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The Benefits Of A Location Marketing Solution For Resorts And Hotels | Inquivix - 1 views

  • A location-based digital marketing strategy utilizes the physical location data of potential customers to target them with online or offline messaging that is highly personalized. When it comes to the resort and hotel industry, the target audience is potential guests, those currently staying at your establishment, and even returning visitors. 
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  • The ads a potential customer will see on their social media platforms, while visiting a website, or even on their search engine results pages can be made more relevant based on their real-time location data.
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  • This means less time wasted on search engines or social media platforms looking for things, and more time spent actually enjoying them. 
  • As more potential guests nearby start visiting your website, learning about what your resort has to offer, and becoming impressed, you will naturally be able to increase more direct bookings at your resort. 
  • Geo-targeting is a method of determining the location of a user to deliver personalized messages on their smartphone application or push notifications based on their proximity to your business.
  • Geo conquesting also creates a boundary, but instead of being around your hotel or resort, this boundary exists around your competitor or competitors.
  • Apart from using search engines like Google, smartphone applications, and sms, you can use social media to display relevant advertisements to users. If you have convinced them to follow your social media page when they connected to your Wi-Fi, you can easily target these new guests and show them what else you are offering at your venue. 
  • Beacons are devices that use Bluetooth technology and are great for understanding guest behavior as they roam around your premises.
  • For example, if your target market is travelers from South Korea, you need to know the online, social media, and smartphone usage behavior of this audience for your marketing efforts to be on point.
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    This blog post delves into the world of location-based marketing, shedding light on its mechanisms and significance within the hospitality industry. It demystifies the workings of location-based marketing, where businesses use location data to target and engage potential customers. The post explores how accurate location information enables personalized offers and advertisements, enhancing customer experiences. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of location-based marketing to the hospitality sector, as it empowers hotels, restaurants, and travel services to reach the right audience at the right time. By leveraging location data intelligently, the hospitality industry can create compelling marketing campaigns, foster customer loyalty, and ultimately boost revenue and customer satisfaction.
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Virtual and Augmented Reality in Hospitality Industry - 0 views

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    This article delves into the transformative potential of virtual and augmented reality in the hospitality sector. Analyzing the latest trends and applications, it highlights how VR and AR technologies offer unique opportunities for enhancing guest experiences, from virtual destination exploration to immersive trip planning. With insights into their practical implementations, the article underscores the role of these technologies in redefining customer engagement, improving operational efficiency, and raising satisfaction levels in the ever-evolving landscape of the hospitality industry.
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What is a hotel global distribution system (GDS)? (+3 types) - 0 views

  • A global distribution system (GDS) is one of the best ways for hoteliers to promote their hotel in the global corporate travel market. It’s a critical component of a well-rounded distribution strategy and helps hotel management increase occupancy within the lucrative corporate travel segment.
  • A global distribution system is an online system that delivers real-time hotel, airline, train, and car rental inventory, room rates, discounts, and more to travel agents and other businesses.
  • As part of a GDS hotel booking system, your property will be exposed to a more targeted,
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  • GDS hotel booking system allows companies, such as travel agencies and corporate bookers, to book travel on behalf of others.
  • Public rates are visible and bookable to all agencies in a GDS and are subject to commissions paid to the booking agency. Common public rates are the Best Available Rate (BAR), Corporate (COR), and Government (GOV). Negotiated rates are only visible to companies with which you have a special agreement. The authorized agencies that can book these rates must enter an agreed-upon GDS hotel code called a Rate Access Code. Since negotiated rates are based on net rates, they are not subject to commissions.
  • Amadeus has been connecting travel providers to travel sellers since 1987. They serve over 770,000 hotels in 190+ countries worldwide and have a global team of 19,000 employees. Aside from hotels, Amadeus also services airlines, airport operators, rail operators, ground handlers, car rental companies & transfer providers, insurance provider groups, and cruise lines & ferries
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      This is the one my work uses!
  • Sabre has been part of the birth of airline automation since the 1960s. Today, they have almost 400,000 travel agents in their global travel marketplace. Their technology products include travel-focused mobile apps, check-in kiosks, airline and hotel reservation networks, ticket agent terminals, aircraft & crew scheduling systems, revenue management solutions, and more.
  • (Galileo, Worldspan, Apollo) – With origins leading back to 1971, Travelport encompasses the Galileo, Worldspan, and Apollo GDS systems. Their worldwide travel retail platform services travel agencies and suppliers with distribution, technology, and payment solutions, among others. They have partnerships with hotel chains and boutique hotels to develop targeted promotions and flexible rate models to gain greater visibility in their markets. 
  • The GDS system will likely evolve in the coming years rather than become obsolete, so it’s worthwhile connecting to one if you want to attract more business travelers and make gains in the corporate travel industry.
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    This article describes the different types of GDS programs that hotels might use. The one my hotel uses is in here as well! It outlines why they are important, how they are used, and the massive reach that they have. Most companies use GDS to streamline their efficiency so it is interesting to read why it is so effective.
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Hotel Technology Challenges for Every Hospitality Business - 2 views

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  • Gathering guest data is essential to the success of any modern business, hotels are no different.
  • Data management carries great emphasis in European countries, more so than their North American counterparts. While the current US government believes in a more lenient approach towards data retention and privacy,
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      Will be useful with regards to the lack of data privacy in US
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  • With multiple point-of-sale (POS) touchpoints, an even larger number of smart devices, and that data from both demands a secure hotel network. Denying cybercriminals access to the network and preventing them from spying on guest devices is now essential for every business.
  • Highly optimized & synchronized systems leave almost no gaps when fulfilling guest requests. These technological marvels can even complete guest requests faster than hotel staff at times. This efficiency delivers a seamless guest experience while improving the responsiveness of technology. 
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    This article discusses what we talked about this week in regards to the different types of technological disruptors in the hospitality industry. It discusses data management issues, privacy issues, and how responsiveness can be improved within hotels. This article will be useful for future research as I look more into artificial intelligence within the hotel industry.
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(11) Disruptive Outliers in Hospitality: 5 Trends Shaping the Future of Accommodations ... - 1 views

  • The hospitality industry has experienced unprecedented disruption in the past few years, with the emergence of new technologies, changing consumer preferences, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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      Will be useful for research paper
  • The online food delivery market will grow by 12.33% by 2027
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  • Food services businesses are also adopting the ghost kitchen model to offer delivery-only services without the overhead costs of a traditional restaurant. 
  • or example, treehouse hotels offer nature lovers a unique and rustic experience, while glamping resorts provide a luxurious and comfortable camping experience. 
  • Businesses are responding by reducing waste, using eco-friendly materials, implementing energy-efficient systems, and promoting local and organic products. Meiser Hotels introduced a “green button” for guests to opt out of cleaning easily. Kyma Restaurant and Bar is increasing its use of organic, locally sourced ingredients in its menu. 
  • About 54% of US adults agree that they have become more concerned about their family's health and safety since the pandemic
  • Employers are offering attractive benefits to entice talent into their teams.
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    This article is relevant to the current discussion of disruptors in the industry because it discusses how Covid-19 impacted the industry as a whole. Not only did Covid-19 lead the hospitality industry to have more cleanliness, but it also caused the industry to develop technology that would continue to serve guests even in times with something like Covid. This article also has mentions of Artificial Intelligence and how it is leading to changes in the industry, which will be helpful for the research paper if I get to write about that topic.
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