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5 Reasons Why Surprise Perks Help Hotel Sales Directors Secure Higher Bookings

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Here are five reasons why incorporating surprise perks into your hotel sales strategy can transform relationships, promote loyalty, and ultimately increase bookings (and ROI). Building such relationships fosters trust, which plays a significant role when meeting planners decide where to book their next large event.

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Bed Banks: Comparing Accommodation, Travel Ancillaries, Connectivity of Hotelbeds, Travco, Bonotel, HotelsPro, and WebBeds

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The online booking business is as good as the inventory it has, so finding the best rooms for the best price is the most important task. One of the ways to get a diverse inventory portfolio is to partner with a bed bank. What is a bed bank? Bed banks aggregate inventory from suppliers and resell it to other businesses.

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New and Renovated: Meet Boutique

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Read More: North Carolina: Historic and Heroic Hideaway Along the Shore Edgecamp Pamlico Station guest room In the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Edgecamp Pamlico Station opens its doors, bringing a new luxury lifestyle experience to the iconic beach town of Hatteras Island. Guests are encouraged to indulge and relax.

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Atlantis Bahamas: A Leader in Environmental Stewardship

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These programs can be booked through the group sales team upon request. In 2023, the board voted to fund the coral gene bank, in addition to certain programming they have funded year after year, including The Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization , which participates in rescue as well as research.

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7 Cyber Monday Hotel Deals for Groups (and You)

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Offer Details: Book a two-night group stay for travel between Nov. Offer Details: Book a two-night group stay for travel between Nov. How to Book: Visit pontevedra.com on Monday, Nov. Offer Details: Book 10 or more rooms for 20 percent off, as well as meeting extras, for travel through March 31, 2019. 27, 2018–Jan.

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Immersive Meetings at The Smithsonian

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Read More: New C-Suite Initiative at National Civil Rights Museum Adds Context to DEI The experience will be held in the museum’s Bank of America Special Exhibitions Gallery across 4,000 sq. Mahogany Books—named for the Young’s daughter—aims to raise cultural awareness and connect communities through reading and writing.

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Experts: Travel Industry Could Coast Through Recession

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Economists rarely agree on anything, but reports from Moody’s Analytics, Jeffries and The World Bank are in alignment that a recession is coming, probably by the end of 2023. Why is hospitality industry sentiment upbeat even as predictions call for economic downturn?

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