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Travel Insights and Tips for Getting High-Value Bookings

Following the “lost year of travel,” many people are looking forward to new travel experiences in 2021. Many are hungrier than ever to leave their home, explore new destinations, and feel as if everything is finally back to normal. The new vaccine rollout is a huge step towards making that happen. It has increased traveller confidence and caused a rise in travel demand and bookings that might help leisure travel rebound quicker than we thought. If everything goes well, OTAs and hoteliers should have their hands full this summer, with all of us enjoying plush robes and pools in hotels and relaxing on a beach somewhere. Before this daydreaming can turn into a reality, hoteliers should take certain steps to make the most of the growing traveller’s confidence. Whether you’re a hotel owner or manager, the latest industry insights and tips below will help you get more high-value bookings and maximize hotel revenue. Take a look. Understanding Traveller Behaviour and Preferences To make the mo

How Can Modern Hotels Prepare for Increased Tourist Activity?

  Travel has become cheaper than ever. With lowering fuel prices and increasing competition among airlines, more people are now traveling to other countries than ever . This only spells good news for hotel and property owners that want to make the best of the increasing travel trends by giving their guests an experience of a lifetime. Hotel owners also need to enhance their operational capabilities to manage their bookings and make sure they are ready to cater to an increasing number of guests.   Hotel software helps property owners in boosting the room and staff management abilities of their front desk. With a capable cloud hotel management software , hotel staff can make sure they are on top of their booking schedule and rooms are available as soon as they get cleaned by the housekeeping staff. In all, a hotel software adds to all areas of hotel management and helps the hotel staff to focus on areas that need improvement in hotel operations. Let’s take a look at some ways in w

How Hoteliers Can Prepare Their Hotel for Rising Travel Demand Post COVID-19

  Most of the people never imagined that 2020 would face a worst pandemic health crises in the modern history bring the whole world to halt. Many governments had to close down most of their economics to limit the spread of coronavirus. The result has been unprecedented in terms GDP and Unemployment levels. Over the past decades, travel saw consistent growth even when financial crises and other pandemics affected the global economy. But today’s situation is different with international tourist industry seeing a 58-78% of decline. The hospitality sector saw a four time greater than two crisis combined. Hotel demand may not reach pre-COVID levels until 2023 and hotels operating in post-COVID scenario will be completely different. But few things never change such as customer service and amenities offered. Customers these days expect more such as cleanliness, safety and what   Hotel technology   is offered to its guest. New emerging   hotel software   technology   in the industry will help

How to Setup your Social Media To Boost Hotel Marketing in 2021

 COVID-19 pandemic restricted many people indoors last year, the new social distancing norms encouraged more people to use social media. Which took social media users to a whole new height in 2020. Since many experts project that the coronavirus pandemic will continue to impact for the years to come. With tons of opportunity available online for guests to plan a travel. More guests utilize their social media accounts every day to search for destinations before booking a travel, so it is important to stay updated and engage with its users. To utilize social media to its full potential hotels should use right hotel technology tools and plan their social media marketing strategy. We have compiled few social media marketing tips to help hotel marketers create an effective and successful strategy. Outline Your Social Media Strategy The primary step to create a successful social media marketing campaign is to think about your target audience and their interests to create a basic

Effective Cyber-security Tips for the Hospitality Industry

 In the wake of limitless connectivity and current technological revolution, one would think that the hospitality industry would finally enter another golden age. Digital nomadism has already been established as modus operandi of this generation, while 24/7 accessibility is no longer a matter of debate. But instead of a futuristic renaissance, hoteliers are experiencing deteriorating safety issues. The latest headlines from the industry are spreading the word of frequent phishing incidences, data hacks and security breaches. They are apparently taking a toll on luxurious hotels and small hospitality businesses alike, thus threatening not only individual brands but also the industry as a whole. It’s certainly a reason for concern, though it’s not a cause for panic, as reliable solutions actually do exist. The following is the only hospitality Wi-Fi security checklist you need. It All Starts and Ends with PCI Compliance and GDPR When cybersecurity experts talk about PCI compl

The Ultimate Hotel Marketing Plan to Prepare Your Hotel For COVID Recovery

2020 has been unquestionably one of the toughest years hospitality industry has ever been faced. Even though Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is still impacting the global travel and hospitality industry, demand for travel is slowly picking up in many destinations. As an hotelier it is important for you to fine tune your hotel marketing approach to be more than a simple promotion. You have to use latest   best   hotel software   technology and   contactless solutions   to prove your hotel is safe and motivate people to book your property.   Here we share few tips to help you while you plan your marketing. Focus on marketing activities with high ROI You should carefully choose the best marketing platform that your target audience responds best and plan your resources accordingly to yield the highest ROI for your hotel such as social media relation and paid advertisement campaigns. Focus on your local community International travel may take more time to bounce back, Hotel operators should