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The Importance of Reaching Social Travellers 690 360 HotelREZ

The Importance of Reaching Social Travellers

The results from the latest TripBarometer report focusing on Social Travellers indicate hotel businesses need to start properly leveraging this new social wave.

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Spa
News: Matfen Hall Upgrades Leisure Facilities 690 360 HotelREZ

News: Matfen Hall Upgrades Leisure Facilities

HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts member Matfen Hall just recently finished a full refurbishment and upgrade to its leisure facilities. With this upgrade guests to the Newcastle property can expect a completely new Spa journey including: Aromatherapy Room Similar to a steam room, tiled and single-tier seating heated to around 38°C, with mood lighting and infused [...]read more
Boost Creativity
Guest Post: Boost Creativity in your Next Meeting 690 360 HotelREZ

Guest Post: Boost Creativity in your Next Meeting

HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts member the Sundial Group proposes simple ways businesses can use to boost creativity at their staff meetings. Every business in the UK is looking for ways to get ahead and retain their advantage, and very often, the key lies in training and development for employees. Meetings play an integral role in [...]read more
Getting the best from OTAs
Getting the best from OTAs: 5 rules for small and independent hotels 690 360 HotelREZ

Getting the best from OTAs: 5 rules for small and independent hotels

Love them or hate them, let’s face it, the reality is travellers love using OTAs (online travel agencies). And why wouldn't they? OTAs represent a one-stop-shop where usually ultra-competitive deals can be found, and the user-experience is second to none, offering consumers with a secure, straightforward booking process across a wide range of devices (from desktop to smartphones, [...]read more
Tour de France
News: Foxhills launches new Cycling Package inspired by Tour de France 690 360 HotelREZ

News: Foxhills launches new Cycling Package inspired by Tour de France

Cyclists inspired by the upcoming Tour de France can follow in the tyre tracks of Team GB’s 2012 Olympic champions, with a new cycling package at the beautiful Foxhills resort in Surrey, a HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts member hotel. The 400-acre privately-owned resort near Woking is where Bradley Wiggins and the rest of Britain’s cycling [...]read more
Google Think Insights Customer Journey to Online Purchase
The breakdown on the Customer Journey to Online Purchase 451 195 HotelREZ

The breakdown on the Customer Journey to Online Purchase

With customer buying behaviour continuously evolving, and the increasing power of social media, mobile and other web-based exchanges, online travel brands are forced to constantly adjust and refine their marketing strategies.  Recently Google Think Insights created an interesting tool meant to shed some light on how the different marketing channels affect today’s online customer along [...]read more
The Vale Resort - Golf
News: The Vale Resort set to host golfing greats 690 360 HotelREZ

News: The Vale Resort set to host golfing greats

The Vale Resort, one of the finest resorts in Wales and a member of HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts, is gearing up to welcome some of the greatest names in golf as official associate hotel of the Senior Open Championship Presented by Rolex, which takes place from July 24th to 27th. A host of golfing icons including [...]read more
Welcoming Chinese Travellers
Welcoming Chinese Travellers: a cheat sheet for Hotels 690 360 HotelREZ

Welcoming Chinese Travellers: a cheat sheet for Hotels

An estimate of 97 million Chinese citizens travelled abroad in 2013, according to data from the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), 14 million more than the previous year. The market of outbound Chinese Travellers is already massive and growing. So how should hospitality businesses capitalise on this growing market? HotelREZ has put together a quick [...]read more
All you need to know about TripConnect
All you need to know about TripConnect 639 360 HotelREZ

All you need to know about TripConnect

TripConnect is a service provided by the giant review site TripAdvisor, which allows independent hotels worldwide to bid directly on the site, thus driving traffic from TripAdvisor to their own booking engines.

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The Marketing power of Pinterest
The Marketing power of Pinterest and how Hotels can harness it [e-Guide] 690 360 HotelREZ

The Marketing power of Pinterest and how Hotels can harness it [e-Guide]

Pinterest is an image-led social media platform, where users connect to each other, as well as their favourite brands, by displaying and swapping images they identify with. Much like the concept of the old pin board, users can create topical boards, and “pin” image content to each board. HotelREZ brings you a Free Guide on getting started on Pinterest for Small and Independent Hotels.

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