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Articles tagged “hotels”

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Cendyn Buys Guestfolio to Expand Its Hotel Digital Marketing Solutions

As with Cendyn and Guestfolio, further consolidation is likely in the hotel marketing and loyalty sector as the number of competitors proliferate and the opportunities grow.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Cendyn Buys Guestfolio to Expand Its Hotel Digital Marketing Solutions

Hotels

Skift Backstage Podcast: Frits van Paasschen on Being Your Own Disruptor

Frits van Paasschen brings great perspective to the biggest hotel story of the year and offers a smart take on the puzzles that the travel industry still needs to solve.

Hannah Sampson, Skift | 7 years ago

Skift Backstage Podcast: Frits van Paasschen on Being Your Own Disruptor

Media and PR

Google Making Gains in Hotel Advertising, Updates Website for Hoteliers

Google may not be on the road toward becoming an online travel agency, but the search engine is inserting itself more aggressively in the travel research and hotel-shopping process.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Google Making Gains in Hotel Advertising, Updates Website for Hoteliers

Airlines

Booking.com Powers Hotels for Southwest, Its First U.S. Airline

Booking.com displaced Southwest's long-time hotel partner, Orbitz, on Southwest.com. Booking.com's pay-at-the-hotel system meshes much better with Southwest's flexible fare structure than did Orbitz's preponderous hotel bookings requiring prepayment. Booking.com's integration of its Rocketmiles acquisition on Southwest now makes total sense.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Booking.com Powers Hotels for Southwest, Its First U.S. Airline

Online Travel

3 Charts From Facebook Detail U.S. Travelers’ Loyalty Inclinations

Price and awards will always be a strong pull for getting travelers to join loyalty programs but Facebook IQ's data show that that's more true for some travelers than for others.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

3 Charts From Facebook Detail U.S. Travelers’ Loyalty Inclinations

Hotels

Rezidor Cutting Costs to Cope With Tough European Environment

Like other global hotel companies with a high exposure in Europe, Rezidor continues to struggle in part because of continued security concerns. Those running the company will be hoping that the likes of France and Turkey bounce back soon.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 8 years ago

Rezidor Cutting Costs to Cope With Tough European Environment
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Hotels

Streamlining RFP Responses for Hotel Group Business Leaders

Advancements in electronic RFP technology have finally given hotels the ability to streamline, automate, and curate RFP responses, giving each request the attention and personalization it requires to secure that business.

Cendyn/EVENTS + Skift | 8 years ago

Streamlining RFP Responses for Hotel Group Business Leaders

Online Travel

Google Flights Now Notifies Flyers When Airfares Will Expire

Google has several very clear advantages over competitors: its mountains of data sets and the computing power to do something with them. That's the context of some of these incremental changes in Google Flights and hotel search. Slowly but surely, after much data crunching and testing, Google -- which already is one of the largest players in travel -- is enhancing its flight and hotel products for consumers and advertisers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Google Flights Now Notifies Flyers When Airfares Will Expire

Online Travel

Expedia Begins Revealing Its Big Ambitions in Hotel Services

Expedia is seeking to gain even more influence in the hotel industry while the big chains are trying to limit online travel agencies' clout through the hotels' direct-booking campaigns. As Expedia's recent Marriott Vacations and Red Lion deals, along with the needs of smaller hotels, show, there is substantial upside for Expedia.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Expedia Begins Revealing Its Big Ambitions in Hotel Services

Online Travel

Hotel Direct Booking Campaigns Won’t Hurt Priceline and Expedia Says Study

Expedia, Booking.com and Ctrip are all slated to grow at at healthy clip over the next few years despite moves by big chains to steal some market share. If Morningstar's numbers are right, then some of the chains may find that the potential advantages of their direct-booking campaigns may not be as large as they once imagined.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotel Direct Booking Campaigns Won’t Hurt Priceline and Expedia Says Study