Attract more high-value travellers with promotions

Many OTAs offer loyalty programs to travellers. Travellers who sign up will receive rewards like discounts, and other special incentives if they perform repeat bookings with the OTA. For accommodation providers, these member bookers can be a highly attractive target group. For example, Expedia Group members,

Guide to becoming a sucessful Airbnb host

How to become a successful host on Airbnb Part 3

Part 3: Optimize Prices and Policies In case you missed our joint webinar with Airbnb on how to improve your performance we have summarized Airbnbs key recommendations in a series of blog posts.  This part explains how to optimize prices and policies to generate more revenue.   Offer

Become a successful Airbnb host

How to become a successful host on Airbnb Part 2

Optimize for Airbnb´s search algorithm In case you missed our joint webinar with Airbnb on how to improve your performance we have summarized Airbnbs key recommendations in a series of blog posts.  This part explains how Airbnbs search algorithm works and what you can do to improve

How to become a successful host on Airbnb

How to become a successful host on Airbnb Part 1

New Airbnb features and how to benefit from them In case you missed our joint webinar with Airbnb on how to improve your performance we have summarized Airbnbs key recommendations in a series of blog posts.  This part covers new features and how they can fill empty

Boost Your New and Unbooked Airbnb Listings

Boost Your New and Unbooked Airbnb Listings

New listings that get booked and reviewed in the first month appear more often in search results but new hosts face challenges, especially when competing with established super hosts and those with numerous positive reviews. What you can do to get your first bookings quickly Activate a

Advertise Vacation Rentals Part 1:
VRBO / Homeaway

Advertising your properties on the right vacation rental sites will give you visibility to generate new bookings for your business. Choosing which listing site to advertise your property on is one of the most difficult choices. In a series of articles we will introduce the

Meta Search for hotels

Boost Direct Bookings with Meta Search Advertising

Meta search engines make it easy for price conscious guest to find the best price for what they want to book by comparing prices of various providers in one place with the option to instantly book the best offer. Since meta search engines are getting more

The benefits of working with OTAs

The benefits of working with OTAs

Competing with OTAs marketing power is expensive and increasingly difficult. Everybody loves direct bookings. However there are benefits to using OTAs as well. Cost Generally direct bookings are considered to be most economic. But the transaction costs are only part of the total cost involved into

Optimize your OTA profiles to increase sales

Signing a distribution agreement with an OTA does not automatically lead to a substantial increase of sales. The number of bookings you generate on an OTA depends largely on how your listing ranks. Define your key segment “I want to reach everybody” is not a strategy

Leverage the Benefits of a Channel Manager

A channel manger which automates processes and reduces the risk of double bookings is a major asset for a successful distribution strategy. One of main benefits of a channel manger is pooled inventory. A hotel that does not use a channel manger needs to split their