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In General on December 31, 2014 at 13:39
Are your hotels’ social media channels hot, or not?
Are you almost finished writing that social media plan you’ve been working on for the last year? Well, if it hasn’t been evolving with the latest trends, you might need to go back to the drawing board. Few things change as quickly as social media, and to be efficient and effective, your strategy should be developing at the same pace. Here’s a rundown of what’s happening as it relates to hotels and hospitality, and how you should be spending your time and money. Read the rest of this entry »
booking, brand, ecommerce, hospitality, hotels, innovation, mobile, multilingual, OTA, resorts, TripAdvisor, website
In General on August 1, 2014 at 12:11
A LOOK UNDER THE SHEETS AT THE EVER-EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOTELS AND OTAs.
Of the two great innovations that technology has enabled in the hotel business in the past 15 years, only one has been truly disruptive: the rise of Online Travel Agents.
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booking, brand, ecommerce, hospitality, hotels, innovation, mobile, OTA, resorts, TripAdvisor, website
In General on August 1, 2014 at 12:03
What makes the disruptive innovation of OTAs so fascinating is that they are simultaneously the hotels’ biggest competitor, and potentially their largest online sales channel (for all but the largest chains). The OTAs and the hotels clearly need each other.
Accepting this fact, how can hospitality brands make the most of their online friends-cum-enemies? Read the rest of this entry »
booking, brand, ecommerce, hospitality, hotels, mobile, OTA, TripAdvisor, website
In Podcast on June 28, 2014 at 16:20
The QUOcast, a podcast about hospitality
Something we’ve started experimenting with recently, a podcast about hospitality. Discussion includes “the death of the brand”, and an interview with Minor International’s Dilip Rajakarier.
http://quo.li/quocast
hospitality, hotels, innovation, iPad, mobile, resorts, smartphone, WiFi
In General on April 12, 2014 at 11:40
And even higher cost of underwhelming your guests with dated technology.
Checking into a hotel, the staff on the desk informed me that the minibar was “pressure-sensitive,” so if you took something out and then put it back, you’d still be charged. I couldn’t help but wonder why the minibar was smart enough to know when I had taken a beer, but not clever enough to forgive me after my moment of weakness.. I nodded in acknowledgment, thanked him politely and then shuffled off to my room, pondering the changes in technology and human behaviour, and how they affect the bottom line. Read the rest of this entry »
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