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Page 1: 6 Ways to Use Your Booking Engine Data to Boost Direct Bookings

T O B O O S T D I R E C T B O O K I N G S

6 WAYS TO USE

YOUR BOOKING

ENGINE DATA

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YOUR BOOKING ENGINE

HAS A LOT GOING ON

UNDER THE HOOD .

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SPECIFICALLY , IT HAS

DATA YOU CAN USE TO

BOOST DIRECT

BOOKINGS .

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HERE 'S HOW .

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Y o u r b o o k i n g e n g i n e i s h o w y o u l e t y o u r

g u e s t s s e a r c h f o r a v a i l a b i l i t y a n d b o o k

d i r e c t l y — a n d t h e m o r e i n t u i t i v e y o u r e n g i n e

i s , t h e m o r e c o n v e r s i o n s y o u ’ l l g a t h e r .

Y o u r b o o k i n g e n g i n e c a n w o r k f o r y o u

t h r o u g h :

- Y o u r o w n w e b s i t e

- Y o u r m o b i l e w e b s i t e

- C o m p l e t i n g m e t a s e a r c h b o o k i n g s

- S o c i a l m e d i a s i t e s l i k e F a c e b o o k t h a t

f a c i l i t a t e d i r e c t b o o k i n g s

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B e h i n d t h e c u r t a i n , t h o u g h , i t l e t s y o u g a t h e r

i m p o r t a n t g u e s t i n f o r m a t i o n .

  Y o u ’ l l g e t i n f o r m a t i o n o n s t a y d a t e s ,

i n v e n t o r y t y p e s b o o k e d , a n d o t h e r k e y

i n f o r m a t i o n . Y o u r b o o k i n g e n g i n e i s a g o l d

m i n e o f i n f o r m a t i o n : d i g d e e p a n d g e t

d e m a n d p a t t e r n s , l e a d t i m e i n f o r m a t i o n ,

s e a r c h p a t t e r n s , c u s t o m e r i n s i g h t s a n d ,

u l t i m a t e l y , m o r e c o n v e r s i o n s .

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I n t e g r a t e y o u r b o o k i n g e n g i n e d a t a w i t h

y o u r d e m a n d f o r e c a s t i n g a n d s a l e s s t r a t e g y ,

w h e r e i t c a n e n h a n c e f o r e c a s t i n g

p e r f o r m a n c e a n d c o n v e r s i o n s .

 

ACT ION PO INT

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KNOW WHEN

PR I CE & VALUE

AFFECT

CONVERS ION

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A s h o t e l i e r s , y o u h a v e t o k n o w w h e n p r i c e

p l a y s a b i g g e r p a r t i n c o n v e r t i n g t h a n v a l u e .

I n s o m e c a s e s , p r i c e i s k i n g , a n d i t ’ s t h e o n l y

f a c t o r i n t h e m i x .

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H o w e v e r , a t o t h e r t i m e s , w h a t g u e s t s

p e r c e i v e a s t h e v a l u e c a n b e m o r e i m p o r t a n t :

u n i q u e n e s s c a n t r u m p p r i c e .

F o r e x a m p l e , i f d e m a n d i s h i g h f o r t h e c i t y

b e c a u s e a c o n c e r t i s i n t o w n , t h e p r i c e c a n b e

s e c o n d a r y . I f y o u r h o t e l i s a l u x u r y p r o p e r t y ,

t h e g u e s t ’ s d e c i s i o n w i l l b e m o r e a b o u t t h e

p r o d u c t t h a n t h e p r i c e .

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A l o n g w i t h b u i l d i n g s o l i d c u s t o m e r p e r s o n a s ,

y o u r b o o k i n g e n g i n e c a n h e l p .  

T i p s o n t h e n e x t s l i d e :

 

SO . . .   WHAT DOES

' VALUE ' MEAN TO YOUR

GUESTS ?

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L o o k a t w h i c h p a c k a g e s a r e t h e m o s t

p o p u l a r , a n d t h e n l o o k a t t h e i r p r i c e p o i n t s

a n d w h a t y o u o f f e r w i t h t h e m .

L o o k a t l e s s p o p u l a r o p t i o n s , t o o : w h e r e

t h e y t o o e x p e n s i v e f o r w h a t t h e y w e r e

o f f e r i n g f o r m o s t p e o p l e , o r d i d t h e y n o t

o f f e r e n o u g h f o r t h e p r i c e ?

 

ACT ION PO INT

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LOOK AT RATE

P LAN L EAD

T IMES :

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F i n d o u t w h i c h r a t e p l a n s c o n v e r t f u r t h e s t i n

a d v a n c e , a n d w h a t t h e c o m m o n

c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f t h e s e t a r i f f s a r e . F o r

e x a m p l e , h a v e a l o o k a t w h i c h o n e s a r e :

- M u l t i - n i g h t o f f e r s

- P a c k a g e s

- D i s c o u n t s t a y a n d s a v e r a t e s

K n o w i n g w h i c h t y p e s p e r f o r m b e s t w i l l h e l p

y o u t o c o n v e r t m o r e g u e s t s w i t h m o r e

r e l e v a n t o f f e r s .

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I f y o u d i s c o v e r t h a t c u s t o m e r s a r e m o r e l i k e l y

t o c o n v e r t b a s e d o n v a l u e f u r t h e r i n a d v a n c e ,

w o r k w i t h t h a t i n f o r m a t i o n i n s t e a d o f

r a n d o m l y r u n n i n g a s a l e o r s i m p l y r e d u c i n g

r a t e .

U s e y o u r b o o k i n g e n g i n e i n f o r m a t i o n t o d e f i n e

t h e s e t t i n g s o f y o u r t a r i f f s : f i n d o p t i m u m d a y s

t o s e t a d v a n c e d p u r c h a s e r a t e p l a n s .

 

ACT ION PO INT

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LOOK AT

I NVENTORY TYPE

L EAD T IMES

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T h i n k a b o u t d i g g i n g e v e n d e e p e r , a n d r e v i e w

t h e l e a d t i m e c o n v e r s i o n r a t e o f y o u r

v a r i o u s i n v e n t o r y t y p e s .

  U s e t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n t o d e t e r m i n e

d i s t r i b u t i o n s t r a t e g y o f y o u r m o s t p o p u l a r

i n v e n t o r y t y p e s . T h i s w i l l m a x i m i s e d i r e c t

c o n v e r s i o n r a t e s .

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GEOGRAPH I CA L

BREAKDOWN

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L o o k t o y o u r b o o k i n g e n g i n e t o g i v e y o u a

b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e g e o g r a p h i c a l

c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f y o u r k e y g e o g r a p h i c

m a r k e t s . F o r e x a m p l e , y o u r b o o k i n g e n g i n e

c a n t e l l y o u t h e t y p e o f t a r i f f s t h a t p e o p l e i n

d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s a n d r e g i o n s b o o k m o s t

o f t e n .

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W h a t d o g u e s t s f r o m d i f f e r e n t a r e a s p r e f e r ?

I d e n t i f y c o m m o n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , l i k e :

L e n g t h o f s t a y

B o a r d B a s i s

P r e - P a i d V s F l e x i b l e R a t e

A l l o f t h i s d a t a g i v e s a r e a l , b i g - p i c t u r e v i e w

b a s e d o n r e a l d a t a . U s e t h a t d a t a t o c r e a t e

s p e c i f i c c o n t e n t f o r s p e c i f i c v i s i t o r s t o y o u r

s i t e .

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Y o u c a n s e t a b o u t t a r g e t i n g t h e s e p o t e n t i a l g u e s t s w i t h s p e c i f i c o f f e r s a t s p e c i f i c t i m e s

o f t h e y e a r . T o d o t h a t , u s e t h e d a t a y o u h a v e o n p e a k s e a r c h a n d b o o k i n g t i m e s f o r y o u r k e y g e o g r a p h i c a l m a r k e t s t h r o u g h o u t

t h e y e a r .

 

ACT ION PO INT

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DEMAND

I N S I GHT

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Y o u s h o u l d b e u s i n g o n e o r a c o m b i n a t i o n o f

y o u r P M S , C h a n n e l M a n a g e r a n d b o o k i n g

e n g i n e t o r e v i e w o v e r a l l b o o k i n g p a t t e r n s .

T h e s e a r e c r i t i c a l .

O n e o f y o u r b o o k i n g e n g i n e ’ s k e y s t r e n g t h s i s

a c c u r a t e l y t r a c k i n g t h e o v e r a l l p a t t e r n o f

s e a r c h e s f o r f u t u r e d a t e s . L o o k i n g a t f o r w a r d

d e m a n d i s a s k e y a s h i s t o r i c a l d a t a i s .

R e v e n u e m a n a g e m e n t i s a n e s s e n t i a l p a r t o f

y o u r h o t e l ’ s c o n v e r s i o n r a t e s t r a t e g y — d o n ’ t

n e g l e c t i t !

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T h e r e a l v a l u e , t h o u g h , i s a l l i n t h e l e v e l o f d e t a i l t h a t y o u l o o k a t . D o n ’ t s i m p l y t a k e t h e

d a t a a t f a c e v a l u e — l o o k a t :

- S e a r c h e s p a t t e r n s f o r m i d w e e k a n d w e e k e n d s - B o o k i n g s p a t t e r n s f o r m i d w e e k a n d

w e e k e n d s - C o n v e r s i o n r a t e f o r m i d w e e k a n d w e e k e n d s

 

ACT ION PO INT

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NO AVA I LAB I L I T Y

DATA

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C o m p a r e t h e s e f u t u r e d e m a n d a n d b o o k i n g

s t a t s a l o n g w i t h y o u r n o a v a i l a b i l i t y d a t a .

I f y o u c a n , a l s o r e v i e w t h i s d a t a f o r e a c h

i n d i v i d u a l d a y o f t h e w e e k . I t m a y n o t b e t h e

m o s t e x c i t i n g t h i n g , b u t t h i s l e v e l o f d a t a

m i n i n g g i v e s y o u i n s i g h t i n t o k e y

o p p o r t u n i t i e s .

F o r e x a m p l e , y o u ’ l l s e e w h e r e t h i n g s l i k e

h o l d i n g o u t f o r t w o n i g h t s t a y r e s e r v a t i o n s

w i l l b o o s t y o u r r e v e n u e .

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L o o k a t y o u r n o a v a i l a b i l i t y d a t a i n d e t a i l . E x a m i n e t h e d a t e s w i t h h i g h l e v e l s o f n o

a v a i l a b i l i t y , a n d e x a m i n e t h e n u m b e r o f d i r e c t b o o k i n g s c o m p a r e d t o o t h e r c h a n n e l s .

H i g h l i g h t t h e d e m a n d a n d c o n v e r s i o n r a t e o n t h i s d a t e , a n d d o t h e m a t h : w i t h a l i t t l e m o r e a v a i l a b i l i t y o n y o u r o w n s i t e , h o w m a n y m o r e

d i r e c t b o o k i n g s c o u l d y o u p o t e n t i a l l y h a v e c o n v e r t e d ?

 

ACT ION PO INT

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THE DATA I N YOUR

BOOK ING ENG INE

DATA SHOULD BE

USED TO BU I LD

CONF IDENCE I N YOUR

PROPERTY .

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A T N E T A F F I N I T Y , W E ' R E E X P E R T S I N H O T E L T E C H N O L O G Y A N D C O N V E R S I O N

R A T E G R O W T H F O R H O T E L S . I F Y O U ' V E G O T Q U E S T I O N S , E M A I L U S A T S A L E S @ N E T A F F I N I T Y . C O M

T H A N K Y O U !