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Articles tagged “hotels.com”

Hotels

Punta Cana Beats London for Most Expensive Hotels for U.S. Travelers in 2014

Some Latin American destinations had the highest room rates in the world last year, although the growth of rates slowed for the regional as a whole despite the presence of the World Cup in Brazil.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Punta Cana Beats London for Most Expensive Hotels for U.S. Travelers in 2014

Media and PR

Travel Booking Sites Spent $624 Million on TV Advertising in 2014

While the Trivago Guy's love-him-or-hate him TV ads garnered a lot of media attention in 2014, it was the Expedia brand that really kicked butt on TV.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Travel Booking Sites Spent $624 Million on TV Advertising in 2014

Hotels

Average U.S. Hotel Rate Nearly Hit an All-Time High in First Half of 2014

While the national average room rate may be $137, along with everyone claiming the economy is nearly back to normal, more than half of the top cities have lower averages. This reflects the continuing economic recovery and hotels trying to get guests in the door, meaning it's still a great time to find hotel deals.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 10 years ago

Average U.S. Hotel Rate Nearly Hit an All-Time High in First Half of 2014

Media and PR

Top 10 Most Popular Travel Brands on YouTube in July

Summer is the time for group travel. Identify with your brand's audience through their families and friends.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

Top 10 Most Popular Travel Brands on YouTube in July

Online Travel

How the Top 5 Online Booking Sites Compete on Mobile

Layering nearby capabilities and restaurant reviews on top of hotel and flight reservations are a power play in popularizing mobile app usage.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

How the Top 5 Online Booking Sites Compete on Mobile

Online Travel

Getaroom Gives Up on Brand-Building and Pivots to B2B

There's nothing wrong with a startup pivot. Even successful online travel industry veterans Bob Diener and David Litman had to change the trajectory of Getaroom.com when they realized their initial assumptions didn't work.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Getaroom Gives Up on Brand-Building and Pivots to B2B

Online Travel

How the Top 5 Booking Sites Compete on Facebook for Users and Likes

A picture is worth 1,000 words. A Facebook Album is worth "talking about." Don't hesitate, ask your fans to share their prized travel photos, it's a win-win proposition.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

How the Top 5 Booking Sites Compete on Facebook for Users and Likes

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Best Travel Ads This Week: Building Brand Awareness Through Humor

Humor is an easy method for connecting with viewers and one that many travel companies use to make potential visitors and customer feel good about an experience they know little about.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Best Travel Ads This Week: Building Brand Awareness Through Humor

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Best Travel Ads This Week: Inspiring Travelers to Be Spontaneous

These travel brands aim to a strike a balance between inspiring wanderlust in viewers and driving that desire to travel to their particular product.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Best Travel Ads This Week: Inspiring Travelers to Be Spontaneous

Hotels

More Than Half of Hotels.com Mobile Bookings Are for Same-Day Stays

If iPad users have more fun, staying at more luxurious hotels, that's not hard to believe. Hotels.com's high percentage of mobile, same-day bookers, though, seem off the charts.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

More Than Half of Hotels.com Mobile Bookings Are for Same-Day Stays