Hello everyone, During the COVID-19 crisis, I had the chance to collaborate with Fabienne Ardouin (Co-President of the International and Digital Europe Commission – GNI) to help thousands of hoteliers communicate with their guests. As each hotel is unique with very specific circumstances, Fabienne and I wrote out several scenarios that we then translated into many languages, before distributing them to all the hoteliers in this network. Today, we have (finally) arrived at the end…
Dear hoteliers, I haven’t written for over two months because, like you, I’ve been wrapped up in this totally unexpected situation. I’ve had to…
Dear hoteliers, The circumstances are becoming more and more difficult to manage and a lot of hotels have temporarily been forced to close until…
Dear hoteliers, This analysis is based on information gleaned from over 1000 hotels that run Christmas campaigns with us every year. The first important point is that you should develop your campaign with two questions in mind. What is your objective?What period do you want to highlight? Your Christmas strategy must include loyalty activities and a purchase offer. Segmentation of your database According to analytics we have run with over 1000 of our hotel…
Dear Hotelier, My hotel flash sale journey began at Groupon in 2011 (a couple of years after the financial crash) and ended with Travelzoo…
Dear hoteliers, It has been amply established that customer loyalty is the challenge of the day. And a proper email strategy is vital to…
Dear hoteliers, I have never considered marketing to be an esoteric or abstract domain in which only Geniuses are capable of producing miracles. While it is true that marketing is an extremely precise, even mathematical science, and must be supported by good ideas, this also holds true for all other professional domains. But what about relationship marketing, that intangible marketing approach whose purpose is to increase the life cycle of your own guests (loyal guests repeating “consumption”…
Dear Hoteliers, I am continuing to work on compiling a resource on CRMs for the hospitality industry. I have made a great deal of…
Dear Hoteliers, When marketing CRM, I often bring the subject up with hoteliers. But most of the time they don’t really understand the concept.…
After years of working on the OTAs, today I can update the many tricks they use which directly affect the profits of your hotel. These tricks are much more than simple “gimmicks”. They are, in fact, actual diversions to the detriment of your income and to the benefit of themselves. The OTAs have virtually unlimited budgets and overwhelm you with their power. Yet, many hotels succeed in reining them in and do very well. The…