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Industry trends (10)
Industry trends (10)
12 best ways to go green in the hotel industry
Why is going green important for hotels? According to the sustainable travel organization, tourism is responsible for approximately 8% of the world’s carbon emissions, with...
Six most important challenges faced by the hotel industry
What are the most important hotel challenges? There are many obstacles that the hotel industry faces and we’ll look at each of them one by one.
What are hotel aggregators and how do they work?
What are hotel aggregators? A hotel aggregator is essentially a hotel consolidator. They can be responsible for a part of hotel room inventory,...
Top 5 reservation software for small hotels in 2022
What functionalities must your reservation software have? Hoteliers who own small hotels and seek to grow their revenue through direct bookings have...
The best ways to make interactive hotel experiences for guests
How to create interactive hotel experiences Creating strategies to make your hotel interactive is something that every hotelier should consider when...
How can hotel guest engagement strategies help your hotel?
What is guest engagement? Guest engagement is like the “customer engagement” principle in marketing. It is the process by which a hotel brand...
Why is hotel rate parity important in the hospitality industry?
What is hotel rate parity? Hotel rate parity is the policy by which hotels maintain consistent rates across all distribution channels, including...
How your property can sell or change a nonrefundable hotel reservation
Nonrefundable rates are a strategy hotels use to help reduce cancellations and secure payments upfront. It sounds simple, but we all know that the...
7 most relevant Millennial travel trends for hotels
What do we mean by Millennial travelers? A Millennial traveler is someone that was born between 1981 and 1996, representing an incredibly large...
How to get more direct bookings at your hotel
What is the difference between direct and indirect bookings? As the term suggests, direct bookings are those that are made directly through your own...
How to respond to bad hotel reviews and what to do to avoid them
The impact of bad hotel reviews It has been shown that 35% of internet users would think twice about booking if they found more negative than...
Pop-up hotels: a new alternative way of comfort in hospitality
What is a pop-up hotel? A pop-up hotel is a temporary structure that is a way of providing accommodation for both seasonal or unique events. Those...
How Google maps can help to increase visits to your hotel
What is Google Maps and why is it important for hotels? Google Maps doesn’t need any introduction as in the United States alone in 2020, 23.42...
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Best 10 online travel agents (OTAs) to boost hotel bookings
What are OTAs for hotels? OTAs for hotels, also known as Online Travel Agencies or Online Tour Operators, are third-party websites that are used for...
April's new Mews integrations
It’s impossible to be the best at everything. Believe us, we’ve tried. But one thing we’re sure we’re best at is connecting with other amazing...
The importance of the hotel curator in the future of hospitality
What is a hotel curator and its role? A hotel curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator referred to someone who took care of the...
Best hotel booking sites in 2023
What are the eight best hotel booking sites to list deals? Booking sites are important places to list deals in order to drive bookings, particularly...
Evolution of Hospitality: your questions answered
At the end of the session we asked for your questions, and you didn’t disappoint. Unfortunately, there were so many good ones that we didn’t get...
The best hotel Channel Managers in 2022
Having the best product out there won't do you any good if your target audience can't find it. You know that, so you've partnered with online travel...
11 hotel advertising strategies to increase your online presence
Why is advertising important for hotels? Bill Gates once said, “if your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business”....
The best sustainability trends and initiatives for hotels
Why is sustainability important in hotels? According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, hotels are accountable for one percent of...
What are the 5 best central reservation systems?
One of the most important parts of running hotel operations is streamlining processes, and there’s no more efficient way to do this than having a ...
How long can a guest stay at a hotel and what’s the minimum stay?
How long can a guest stay at a hotel? There’s a range of accommodations available to meet different travelers’ needs, and how long guests can lodge...
Everything you need to know about PSD2 and Mews
Every so often, a new piece of legislation comes along that causes headaches and restless nights for businesses. You probably remember the endless...
The Metrics that Matter | Download the free report
Every hotel generates a wealth of data. A veritable ocean of it, in fact. But how do you know what the most important, relevant metrics are for your...
March’s new Mews integrations
A connected ecosystem is much stronger than one that stands on its own. That’s why Mews continues to seek out the best solutions in hospitality tech...
What are the advantages of transient business and how do you attract it?
What is transient business? Hotel business can be classified into group and non-group travel, and transient business lies under the non-group travel...
Options are seed investments: our approach to employee ownership
For a long time, as a Founder, I struggled what to think of options. For the first few years, while Mews struggled and ground out growth, I spent...
What went wrong at the Hotel California?
Hotel California is a great song. We all know it, we all love it. However, it doesn’t exactly paint the hotel industry in a good light. The poor...
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