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Heraklion Hoteliers Association Event Proves Out New Revenue Strategies

2020-02-20 by Phil Butler

Heraklion Hoteliers Association Masterclass

The Heraklion Hoteliers Association, EyeWide Digital, and Revitup.direct held the first-ever sales and digital marketing masterclass.

Tags: digital marketing, Expedia, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Heraklion Hoteliers Association, Heraklion hotels, hoteliers, hotels, hotels revenue, primalRES, revenue, Revenue Management, RevitUP

Heraklion Hotels Event 2 Outline 2020 Revenue Win or Lose

2020-02-10 by Phil Butler

Galaxy Hotel

The Heraklion Hotel Association and EyeWide Digital Marketing, and RevitUp have organized a unique industry meetup for February 13th.

Tags: Cook’s Club Hersonissos, Crete hotels, Expedia, Greece hospitality, Henri Roelings, Heraklion Chamber of Commerce, Heraklion events, Heraklion Hoteliers Association, Heraklion hotels, HospitalityNet, Hotel Optimization, hotel revenue, hotels, industry experts, Magnuson Hotels, revenue, RevitUP, thomas cook, Thomas Magnuson, TUI

Mobilemoon: The Latest Travel Rage – Solo Trips With Your Phone

2019-08-06 by Argophilia Travel News

phone girl

Data from Expedia’s first Solo Travel Report reveals 60% of travelers plan to take a solo trip within the next two years.

Tags: Expedia, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, mobilemoon, solo travel, Solo Travel Report, Tourism in Greece, travel abroad, travel companion, travel tech, Travel to Greece, Travel Trends, trips

Expedia’s Etiquette Study: Manners Fundamental for Travel Experience

2019-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Flight attendant

Today Expedia.com® released results of its 2019 Airplane and Hotel Etiquette Study, which showed good manners vital for travel experience.

Tags: Airplane and Hotel Etiquette Study, Expedia, good travel, manners, travel, travel etiquette, travelers

Expedia Travel Study Shows Most Travellers Plan Around Sporting Events

2019-05-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Expedia, Official Travel Partner of UEFA Champions League today presents the results of Destination: Football – An Expedia Group Study on Football Travel Trends examining the traits of football fans across the world and their willingness to travel for the beautiful sport.

Tags: Expedia, Expedia data, expedia travel, expedia.com, sports travel, UEFA Champions League

Senator Elizabeth Warren As the Technocrat Trust Buster

2019-03-16 by Phil Butler

Elizabeth Warren - DonkeyHotey

When Presidential hopeful Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren called for the breakup of U.S. technology companies Google, Apple, and Amazon recently, she was right to do so.

Tags: Amazon, antitrust, Apple, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Expedia, Google, monopoly, Princeline

Winners and Losers of the Crete Hospitality Games

2018-12-12 by Phil Butler

Perivolia outside Chania

Whoever came up with the idiomatic expression “The devil’s in the details,” must have made a bad hotel choice or two in their lives. Since retiring from the travel public relations and marketing game, I notice an uptick in sloppy marketing efforts that are almost completely reliant on Google ads, OTAs, and the big tour operators. For hoteliers here in Greece, the lost opportunity costs of such reliance will eventually tell. It is with this eventuality in mind that I present the following.

Tags: Aquila Atlantis Hotel, Crete resorts, Crete travel, Delena Mountain Resort, Dessole Dolphin Bay Resort, Expedia, Galaxy Hotel Iraklio, Google Maps, Google PageSpeed, Google SERPs, Greece resorts, hotel marketing, Kineticdesign, marketing, mobile websites, Nelios, Nelios Marketing, OTA's, TripAdvisor, websites

Study Shows Travelers Want Travel Assistance from AI Chatbots

2018-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Over 75% of Americans surveyes by AI producer Humley, say they rely heavily on chatbots to imrprove the quality of their travel expereinces.

Tags: AI, chatbots, Expedia, hospitality tech, Humley, Humlley, IBM Watson, Kayak, travel assistants, travel tech, virtual assistant

On RezBS and Supporting Local Businesses

2018-10-29 by Dean Bairaktaris

Powerboat Adventures

RezBS is breathing new life back into Caribbean excursions by providing seamless booking capabilities for small businesses.

Tags: Bahamas businesses, Bahamas travel, Caribbean businesses, Caribbean travel, Expedia, online booking capabilities, online booking tools, RezBS, Thyme Online, Travelocity

Expedia Taps Amadeus for More

2016-05-05 by Mike Wheatley

Greg Schulze

Good news for Amadeus global distribution comes via an Expedia announcement to offer air, car, rail, cruise and hotels through the Amadeus system as part of a new long-term global deal.

Tags: airlines, Amadeus, distribution, Expedia, fights, PMS

Airbnb’s Rocky Road to Vacation Bookings Supremecy

2016-05-03 by Phil Butler

Airbnb announced recently collaborations with a number of tech companies, in order to boost the company’s business conversions. API tests last year with the likes of Live Rez, BookingPal, Kigo and LeisureLink, as well as other connections, promise Airbnb hosts a billboard to reach even more guests. Tech connectedness is certainly Airbnb’s forte, as is the shared economy, but there’s some trouble brewing too. Here’s a look at what’s up with travel’s most forward thinking company this month.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb woes, Expedia, Fred Wilson, Home Away, litigation, rentals, shared economy, Trust Pilot, vacation rentals

Why Is Every Hotel Not Selling Rooms Via Bidroom?

2016-02-24 by Phil Butler

Bidroom landing page

When was the last time you really compared the prices you pay for hotels stays? If you are like most people, time is never on your side, and loyalty or brand awareness simply must play a role in your travel decision making processes. A Dutch startup a friend recommended, Bidroom addresses several problems caused by […]

Tags: Bidroom, booking, Expedia, hotel booking, hotel tech, hotels, Michael Ros, OTA's, rooms, startups

Expedia Accelerator: Step Right Up, You Hotelier Fools

2016-02-23 by Phil Butler

Expedia Accelerate

Yesterday I wrote a short post on LinkedIn “Pulse” with my view on Expedia’s new “Accelerator” marketplace. The experiment where hoteliers get to bid for the hotels’ visibility on the OTA, it resembles a carnival act for me. At least one comment on my LinkedIn, suggesting I was a mean spirited ranter because of my […]

Tags: Expedia, hotel revenue, hotels, IHG, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Pulse, OTA's, RevPAR, World hotels

HomeAway: The Latest Acquisitioin in Expedia Buying Spree

2015-11-05 by Delia Gavrilescu

HomeAway CEO Brian Sharples

News from Expedia tells of the OTA’s coming purchase of holiday rental firm HomeAway. In a deal estimated at $3.9 billion, the Texas based startup could punch a hole in the alternative accommodations space for the famous brand.

Tags: Brian Sharples, Expedia, HomeAway, Orbitz

Priceline & Expedia: Fearing Airbnb Like the Klingons

2015-07-06 by Phil Butler

James T. Kirk wearing the Airbnb Star Fleet badge

A story on Skift this morning bears the headline; “Airbnb’s Growth Doesn’t Scare Priceline at All”. A big picture of William Shatner set to duke it out is as funny, given Priceline should be scared, that is. If only Priceline’s Star Fleet had integrated Airbnb!

Tags: AirBnb, Expedia, Morningstar, Mr. Sulu, OTA's, Piper Jaffray, Priceline, Spock, Star Fleet, William Shatner

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