The Week, That Was – February 2019 Week 2

In five minutes or less, keep track of the most important news of the week, curated just for you. We present to you hand – picked news on latest industry perspectives and some general updates. Read on!!

EREVMAX SIGNS WITH ICE PORTAL TO DISTRIBUTE HOTEL VISUAL CONTENT WORLDWIDE VIA LIVEOS

eRevMax, the leading provider of hotel connectivity and online distribution solutions worldwide, has integrated with ICE Portal to help hoteliers manage, distribute and curate their online visual content for better brand visibility.

Hotels using LiveOS by eRevMax will now be able to integrate their visuals into ICE Portal’s cloud-based content management system (CMS). ICE Portal connects to thousands of leading global distribution channels as well as thousands of affiliated travel sites (including GDSs, OTAs and search sites) in twelve languages.

https://bit.ly/2GwVdmC

Why Guest Reviews Matter? Even the negative ones

There are several things that contribute to a hotel’s reputation – starting from pre-booking experience to service during stay – guests take note of many small and big details and form an opinion. The rating is just the reflection of the opinion. If your property provides impeccable service, create great experiences, then the positive reviews you have earned will improve your appeal and influence potential guests. The more satisfied guests you have, the more likely they are to return and spend more money, as well as recommend you to others.

https://bit.ly/2I8y10C

 Bleisure is the biggest trend in business travel

“Bleisure” is on the rise and it’s one of the biggest trends in business travel.

Blending work travel with leisure travel is one of the best perks of traveling for work. It helps save on vacation costs and creates a better work-life balance for travelers and the concept is growing by leaps and bounds as revealed in National Car Rental’s second annual State of the Business Travel Industry Survey.

 https://www.travelpulse.com/news/car-rental-and-rail/bleisure-is-the-biggest-trend-in-business-travel.html

 How Trivago finds ways to make more from less

Trivago’s fourth-quarter results were similar to what investors saw last quarter – revenue was down 8%. Yet the company once again got positive bottom-line results, seeing net income of 11.7 million euros.

https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/02/06/trivago-finds-ways-to-make-more-from-less.aspx

 Google tests Hotel Price Insights on desktop

Google rolled out hotel Price Insights feature to mobile devices last August after about 1 month of testing. Now the feature is finally being tested on Desktop. On desktop the feature is located under the Prices tab and is usually displayed to the right of rates box as 3 collapsed graphs – Market Comparison; Price Evaluation; and When To Book.

https://alakov.com/blog/google-tests-hotel-price-insights-desktop

 Google My Business supports hotel check-in and check-out times

Google is now giving hotels a way to communicate even more about their properties to customers.

https://bit.ly/2Sjv5CZ

 Hoteliers adjust pricing strategies to be more dynamic

Hoteliers continue to experiment with dynamic pricing but also seem to realize that even if guests receive all the industry’s latest education and thinking on rates, partnerships with online travel agencies will not be a thing of the past.

https://bit.ly/2GgkUZc

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