Forward-thinking hotels are using gift vouchers as COVID-19 almost dries up the cash flow. How Gift Vouchers Generate Sales For Hotels STAAH property owners reported selling more than (NZD) $500,000 …
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Travel and hospitality as we know it has changed – for good as most experts would say. How you manage and adapt to this change is critical to survival. Shrouded…
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Hotel Gift Vouchers – why it has become a hot-selling cake for hoteliers?
24 June 2020For hoteliers, gift vouchers present an instant injection of cash into (now) ailing businesses. For guests, the offers are almost too tempting to resist. Almost 30-35% of online gift vouchers…
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Is Your Hotel Sales Team Ready For The Transition From “Fishing For Inbound Leads” To “Sales Hunting”?
18 June 2020After the tidal wave of cancellations and postponements in March, followed by an eerily quiet April and May when many were furloughed, hotel salespeople are now returning to an entirely…
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Travel restrictions progressively being lifted around the world is clearly good news for our industry. During this recovery phase, albeit an unpredictable one, revenue management is critically important as it draws upon…
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Plummeting organic traffic to your website does not mean SEO is redundant. On the contrary it is more important now than ever before to focus on organic search. With people…
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More than NZD $5,000 in two weeks with gift vouchers! New Zealand resorts, Chateau Tongariro Hotel and Wairakei Resort Taupo are reaping the benefits of a smart investment – STAAH…
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Independent Accommodation Business Owner’s Guide to Revenue, Distribution, Sales and Marketing
5 June 2020An essential part of any hotel/motel is how it makes its revenue and the different distribution channels that contribute to this pot of revenue. And yet, many business owners dislike…
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COVID-19 has disrupted the disrupter of the hospitality industry. Can vacation rentals recover from this pandemic? How? Much like traditional hotels and motels, vacation rentals are bleeding and economies around…
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DO YOU REALLY WANT TO IGNORE YOUR MOST PROFITABLE CHANNEL?
22 May 202060% of visitors to OTAs visit your website. As a smart hotelier, would you not want to capitalise on this visit and bag a commission-free direct booking? Edwin Saldanha shares…