According to the latest article in the NZ Herald, demand for short term accomodation in New Zealand continues to grow alongside tourism growth. Our question is, is this growth sustainable?
Tourism booms put huge amounts of pressure on accomodation supply, and when that supply is not met, it can't detract from the tourism experience and slow it's growth.
Read MoreHere is some great insight from an article we found on netaffinity.com. The article explores some simple ways in which you can improve your hotels website SEO (search engine optimisation) to generate more popularity and direct bookings.
Check it out.
Read MoreThe Netherlands has an odd problem on its hands: The country is so safe, it doesn't need all of its prisons anymore. Within the last decade, roughly 25 have closed down or are expected to close in the coming years. With all the empty cells this has opened up a lot of potential space for luxury hotel rooms just like at the Het Arresthuis.
Read MoreTo finish up this week we thought we'd share a laugh. So we've trawled through youtube and put together a bunch of hilarious hotel booking ads for you.
Enjoy!
Read MoreWe thought this article from ehotelier.com might be worth sharing . It explores the possibilities of what 5G Mobile is capable of and how when it is eventually adopted it could effect the hotel industry in a big way, from virtual tours of hotels too the catering of guests hopes and dreams through the use of metadata.
Enjoy!
Read MoreDue to the outstanding growth we are continuing to experience we have enticed an exceptional Sales and Marketing Manager to join our team here in Auckland.
Read MoreIt feels like the Easter holidays arrive sooner each year. But while many of us are counting down, for small business owners – particularly those in tourism and hospitality – this is one of their busiest times of year. Instead of looking forward to some time away from the desk or shop, many are resorting to work longer hours to cope with increased demand.
Read MoreMobile devices are now extremely popular and technology is only expanding. That means that digital marketing, still a relatively young and swiftly-growing field, is rapidly growing and changing along with it. Net Affinity have put some serious thought into what the New Year has brought to the online landscape.
Here are their predictions...
Read MoreAshford Castle, which sits on 350 acres on the shores of Lough Corrib in County Mayo, Ireland, is a five-star hotel that treats its guests to sheer opulence. Dating back to 1228, the castle has luxurious rooms with plush beds and almost every activity guests can imagine, from cycling to lessons at Ireland's oldest falconry school.The hotel ranked 4th on our list of the best hotels in Europe and was our top-ranked hotel in Ireland, in addition to being 3rd on Travel + Leisure's ranking of the world's best hotels last year.
Read MoreIn a world where everything can be accessed from a smartphone, convenience and speed has become an essential part of everyday life. We no longer want to call and make a reservation or go directly to the homepage of our favourite hotel. We want an app for that. Good news for everyone, the hospitality industry is keeping up. Providing immaculate customer care and efficient operation systems are just a few ways apps are revolutionising how consumers interact with their favourite hotels, restaurants and nightclubs. Here are three ways technology is disrupting the hospitality industry.
Read MoreNet Affinity’s booking engine processes and analyses tons of bookings every day. Looking at that data, they realised they’re sitting on a whole lot of information on booking patterns for independent hotels: the pile of gold beneath the mountain of numbers. So, they decided to do a little digging. Today, they are sharing, the most interesting booking patterns of the last quarter of a million bookings to go through their booking engine.
Read MoreHere are some new trends emerging in the hotel hospitality industry to watch out for in 2016. The Telegraph.co.uk has put together a list of popular trends that hotels are moving towards and here we've picked some of our favourites. Moving a hotel into the future we see technology further influence every facet of hospitality from the way the hotel operates to the way that you interact with your guests.
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