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The benefits of using a booking engine and how to set it up 1755 1063 HotelREZ

The benefits of using a booking engine and how to set it up

Most hoteliers operating in the competitive hospitality industry would agree that a hotel’s website should be the most profitable channel and bring in the most amount of bookings. Considerably cheaper to maintain than distribution across other channels (such as OTA booking sites), online reservations via your direct website will increase revenue per booking for your…

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How to choose the best GDS partner for your hotel 842 510 HotelREZ

How to choose the best GDS partner for your hotel

Global Distribution Systems (GDS) power the global travel industry by generating billions of dollars in sales every year. Online travel agents and travel agencies use a GDS to search for the best available travel and accommodation rates for their clients. In fact, more than 600,000 travel agents use a GDS every day to book flights,…

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How to boost corporate hotel bookings 842 510 HotelREZ

How to boost corporate hotel bookings

As a hotelier, you’ll be well aware that corporate RFP bids, particularly solicited ones, are a goldmine. Corporate guests are more likely to use other hotel services, such as restaurants, and thus increase incremental spending per room. In fact, business travel spending is expected to reach $1.7 trillion by 2022.  A solicited RFP bid is…

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How to ensure your hotel website is mobile-friendly 842 510 HotelREZ

How to ensure your hotel website is mobile-friendly

As global mobile usage continues to grow, the hospitality industry is seeing an increasing number of hotel bookings coming from smartphones. Mobile bookings grew by 1700% in just four years, and people are now five times more likely to leave a website if it isn’t mobile-friendly. According to recent statistics, OTAs are dominating mobile bookings:…

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3 tips to get more visitors to your hotel website 842 510 HotelREZ

3 tips to get more visitors to your hotel website

As a hotelier, your personal hotel website is your most profitable channel and should be seeing the highest number of hotel bookings. However, a recent Sabre and Phocuswright report found that online travel agencies (OTAs) are the preferred channels when it comes to booking hotel rooms. So how can you drive more direct hotel bookings…

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Four strategies to increase RevPAR throughout the year 1756 1320 HotelREZ

Four strategies to increase RevPAR throughout the year

RevPAR, also known as revenue per available room, is a key performance metric in the hospitality industry to gauge a hotel’s financial and business performance. Calculated by dividing a hotel’s total room revenue by the number of available rooms, RevPAR is a measurement of both average daily room revenue and occupancy rate. Put simply, RevPAR…

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The importance of the Chinese outbound tourism market 1755 1064 HotelREZ

The importance of the Chinese outbound tourism market

With a combined spend of US$288 billion on international travel in 2018 (nearly a quarter of global tourism spend), China is the world’s largest outbound tourism market. Thanks to rising Chinese incomes and friendlier visa policies, experts predict Chinese tourists will take 160 million outbound trips by 2020.  In 2012, China relaxed its regulations to…

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Google Hotel Ads: How to set up and manage effective campaigns 1755 1064 HotelREZ

Google Hotel Ads: How to set up and manage effective campaigns

Millions of travellers worldwide search for hotels on Google everyday. In fact, 75% of potential bookers will research your hotel online before booking, and 94% will switch between devices as they plan or book a trip. Ensuring your hotel can easily be found online on both desktop and mobile is thus crucial to increase online…

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Celebrating its 15th anniversary, HotelREZ continues to outperform the market 1564 1126 HotelREZ

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, HotelREZ continues to outperform the market

HotelREZ, one of the world’s leading hotel representation, sales, marketing and distribution providers celebrates its 15th anniversary announcing a 33 per cent annual growth, some 23 per cent ahead of the GDS market, which is growing at seven per cent YOY in 2019. HotelREZ’s ability to outpace the market is a testament to its close…

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The importance of RFPs to increase corporate GDS business 1755 1063 HotelREZ

The importance of RFPs to increase corporate GDS business

The GDS, or Global Distribution System, helps generate billions of dollars in global travel sales every year. Independent travel agents, online agents and travel agencies all use a GDS to search for the best available travel and accommodation rates for their clients. Being represented in the GDS with a specific chain code, such as our…

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