And why your “no fees, only commissions” mantra is killing the hospitality industry Hoteliers and other accommodation hosts complain a lot. That’s very unusual, being in a… Read more “Stop moaning about paying high commissions”
Category: direct booking
Does the world need another (soft) Hotel Brand?
(soft) branding your hotel. Pros and cons.
Direct bookings on the rise in 2020
Direct hotel bookings on the rise, especially local, in 2020.
No reception, no intermediaries, no ‘human’ interventions: enter the (smart)phone hotel
A hotel controlled entirely by the guests’ mobile phone.
Why OTA’s are not good for you
According to marketwatch.com, the global online travel market is expected to grow from US$ 570.25 billion in 2017 to US$ 1.134.55 billion by 2023, at a compound… Read more “Why OTA’s are not good for you”
Metasearch: is it right for your hotel?
The following article appeared on Tambourine earlier. bookhotels.direct offers the same functionality as the metasearch engines, but without the competition of the OTA’s (why compete when the best rate can be found on your website?) and without the knowledge of SEO Marketing and PPC (bookhotels.direct works on a simple, pay-only-for-results at a commission of 10%).
Booking.com axes Rate Manager
After all, hotels are becoming ever better educated about how to drive direct bookings. And many (though still not enough!) are questioning the validity of handing over their data to powerful OTAs, just to have their pricing strategy controlled by somebody else!
Chiel Nobels 