“Data Conference review and the continuing convergence of Revenue Management and Marketing”

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CoHosts
Ed StOnge
Robert Cole

Show Notes

TOPICS – LIVE SHOW #159:

Top Story

1. Why Hotels Envy Airlines When It Comes to Managing Revenue

Why Hotels Envy Airlines When It Comes to Managing Revenue

Brands

2. WhyHotel turns luxury apartment buildings into pop-up hotels
https://www.phocuswire.com/Startup-Stage-WhyHotel

3. Construction Begins on Marriott’s First-Ever Triple-Brand Hotel, Located in Nashville’s Popular SoBro Neighborhoo
http://news.marriott.com/2016/07/7831/

4. InterContinental opens underground hotel in Shanghai

InterContinental opens underground hotel in Shanghai

Intermediaries

5. Another Move By The OTAs That Is Harmful To Hotel Profitability – What You Need To Know
https://www.hebsdigital.com/blog/otas-attempt-on-profitability/

6. Airbnb shows off new collaboration features that let co-travelers plan trips together

Airbnb shows off new collaboration features that let co-travelers plan trips together

Marketing

7. Making the most of marketing technology to drive growt
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/making-the-most-of-marketing-technology-to-drive-growth

8. Roughly Half of Airline Program Members Don’t Understand their Program

Roughly Half of Airline Program Members Don’t Understand their Program

Tech

9. 2018 Customer Engagement Technology Study: Plugging Into the Digital-Minded Consumer
https://hospitalitytech.com/2018-customer-engagement-technology-study-plugging-digital-minded-consumer

10. Postmortem: Why WayBlazer shut down
https://www.travelweekly.com/Arnie-Weissmann/Postmortem-Why-WayBlazer-shut-down

11. Machine learning reveals crazy advertising ideas that actually work

Machine learning reveals crazy advertising ideas that actually work

12. Tips & Tools for Detecting Fake Followers on Instagram
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/fake-followers

Ruh-Roh

13. 7 Things To Check Your Hotel Room For The Moment You Walk Inside
https://www.bustle.com/p/7-things-to-check-your-hotel-room-for-the-moment-you-walk-inside-10206152