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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

East Crete Region Hosts “Modern Trends in the Tourist Market”

2018-12-11 by Argophilia Travel News

EyeWide Digital's Minas Liapakis in Agios Nikolaos

The Economic Chamber of Greece Regional Department of Eastern Crete hosted an event, “Modern Trends in the Tourist Market,” which focused on suggested strategies for the upcoming touristic season.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos hotels, Anthi Christinou, crete, Crete coutrism, Elounda S.A., EyeWide Digital Marketing, Fotis Kokotos, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, hotel marketing, hotels marketing, Lassithi, Minas Liapakis, tourism

Lighting the Dark Alley of Social Media ROI for Hotels

2018-09-12 by Phil Butler

Dark Alley

The most frequent criticism of social media as a marketing tool is the fact return on investment (ROI) is challenging to measure.

Tags: Bookings, hotel marketing, hotel revenue, hotels, media relations, ROI, Social, social medfia

A Guide for Hotels: Simplifying Provider Selection

2018-03-13 by Phil Butler

Hotel guest

The job of the hotel director gets ever more complicated as traditional business is forced to adapt to the ever-changing marketing and technology innovations and services. However complicated these new tools and services may be though, age old business logic still applies.

Tags: FastBooking, hotel conversions, hotel marketing, hotel sales, hotels. OTAs, marketing, room conversions, room sales

EyeWide Digital Marketing Wins Big At the Greek Hospitality Awards 2018

2018-02-26 by Phil Butler

EyeWide

EyeWide Digital Marketing participated in three categories at the 2018 Greek Hospitality Awards, and was distinguished in all at the Greek winning one Gold and two Silver awards.

Tags: awards events, e-Travel Technologies, Ethos Evernts, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Google Premier Partner, Greece hotels, Greek Hospitality Awards 2018, Greek hotels, hotel marketing, hotel PR, hotel promotion, Lefteris Trihakis, Minas Liapakis, travel awards, XPHMA Magazine

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