Industry trends (13)

Industry trends 11 Sep 2017

How Hotels and Hostels can Supercharge Direct Bookings

The reality within the hotel industry is that online travel agencies (OTAs) are increasingly favoured by travellers who would rather have one seamless booking option than...

Industry trends 22 Aug 2017

Personalization: the future of the hotel experience for the on-demand generation

At the recent Hotels.com conference in San Francisco, world renowned futurist Dr James Canton presented his anticipated blue-sky Hotels of the...

Industry trends 27 Jul 2017

Why Saving the Planet with Free Pizza is the Modern Way of Upselling

We have invited Erik from Oaky to write a guest-blog. We have seen a tremendous interest in their product in the last weeks since they went...

Industry trends 19 Oct 2016

7 Changes to Make an Instant Improvement Across Every Department

As a general manager, every decision you make is scrutinised by your staff, and so being a leader requires you to affect every department in...

Industry trends 29 Sep 2016

The hidden rising costs of OTAs

Hotels are paying the price for inadequate security, and largely further enriching the OTAs in the process. We would like to expose one of...

Industry trends 22 Jul 2016

Overcoming the Challenges of Revenue Management in Hostels

Hands up anyone, who knew what they wanted to do after leaving school? Like most people I didn’t really know what to study or which career...

Industry trends 6 Jun 2016

How Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor are helping hotels drive more direct..

Let’s be honest, if you’ve visited the Internet lately, it’s not hard to find AdWords ads from Booking.com, Expedia or TripAdvisor. Big...

Industry trends 13 May 2016

Drive More Conversions and Direct Bookings with Promotion Codes

We’ve decided to highlight another of our favourite, but highly under-utilised features of Hotel Booking Engines: “Promotion Codes”. Creating...

Industry trends 25 Sep 2014

Hotel Management from the Palm of your Hand

Mews Systems unveils a unique mobile solution for hotels, apartments, B&Bs and hostels, presenting a radical rethink of the way these...