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ARABSOFT completes technical connectivity with eRevMax
eRevMax, the leading travel technology provider, has certified Tunisian PMS developer ARABSOFT after having completed 2-way technical integration. Mutual hotel clients can now leverage the interface to benefit from direct rate and inventory updates to online sales channels and receive reservations seamlessly into their hotel management System, Xlia by ARABSOFT.
Deep dive into APAC online travel agencies – Part 2
According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, five of the world’s ten fastest growing tourism cities are in Asia, making it the hot spot for the travel marketers. Propelled by high penetration of mobile, the region has been witnessing double digit growth in online booking, making it a priority region for global OTAs. However, the market is still dominated by local and regional players, even as global OTAs make strategic investments to make inroads.
https://www.erevmax.com/blog/index.php/2019/07/deep-dive-into-apac-online-travel-agencies-part-2/
Google downplays dominant role in travel
If you run a hotel, airline, or online travel agency, and you thought you needed to buy advertisements in Google search or Google Trips, then guess again — it’s probably not as essential as you have long believed because consumers begin their travel searches with “specialist competitors.”
https://skift.com/2019/07/16/google-to-congress-were-not-a-travel-monopoly/
Travelport optimistic about constructing a customer-centric future
The Internet of Things, mobile, Artificial Intelligence (AI), data analytics and cloud computing are combining, to forge a future that’s more customer-centric than anything that’s gone before.
The next generation of systems are not going to own the system of record, but will own the system of intelligence, using data analytics to intelligently connect supply with demand.
TripAdvisor: How reviews impact bookings
The global study, conducted in partnership with Ipsos MORI, polled over 23,000 TripAdvisor users across 12 markets on the use of online reviews and their role when booking hotels, restaurants and experiences.
https://www.traveldailymedia.com/tripadvisor-how-reviews-impact-bookings/
The basics of keyword research for Search Engine Optimization: a guide for hotels
There are a lot of factors that contribute to SEO success. But in short, search engines make it a priority to provide the best content for users based on a given query. This is often referred to as “intent-based search” and it’s at the heart of Google’s machine learning algorithm.
Could your hotel’s channel strategy be costing you direct bookings?
Hotels of the past faced serious challenges in driving occupancy, with static and siloed inventories spread across a number of third-party partners. A solution to this was to use wholesalers, whose objective was to give travel agents competitive B2B inventory and provide reach all over the world to facilitate bookings.
https://triptease.com/blog/could-your-hotels-channel-strategy-be-costing-you-direct-bookings/
BCD Travel unveils new version of TripSource app
The app will now include self-service features, pre-trip planning and booking, improved design and navigation and will be made available to all travellers in mid-July 2019 in over 113 countries and in five languages.
https://www.traveldailymedia.com/bcd-travel-unveils-new-version-of-tripsource-app/
How hotels should adapt to Google Travel and intent-based search
Today, if you want your hotel website to move up through the search results, you need to give travelers what they’re really looking for. You need to match their intent. There’s another reason why Google has stopped rewarding keyword-focused content. PPC and display ads convert at a higher rate when they match a person’s intent.
https://www.traveltripper.com/blog/how-hotels-should-adapt-to-google-travel-and-intent-based-search/
Google experiments with hotel room booking module placement
Changes could be coming soon to the layout of Google’s hotel search as the company tests some modification on its room booking module. According to Koddi, if Google pushes this change live to a wider set of traffic and device types, this would allow travelers to see a greater variety of information and options for hotels within the same view.
https://koddi.com/google-experiments-room-booking-module-placement/
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