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DMA impact on hotels: 0.8% loss of direct reservations

The DMA reduces EU direct hotel bookings by 0.8%, with Hotel Ads decreasing its relative share by -33%, profiting OTAs and increasing your distribution costs. ...

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A simple hotel can also make the difference

They can stop beating around the bush,those small, independent and simple hotels with few resources have it easier to communicate what makes them different. They know their clientele better. They are more flexible and quicker to adapt to changes. They do not have to wait for big managers to make a decision. Their percentage of…

Against price parity / 3

In this series of articles I have tried to destroy the myth of the parity of the final price as a positive strategy. I called into question the arguments defending it (1st part) and I have performed a detailed analysis adding essential elements that people usually tend to not take into account (2nd part) In…

Hotel Slang: atrocities and anecdotes

Every sector and every profession creates its own jargon. In some cases this process is justified by the need of having to find a name for new concepts or concepts that do not exist yet, but in most cases, this jargon is unnecessary, dangerous and ends up creating confusion. This happens also in our market:…