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Direct Bookings

Stay ahead of direct booking trends in the UK hotel sector. This section delivers news and intel on website conversion tactics, promotional campaigns, channel-management technology and loyalty incentives designed to drive bookings via hotel sites. You’ll find analysis of user-experience optimisations, digital-marketing strategies, rate-parity issues and case studies of properties reducing reliance on third-party channels. Whether you’re refining your booking engine or launching a direct-only offer, this hub equips you with the latest insights to boost direct revenue.

Direct Bookings

Stay ahead of direct booking trends in the UK hotel sector. This section delivers news and intel on website conversion tactics, promotional campaigns, channel-management technology and loyalty incentives designed to drive bookings via hotel sites. You’ll find analysis of user-experience optimisations, digital-marketing strategies, rate-parity issues and case studies of properties reducing reliance on third-party channels. Whether you’re refining your booking engine or launching a direct-only offer, this hub equips you with the latest insights to boost direct revenue.

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Hoteliers are increasingly dependent on online travel agents (OTAs) to drive bookings with…

Should I be watching the wider industry?

Every month, our resident marketing guru ANGIE PETKOVIC addresses you marketing conundrums…

COMMENT: BHA continues fight against OTA rate parity

In response to increasing scrutiny of rate parity clauses, earlier this week a prominent OTA…

COMMENT: Top five hotel technology trends

1. Google to expand in the travel space Imagine a potential guest searches for a hotel’s…

Average British holiday budgets rise to £5,500

The hospitality sector is set to benefit from an 8% increase in the average British…

Hotels don’t see social media as a priority, says EHL research

Research by Ecole Hôtèliere de Lausanne (EHL) and Rate Tiger suggests that hotels are…

Rate parity is hoteliers’ biggest dilemma, says new research

Rate parity is the dominating factor affecting hotels’ distribution and revenue strategies,…