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Sandra Maybury, Net Assist Maximising Online Opportunities 8 hot tips to getting the most 8 hot tips to getting the most from your website and 3 from your website and 3 rd rd party party suppliers suppliers

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Net Assist outlined the top 10 tips to increase bookings for you hotels website at the Hotel Website Marketing conference in Dublin. www.hotelwebsitemarketing.com

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Page 1: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Maximising Online Opportunities

8 hot tips to getting the most from your 8 hot tips to getting the most from your website and 3website and 3rdrd party suppliers party suppliers

Page 2: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Tips to Maximise Online Opportunities

• SIMPLIFY ONLINE BOOKINGSSIMPLIFY ONLINE BOOKINGS

• IMPROVE WEB PRESENCEIMPROVE WEB PRESENCE

• GROW SALESGROW SALES

Page 3: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Tips to Maximise Online Opportunities

Tip 1 Tip 1

ESTABLISH THE MOST SUITABLE ESTABLISH THE MOST SUITABLE BOOKING ENGINE FOR YOUR BOOKING ENGINE FOR YOUR

OWN HOTEL WEBSITEOWN HOTEL WEBSITE

Page 4: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Tips to Maximise Online Opportunities

Tip 2Tip 2

ESTABLISH THE MOST SUITABLE 3ESTABLISH THE MOST SUITABLE 3RDRD PARTY PARTNERSPARTY PARTNERS

Page 5: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Tips to Maximise Online Opportunities

Tip 3Tip 3

CREATIVE MARKETING THROUGH CREATIVE MARKETING THROUGH HOTEL DESCRIPTIONS, IMAGES, HOTEL DESCRIPTIONS, IMAGES,

ETC.ETC.

Page 6: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Tips to Maximise Online Opportunities

Tip 4Tip 4

FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE RATE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE RATE STRATEGY AND REVENUE STRATEGY AND REVENUE

MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

Page 7: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Tips to Maximise Online Opportunities

Tip 5Tip 5

CONSISTENCY IN ROOM TYPES & CONSISTENCY IN ROOM TYPES & ROOM DESCRIPTIONSROOM DESCRIPTIONS

Page 8: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Tips to Maximise Online Opportunities

Tip 6Tip 6

DETAILED REPORTING DETAILED REPORTING OUTLINING PROGRESS FROM OUTLINING PROGRESS FROM

EACH CHANNELEACH CHANNEL

Page 9: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Tips to Maximise Online Opportunities

Tip 7Tip 7

INVEST IN YOUR TEAM, GIVE INVEST IN YOUR TEAM, GIVE THEM THE SKILLS TO MAXIMISE THEM THE SKILLS TO MAXIMISE

ONLINE OPPORTUNITIESONLINE OPPORTUNITIES

Page 10: Net Assist - Top 10 tips to increase hotel website bookings

Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Tips to Maximise Online Opportunities

Top TipTop TipESTABLISH HOW MUCH TIME IS ESTABLISH HOW MUCH TIME IS

REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE VARIOUS REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE VARIOUS WEBSITES DAILY AND WEEKLY AND WEBSITES DAILY AND WEEKLY AND SET ASIDE THIS TIME TO COMPLETE SET ASIDE THIS TIME TO COMPLETE

THE TASKTHE TASK

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Sandra Maybury, Net Assist

Plan for the future

• AUDITSAUDITS

• REVENUE MANAGEMENTREVENUE MANAGEMENT

• TRAININGTRAINING