Hotel Cast #26: Direct Bookings Right on Target with Mark Simpson

by Evelin Lima
May 31, 2022 | Ask & Talk | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Get your fix of technology, trends, and inspiring stories by listening to Hotel Cast, an Asksuite podcast—second-best hospitality podcast of 2021 by International Hospitality Institute—where  hospitality influencer, Paula Carreirão, educates listeners with niche insights and advice from industry experts, which most of us would have to pay a lot of to get. But guess what? It’s free!

In our latest  episode, Mark Simpson, author of The Book Direct Playbook and founder of Boostly, offered an in-depth look at the following topics:

• Why hotel owners rely so much on Airbnb, OTAs, and commissions still.
• The pros and cons of Airbnb.
• What are the basic tactics and tools to increase direct bookings?

🎧 If you want to know this and more, don’t miss out on this fantastic episode. Mark has dedicated a lot of his work to helping hotels find intelligent (and OTA free) ways to attract guests. Listen now!

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Hotel Marketing Strategies to Increase Direct Bookings

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