understanding the guest experience
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Guests Booking Experience
Liz Day
3801 E Florida Ave. Suite 800Denver, CO 80210Sales: 866-360-8210
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OVERVIEW
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• Today’s traveler
• Online marketing channels
• Lodging websites
• Lodging booking engines
• Conclusion
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ABOUT ME
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• Liz Day • Senior Digital Marketing Account Manager• California born, Illinois raised, and Colorado
transplant • Want to be a dog mom • Went to Cabo for the first time last weekend!
www.rezstream.com
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ABOUT REZSTREAM
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• RezStream has been providing online solutions to the hospitality industry since the company was founded in 2005.
• Located in Denver, Colorado
• 21 employees
• Majority of our clients are independently owned properties.
• RezStream’s hospitality solutions include:
• Reservation Software
• Online Booking Engine
• Website Design Services
• Digital Marketing Services
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TODAY’S TRAVELER
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The Internet is the top source for both leisure and business travel planning.
TODAY’S TRAVELERwww.rezstream.com
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Search engines are the most popular online planning sources for travelers.
TODAY’S TRAVELERwww.rezstream.com
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Travelers go to the same types of sites on smartphones as they do on desktop/tablet.
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ONLINE MARKETING CHANNELS
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ONLINE MARKETING CHANNELSwww.rezstream.com
Organic Search
Email Marketing
Paid Search
Referral
Display
Social
OTA’s
Direct
On average, consumers use 6.5 devices and websites
to research travel.
– Webtrends
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ONLINE MARKETING CHANNELSwww.rezstream.com
How to attract qualified visitors to your website?
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising Remarketing Social Media Email Marketing Referral, i.e. Review sites
First Priority
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96% of website visitors leave a website without
converting! – Forrester Research
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New visitors, i.e. first time website visitors
Qualified visitors, i.e. viewed popular pages, but did not access booking engine
Cart abandoners, i.e. viewed booking engine, but did not complete desired action
Converters, i.e. people who booked
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Google Analytics Benchmark Reports
Free Google Analytics Setup
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WEBSITE
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WEBSITEwww.rezstream.com
Responsive Website
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WEBSITEwww.rezstream.com
Wide, Rich Imagery
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Videos
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WEBSITEwww.rezstream.com
Horizontal Navigation
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WEBSITEwww.rezstream.com
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Compelling Content
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WEBSITEwww.rezstream.com
Booking Engine Widgets on Every Page
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WEBSITEwww.rezstream.com
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BOOKING ENGINE
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BOOKING ENGINEwww.rezstream.com
Looks Like Two Different Websites
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BOOKING ENGINEwww.rezstream.com
Matches Your Website
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BOOKING ENGINEwww.rezstream.com
Shows the Reservation Steps
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BOOKING ENGINEwww.rezstream.com
Amenities Filter & Price Slider
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Inconsistent Room Names, Images and Descriptions Missing
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Robust Room Descriptions and Images
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Displays Available Units Before Unavailable
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Point of Sale Items and Packages
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Other factors that play a role …
Minimum night stay Deposit Cancellation policy
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CONCLUSIONwww.rezstream.com
Invest in developing a strong online presence for multi-device users
Organic search should drive majority of your website’s traffic
Develop a website that reflects today’s best practices to keep visitors on your website
Utilize a booking engine to convert your website visitors
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CONCLUSION
Email: [email protected]
Direct Line: 303-872-0214
Social Media:
– www.Facebook.com/RezStream
– www.Twitter.com/RezStream
– www.Plus.Google.com/+Rezstream
– www.RezStream.com/Blog
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