article thumbnail

Best Practices to Reduce Hotel Chargeback Disputes

Lodging

But now more than ever, hoteliers have the tools to protect and earn back revenue, and it starts with proactive preparation. With both fraudsters and guests engaging in bad behavior, chargebacks are becoming all too common for hotels—to the point where many merchants have given up the fight in combatting them.

Revenue 299
article thumbnail

Record high room rates for Sydney hotels on NYE

Hotel Management

Sydney hotels pulled in record high average daily rate and revenue per available room on the night, according to December preliminary data from CoStar. New Years Eve gave Sydney hotels plenty of cause for celebration on December 31. CoStar reports occupancy levels of 78.8% for December 2024, up 2.1%

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Southwest Reports ‘Resilient Travel Demand’ as it Boosts Revenue Guidance

Skift Blog

Skift Take: Southwest executives will be hoping that these improved financials take some of the heat off a company that has faced intense scrutiny in recent months. Gordon Smith Read the Complete Story On Skift

Revenue 281
article thumbnail

Booking Holdings to Lay Off Employees, Shift Spending Priorities

Skift Blog

With operating costs outpacing revenue growth, something had to give. Skift Take: Was Booking Holdings getting too fat? We might not know the exact chess moves for awhile. Dennis Schaal Read the Complete Story On Skift

Revenue 299
article thumbnail

10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase.

article thumbnail

Expedia and Hopper Resume Hotel Supply Deal After Bitter Falling Out

Skift Blog

Expedia, under new leadership, wanted to see revenue from Hopper flowing in again. Skift Take: Expedia punched Hopper in the mouth in 2023 when it cut off their relationship, and Hopper was never able to make up the lost ground. Dennis Schaal Read the Complete Story On Skift

Revenue 300
article thumbnail

Thailand-U.S. Direct Flights Could Return by Early 2025

Skift Blog

They’d attract more long-staying American travelers, boosting tourism revenues and giving a solid lift to Thailand’s tourism-reliant economy. Skift Take: Thailand thrives on tourism, and direct flights to the U.S. could be a game-changer. Peden Doma Bhutia Read the Complete Story On Skift

Tourism 288
article thumbnail

Pressure Points: How to Ensure Your B2B Pipeline Passes Inspection

you’ll see what we mean in this eBook) more revenue through data-driven prospecting, stage analysis, and subsequent sales enablement. This eBook highlights best practices for developing a pipeline management process that helps sales leaders and their team C.L.O.S.E

article thumbnail

The Power of Conversation Intelligence

This eBook will answer all your questions and more by providing a complete overview of Conversation Intelligence and its importance in Revenue organizations, delivering impact from your Sales Development Representatives all the way to the C-Suite. Who in the Revenue organization benefits from Conversation Intelligence.

article thumbnail

The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line.

article thumbnail

Solving the Biggest Tech Challenges in RevOps

Whether you need to improve lead response times, boost adoption of core tools, improve lead qualification, or target and automate your GTM motions, you’ll find examples of how revenue teams are solving some of the toughest problems in modern business.

article thumbnail

AI in Sales: How AI is Transforming Go-to-Market

It’s a question that promises to drive billions of dollars in revenue opportunities over the next five to 10 years. How will generative AI transform sales? And if you’re not leveraging AI solutions in your go-to-market motions, you’re already behind.

article thumbnail

The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. Get ready to unlock your team’s full potential with ZoomInfo Plays today.

article thumbnail

5 Essential Pieces of a Prospecting Solution

As organizations chase new revenue targets, B2B sales leaders must examine cutting edge prospecting solutions that proactively help reps identify, connect with, and close qualified buyers faster. Forward thinking sales leaders are starting to prioritize technology initiatives. Is your team focused on building a reliable tech stack for 2020?

article thumbnail

Buyer’s Checklist: How to Evaluate a B2B Contact Data Provider

Leveraging a data provider to help identify and connect with qualified prospects supports company revenue goals by alleviating common headaches associated with prospecting research and empowers sales productivity. So what’s the problem? Many organizations fail to properly evaluate vendors during the selection process.

article thumbnail

The 5 Stages of Account-Based Marketing — and How to Win Them All

Running an ABM program on data you don’t trust means wasted time, resources, and lost revenue. And yet only 43% of marketers are completely satisfied with the quality of their data. ZoomInfo’s MarketingOS changes all that.

article thumbnail

Drive GTM Efficiency with Tech Stack Consolidation

With a cohesive, integrated tech stack, your revenue teams can deliver an excellent customer experience that sets you up to win faster than your competitors. Consolidating your tech stack is an effective cost-saving measure that drives GTM efficiency and adds value to your enterprise.

article thumbnail

Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

This is your chance to create unprecedented brand awareness, bring in the best leads sales has ever seen, and play an instrumental role in generating new and existing business revenue. In this eBook, you’ll discover what it takes to develop and drive a successful marketing-led growth strategy.

article thumbnail

100 Pipeline Plays: The Modern Sales Playbook

Use our proven data-driven plays to grow your pipeline and crush your revenue targets. For the first time, we’re sharing the winning plays that took us from scrappy startup to a publicly traded company. Close more deals with these winning plays!

article thumbnail

ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

article thumbnail

Your Guide to Using Conversational Marketing to Drive Demand Generation

Studies show the return on investment (ROI) of conversational marketing helps your marketing team drive revenue. Enter conversational marketing — the new paradigm to tackling your business deals and converting prospects in minutes. According to Bold 360, “81 percent of B2B buyers have left a page because they didn’t want to fill out a form.”.

article thumbnail

The Modern Customer Success Playbook

Quarterbacking your customers to long-term success and growth is proven to combat churn and transform customer success teams into revenue-drivers. Satisfaction won’t cut it. But where do you start?

article thumbnail

Forrester Research Report: How Sales and Marketing Intelligence Drive Improved Business Outcomes

Those implementing a B2B sales and marketing intelligence solution reported that they have realized 35% more leads in their pipeline and 45% higher-quality leads leading to higher revenue and growth.

article thumbnail

Best Practices for a Marketing Database Cleanse

Multiple industry studies confirm that regardless of industry, revenue, or company size, poor data quality is an epidemic for marketing teams. As frustrating as contact and account data management is, this is still your database – a massive asset to your organization, even if it is rife with holes and inaccurate information.

article thumbnail

Marketing Ops: The New Revenue Hero

As data continues to play a starring role in today’s B2B organizations, both marketing and sales operations professionals are poised to solidify their place as critical revenue drivers.

article thumbnail

A Buyer’s Guide to Future-Proofing Your Restaurant Tech Stack

In this guide, you'll discover: How driving digital growth delivers impact across teams Everything you need to become 100% digital A digital maturity self-assessment to determine your next steps Here's why leading brands are laser-focused on enhancing their tech stack: More revenue: Across on- and off-premise channels, our data shows digital orders (..)