How do you compete with the travel booking juggernauts? Here’s how airfare and hotel prediction app Hopper competes with Booking.com and Expedia, which spend billions of dollars on Google every year – or Hopper’s annual marketing budget roughly every two hours. Source: Hotel Marketing How do you compete with the travel booking juggernauts?
Marriott launches home-rental program Marriott introduced the program with 212 London-area homes, which are accessible through both the TributePortfolioHomes.com website and through a link on Marriott’s home page. Source: Hotel Marketing Marriott launches home-rental program
Culture Trip picks up M for its millennial-focused travel site While a lot of travel startups have made waves by disrupting how people search for and buy accommodation, flights and other travel services, the ongoing interest in building out strong content plays to attract audiences is also being played out in the travel sector. Source: Hotel Marketing Culture Trip picks up M for its millennial-focused travel site
Hyatt polls business travelers A survey conducted on behalf of Hyatt Place and Hyatt House found that 77% of U.S. business travelers believe being on the road has taught them skills they can use when facing challenges in their personal life. Source: Hotel Marketing Hyatt polls business travelers