{"id":2027,"date":"2021-02-05T07:34:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T07:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2021-02-05T07:36:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T07:36:39","slug":"the-week-that-was-february-2021-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/02\/the-week-that-was-february-2021-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week, That Was \u2013 February 2021 Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In five minutes or less, keep track of the most important news of the week, curated just for you. We present to you hand \u2013 picked news on latest industry perspectives and some general updates. Read\u00a0on!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2019\" src=\"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/senior-couple-planning-holiday_53876-79490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Webinar Invite &#8211; Understanding Traveller Sentiment for Driving Hotel Business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With occupancy restrictions and changing guest expectations, hotels need to be competitive while being profitable. Join us for a webinar on 17<sup>th<\/sup> Feb to know how to leverage the right technology for distribution and operational efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Register today &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erevmax.com\/eshots\/webinar\/erevmax-prologicfirst-register-feb21.html\">https:\/\/www.erevmax.com\/eshots\/webinar\/erevmax-prologicfirst-register-feb21.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where hotels are investing now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Technology is getting a lot of attention among hotel owners. Cloud-based technology, 5G and machine learning are among common tech investments by hotel owners, as the pandemic accelerates the need for leaner hotel operations and enhanced tech features for both staff and guests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costar.com\/article\/1099742678\/hotel-owners-the-driving-force-behind-tech-adoption\">https:\/\/www.costar.com\/article\/1099742678\/hotel-owners-the-driving-force-behind-tech-adoption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Capture the fastest-growing segment of bookers with Booking.com\u2019s Mobile Rates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the growth in domestic tourism, Booking.com is expecting almost 74% of bookings to come from a mobile phone. Adding a mobile rate to your property will increase your visibility with these customers and unlock your market potential with last-minute mobile bookings. You can update Mobile Rates on Booking.com directly from RateTiger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/02\/capture-the-fastest-growing-segment-of-bookers-with-booking-coms-mobile-rates\/\">https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/02\/capture-the-fastest-growing-segment-of-bookers-with-booking-coms-mobile-rates\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Expedia expands hotel discount availability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Expedia Partner Solutions extends package rates to all TAAP travel agent members. Previously available only to a select group of partners, Expedia TAAP package rates are now available to all tiers giving them 20% on accommodation when booked alongside a transport component.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travolution.com\/news\/travel-sectors\/travel-agents\/expedia-travel-agent-affiliate-programme-extends-benefits-to-help-partners-recover\"><strong>https:\/\/travolution.com\/news\/travel-sectors\/travel-agents\/expedia-travel-agent-affiliate-programme-extends-benefits-to-help-partners-recover<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agoda launches GoLocal Tonight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new service helps hotels across Asia-Pacific to capitalize on the growing post-pandemic trend towards last-minute domestic bookings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webintravel.com\/agoda-sees-growing-demand-for-last-minute-deals-launches-new-tool\/\">https:\/\/www.webintravel.com\/agoda-sees-growing-demand-for-last-minute-deals-launches-new-tool\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a year of focus&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not only has focus helped Airbnb withstand the coronavirus pandemic, it will also be what sets the company up to capitalize on travel&#8217;s rebound.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phocuswire.com\/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-going-to-be-year-of-focus\">https:\/\/www.phocuswire.com\/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-going-to-be-year-of-focus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reach out to us for your connectivity needs to make the most of your online revenue-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/3gKUJZ\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/3gKUJZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks and have a good day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In five minutes or less, keep track of the most important news of the week, curated just for you. We present to you hand \u2013 picked news on latest industry perspectives and some general updates. Read\u00a0on!! Webinar Invite &#8211; Understanding Traveller Sentiment for Driving Hotel Business With occupancy restrictions and changing guest expectations, hotels need &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/02\/the-week-that-was-february-2021-week-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Week, That Was \u2013 February 2021 Week 1&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1007],"tags":[130,22,287,55,29,922,14,930,72],"class_list":["post-2027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-channel-connectivity","tag-channel-manager","tag-hotel-bookings","tag-hotels","tag-online-distribution","tag-property-management-systems","tag-ratetiger","tag-seamless-connectivity","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erevmax.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}