Hotel Insights
Customers Are Like Time Bombs

Customers are the number one priority in the hotel business. Customers are sometimes positive and other times negative, learning how to deal with each type is the key. Each customer’s experience will determine your hotel’s overall status and success. This…  

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Online Hotel Reservations – Benefiting from Comparison Shoppers

Countless studies and articles exist which propose different solutions for generation of online bookings to hotels work better than others. Over, and over again, we proclaim our distaste for hefty fees involved in receiving bookings through any means other than…  

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International Customers

International customers are different from your average customer that always comes into your hotel. They should require more of your attention and care. This is not because they are more important, but due to the fact that your hotel and…  

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Answer the Front Desk Phone!

You may not know this but your front desk staff plays a very important role in marketing. Their number one responsibility should be to answer the phone. You may not think this is such a dire duty seeing that their…  

 
Offering Support for Hotels – Vendor Tendencies

Economic circumstances dictate the depth to which any company can keep itself afloat. How is it possible, then, to maintain a high level of customer support for hotel clients seeking assistance from their vendors who see cut-backs of their own?…  

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Mobile Advertising – Are You Ready?

Maestro October 6th, 2011

The world of mobile has taken off and there is more and more that these smart-phones can do. How many people do you know that have a smart-phone? How many people do you know that search on their smart-phone? These…  

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Which Amenities Should You Have?

Hannibal October 5th, 2011

Have you ever stopped what you are doing to just look around and see what the competitive landscape looks like? What is it that you are doing every day as a hotel owner? You may think you are operating a…  

Mobile Marketing Strategy

Your Mobile Marketing Strategy

Protogenia October 4th, 2011

With the rise of technology and the popularity of mobile devices, the internet is expanding at an unbelievable rate. Mobile traffic is something that most hotel owners are curious about. Most wonder if this where everyone is shifting, why shouldn’t…  

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What is This Charge?

Maestro September 29th, 2011

You are all signed up for Google AdWords (assuming you have done the research to see if you should be advertising online) and you have started to get clicks. Everything seems to be running smoothly until you get your credit…  

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Improving Hotel Reviews

Hannibal September 28th, 2011

If you own or operate a hotel or other lodging establishment, you may be concerned about the increasing number of review sites and reviews online. It can be extremely difficult to manage your reviews on multiple sites across the web….  

Setting Website Goals & Objectives

What Are Your Website Objectives?

Protogenia September 27th, 2011

You are a hotel owner and already have a website or are in the process of building one. There are many things you would like to portray in your website from the text and photos to the design and layout….  

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Online Advertising – Everyone is Doing it . . . Right?

Maestro September 22nd, 2011

By now I’m sure you’ve all heard about this thing called they call the internet. Millions of people search online every day. So why wouldn’t your business to be online, right? Having a website is crucial and is very effective…  

Franchise Channel Management

Franchise Expectations in Local Search

Hannibal September 21st, 2011

Too many hotel owners are ranting about their franchise’s ability to drive significant revenue to their business as evident by the ever-increasing shifting of brands. Establishments that once flew the Howard Johnson flag have switched to Days Inn who’s sister…  

Web Analytics & Statistics

Website Analytics: Read Between the Lines

Protogenia September 20th, 2011

Website analytics offers you more information about your website’s performance than you probably know or even need. With so many figures and statistics available to you, it can be overwhelming to try and decipher what it all means and whether…  

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Don’t Just Shoot. …Aim!

Maestro July 15th, 2011

Are You a Sniper or an Elmer Fudd? Curious about why I’m using a Sniper and Elmer Fudd? There are too many Elmer Fudds out there who see their “flock” of guests and just point and shoot to throw what…