All hotels and resorts are striving to make the most out of their marketing dollars. Hotels will spend countless dollars and hours finding the right audience, the right marketing channels and setting the perfect bait to bring in a new guest. Many are great at setting the bait, but fail to make sure the trap…
Google has defined 4 stages of travel, which encompasses everything from the initial spark in which someone decided they might want to take a trip all the way through the process of a guest sharing their vacation photos and experiences online with friends and family. “I want to get away moments” – dreaming moments “Time…
Why do hotels need a website? Essentially, your website’s job is to close the uncertainty gap, which results in the casual shopper becoming a customer. In order to close the uncertainty gap, your website must anticipate and answer questions that the shopper is likely to have during the research and purchase process. So, why do…
Fueligans tend to be nerdy about data and we’re always looking to find new insights that can help shape the marketing strategy for our hotel clients. In this episode of the Fuel Hotel Marketing Podcast, we take a look at 5 recent facts that we’ve stumbled upon and that are influencing our decision making. We…
The Facebook Pixel is a great way for hotels to reach a warm audience. Learn more about the Facebook Pixel, how to create a pixel, & how to create custom audiences.
Are hotel loyalty programs a think of the past? In our recent study, we explore how guests perceive loyalty and what guests really want from a hotel.
Shocking as it sounds, the latest research by Fuel Travel and Flip.to shows that on average leisure travelers are only visiting 4.4 unique sites before booking. This is a massive decline from the past where research suggested upwards of 38 sites…
Does your hotel rate really matter? New study reveals what 6 factors people really care about when making a hotel booking decision. Find out here.
At TravelBoom, we like data. It makes our lives easier, often teaches us something new, and it helps up in our continued pursuit to improve the effectiveness of our hotel marketing solutions. For that reason, we constantly survey travellers and put out our findings in the form of travel research studies. This time, we didn’t…
Travel trend alert: hotels are beginning to fight back against the OTAs with direct booking campaigns & are adjusting to the newbies of the sharing economy.
The world of hotel marketing is vast and complex. Platforms such as Facebook can drive tons of traffic, but not always revenue. Other systems, such as Google’s AdWords is typically focused on driving revenue. The trouble marketers can get into is when they think about all channels with a similar mindset. This can spell disaster.
Stop settling for mediocre results. Partner with TravelBoom and transform your data into a competitive advantage.
