on your hotel website) spark interest and excitement in travelers who share your native language, why not stir those same emotions in international travelers, too? After all, they’re essential to your business, as well. As a leading global hotel metasearch, trivago is the starting point for millions of travelers to find their…
5 Hotel Websites That Are Inspiring Guests to Book
The majority of independent properties are losing out on a lot of business for one very simple reason: their hotel websites are poorly designed. They’re not optimized. They’re not converting interested travelers into confirmed guests. From small bed and breakfasts to swanky boutique chains, few seem to have really mastered the art of the hotel website — which is a shame, since it’s the most important part of their direct conversion funnel. There are some hotels, however, that have found the secret to designing beautiful hotel websites that drive direct bookings. So that you can improve the look and function…
LGBTQ tourism may seem like a new phenomenon, but it’s far from it. In fact, one could argue that Hanns Ebensten, also known as the father of gay travel, set the wheels in motion with He Travel and its first gay-only tour of the Grand Canyon in 1973. Given that June marks Pride Month—a time to celebrate LGBTQ achievements but also to create awareness of the issues and struggles that persist in societies around the world—we felt compelled to reach out to hoteliers of the LGBTQ community to hear their insights into this segment of the industry that’s grown and…
trivago Business Studio is the marketing platform for hoteliers worldwide to promote their properties to millions of potential guests on trivago. But who are the people behind this platform to make it all possible? We give you an inside look at what it takes to create and run trivago Business Studio, from data to design to the coding that keeps it working like clockwork. Would you like to have insights delivered to your inbox? Sign up to receive our newsletter now! The shaping of trivago Business Studio With over five million hotels and other types of accommodations advertised on trivago,…
Most Revenue Management (RM) systems in the travel industry are based on seasonality (e.g., the third Friday in December is a “good day;” so, keep your prices up; people will travel), and the “booking curve” (e.g., 30 days before departure last year you were 70% full, but now it’s only 50%; so, watch out). The pandemic has clearly ruined the first principle for the last two years (nothing was a good day, really), so now companies naturally want to recalibrate their systems to 2019 when everything was “normal.” While search volume traffic is picking up and is back to 2019…
Instagram is a must-have social media platfom for independent properties. Here’s what to post to attract and inspire guests and drive bookings.
Even though women are still underrepresented in the hospitality and tech industries, with only 1 in 22 CEOs, and 1 in 9 presidents being a woman, their presence is much more profound than ever. Today, women in hospitality and technology bring with them great perspective and expertise. They’re fearless in voicing their opinions and are building their own path to success and unprecedented growth. We had the privilege to speak with Irene Talg, General Manager at Hotel Tigaiga on Tenerife, and Tiziana Laterza, Hotel Manager at Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria in Sorrento, who share a few things in common beyond their success in a…
In a survey conducted with registered hoteliers who regularly use trivago Business Studio, 1/3 of them ranked a personal relationship with an account manager as the most valued aspect in a partner they work with. The Rate Connect account management team recognizes the value of that, too, and are always willing and able to provide hoteliers with sound advice on how to successfully run their Rate Connect campaign on trivago. So, we sat with Paige—the account manager for countries in the English-speaking world—to get her industry insights and expertise on how hoteliers can do just that. Whether you’ve been promoting…