Remove Cost Per Click Remove Digital Marketing Remove Hotel Marketing
article thumbnail

The hidden cost of rate disparity: OTAs undercutting hotels responsible for 50% rise in Cost Per Click (CPC)

Hotel Speak

Houston TX, January 15, 2025 Hotels that allow Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to undercut their rates pay nearly 50% more for PPC leads, new research has revealed. This in turn pushes up the cost per click for the hotels when bidding on their own branded search results.

article thumbnail

Impact of New DMA legislation: Future of Google + Hotels in Europe

Hotel Speak

The European Commissions Digital Markets Act (DMA) has made many headlines since it came into force. And its impact on hotel marketing is being discussed in all corners of the world. But how is it affecting hotels in reality? And what do hotels need to do to protect their visibility and revenue?

OTA 97
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

FAQs for the Hotel Digital Marketer

gcommerce

Do you find yourself asking the same hotel digital marketing questions over and over again? Whether you’re a fellow digital advertiser or a hotelier, this list of commonly asked hotel digital marketing questions will be one that you should bookmark for a later date! Don’t worry, you aren’t alone!

article thumbnail

How To Choose Marketing KPIs

gcommerce

Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs, are the backbone of your hotel’s digital marketing. They inform decisions about marketing channels, help with campaign optimization, and, most importantly, let you measure the success of your marketing efforts. But how do you choose the right marketing KPIs for your hotel?

Market 97
article thumbnail

Google hotel ads’ sunsets commission-based bidding, now what?

gcommerce

Shift to budget and CPC based hotel ad campaign management One option is shifting towards a media spend and cost-per-click campaign strategy. With this option, hoteliers are now left to fund and their campaign media budgets and shift to a cost-per-click bid strategy.

52
article thumbnail

Hotel Digital Marketing in a Down Economy- Part 2

gcommerce

5 Must-Have Hotel Marketing Channels Last week, in “ Hotel Marketing in a Down Economy, ” GCommerce’s Founder, Scott van Hartesvelt , shared some important hotel booking pattern signals, what history has taught us about navigating a challenging economy, and how properties can come out stronger on the other side.

article thumbnail

Hotels under pressure to respond as OTA competition for guests lead gen explodes — SHR Group’s Hotel Industry Trends Report 2024

Hotel Speak

This is the equivalent of approximately 7.8million global reservations in 2023 when applied to the worldwide hotel market. Increased bidding on key search terms, including ‘brand searches’ that identify particular hotels, has sparked a sudden increase in cost-per-click, with Google Ads rising 62.5%

OTA 110