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11 Hotel Sales Interview Questions You Should Ask Every Candidate

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So you’re expanding your hotel sales team: congratulations! Next up is drafting some hotel sales interview questions. Here is the list of top hotel sales interview questions you might ask to hire the best candidate in the pool. Hotel sales interview questions should get to the heart of skills you’re looking for. Click To Tweet. 1. What do you know about our hotel?

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Drones are One of Today’s Hottest Tech Gadgets. Here’s How to Use Them at Your Event

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Drones are everywhere. They have rocketed into public awareness thanks to their ability to capture video and still images from angles that can be hard to achieve using any other means. Plus, these unmanned aerial vehicles can be a lot of fun to operate. While drones were once out of the reach of the masses, […].

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Essential Design Tips for More Powerful Business Branding at Events [Guest Post]

Eventtia

As a business owner, the brand you build will set the tone for much of your marketing activity and ultimately, can make or break your business’s success. Between the branding parades of product launches and the battlegrounds of exhibitions, it’s important you attract the attention of visitors to leave a lasting and loyalty-earning impression. With […].

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How to Apply Jay Baer’s “Talk Triggers” to Your Tourism Marketing Strategy

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One of our favorite talks at this year’s ESTO17 was given by none other than the brilliant Jay Baer. The topic? Talk triggers. Same is lame. Learning about talk triggers with @jaybaer at #esto17 pic.twitter.com/tfPLXTHXIT. — lauramitchell (@lauradaugaard) August 29, 2017. Jay’s thought-provoking presentation explored the power of intentionally triggering word-of-mouth, rather than just hoping it will happen.

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COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment Study

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Big Data for Hotels: 4 Practical Ways To Use It To Your Advantage

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Big data uses vast amounts of information to spot trends, make predictions, and enable better decision-making. In the hospitality industry, hotels must study reservation patterns, anticipate demand, and price accordingly. This makes big data for hotels quite valuable. While the hospitality industry can apply big data in many ways, these four are among the most discussed applications.

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How an Event Planner Used Her Skills to Help Disaster Victims

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When Hurricane Irma barreled toward the Caribbean earlier this month, the roughly 9,500 residents of Vieques, a small island off.

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How and Why Visit Indy Adopted an All-Digital Marketing Approach

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When Jeff Robinson began working for Visit Indy as a digital designer 11 years ago, the destination marketing organization had only just begun its transition from print to digital. But a couple of years ago, while serving as the organization’s Director of Marketing, Robinson decided to leave all other advertising mediums behind, and dedicate its entire $1 million ad budget to digital products.

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Venue Hashtags: The Top 7 for Venue Professionals to Follow Trends

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Do you work at a venue and want to get event planners in the door? Or has your venue just opened and want to book events in your space? Whether you are on Twitter, Instagram, or another platform, following industry-specific hashtags are a great way to tap new and relevant trends in venue marketing. The following are the top seven venue hashtags for venue professionals.

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ITE HCMC 2017: Record breaking attendance

Travel Daily Media

The post ITE HCMC 2017: Record breaking attendance appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), the Greater Mekong subregion’s largest international travel event, concluded its 13th annual event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 9 September. . A total of 5,282 meetings were conducted between the buyers and sellers during the three-day event, a 45 percent increase from last year, reaffirming the importance of the event as the key

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Essential Design Tips for More Powerful Business Branding at Events [Guest Post]

Eventtia

As a business owner, the brand you build will set the tone for much of your marketing activity and ultimately, can make or break your business’s success. Between the branding parades of product launches and the battlegrounds of exhibitions, it’s important you attract the attention of visitors to leave a lasting and loyalty-earning impression. With […].

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Evolution of the DMC:Renewing Business Relationships with Deeper Trust, Transparency & Understanding

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

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6 New Tech Tools to Use at Your Meetings and Events

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Here’s a roundup of some of the newest technology products to use at meetings, fund-raisers, conference and other types of.

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How Can Hotels Use Facebook Retargeting to Generate New Business?

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If you haven’t heard of Facebook retargeting yet, prepare for some useful knowledge that’s going to boost your outreach. Facebook retargeting is one of the most popular and most effective ways of reaching and converting potential customers. Retargeting often yields some of the highest returns on ad spend for advertisers. So how do you leverage retargeting for generating new business ?

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Wyndham Hotel Group opens Ramada Encore in Busan

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The post Wyndham Hotel Group opens Ramada Encore in Busan appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Wyndham Hotel Group has introduced its first Ramada Encore hotel to Busan with the opening of Ramada Encore Busan Haeundae. . Ramada Encore Haeundae Deluxe Room. The newly built 402-room hotel, developed under a franchise agreement with Korea Development Group and managed by Styleloft Global Corporation, is Wyndham Hotel Group’s 28th destination in South Korea following the openings

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How Universities Can Develop a Good Event Infrastructure

Eventtia

Why do universities need a good event infrastructure in the first place? Apart from being powerful education and research centers, universities are famous for gathering like-minded people. Famous for igniting new projects of local or international relevance, universities are fueling the social change. Whether it’s for a student event or a conference for the large […].

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9 Tips for Avoiding a Food Festival Disaster

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2017 hasn’t exactly been a banner year for new food festivals. BrunchCon in New York made headlines in March for.

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Marriott’s Hotel Marketing: Why Their Marketing is A Cut Above the Rest

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With the meteoric rise of Airbnb still climbing, hoteliers are caught playing catch-up in winning over choosy travelers and millennials. How can a large hotel brand position itself to appeal to that market? Marriott’s hotel marketing is succeeding in doing just that. We took a closer look to see how they’re putting strategic thought into how they interact with potential guests. 80% of millennials use social media to make decisions and UGC has the most influence.

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How to accidentally write a popular blog post

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I accidentally wrote a blog post that receives more than a million page views every year. For proof, type “ delete mail ” into Google. My post How to delete ALL mail messages from iPhone/iPad in one step is #1 of the 127+ million results. Actually, I’ve accidentally written several popular posts, and I’ve finally figured out what happened.

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4 Easy Ways to Simplify the Hotel Check-In Process for Customers

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Making a good first impression is important for any hotel. That’s why it’s important to make sure one of the first physical interactions your guests have with your hotel is a smooth one. Here are a few tips to simplify the hotel check-in process for customers and start their stay on the right foot. Ensure a great first impression with guests by simplifying the hotel check-in process.

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5 Hotel PPC Strategies to Jumpstart Bookings Now

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In a perfect world, your hotel would be so well-known that word-of-mouth was the only marketing you relied on. But reality check: that’s not how hotel marketing works. So we decided to put together a list of five hotel PPC strategies you can incorporate into your marketing plan in order to jumpstart bookings now. Leverage more than just Google for search engines and your hotel PPC efforts.

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Retargeting Strategies for Hotels: 4 Basics Every Marketer Should Know

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It’s no big secret: Implementing digital retargeting strategies can be a cost-effective way to convert web traffic into bookings. The question is, just what steps do you take to increase your conversion rates? Here is what you need to know in order to turn those clicks into sales. Retargeting can be a cost-effective way to convert web traffic into bookings.

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pc/nametag® Helps You Create the Best Event Badge Ever

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If you want to design a name tag that truly stands out in a crowd, one that embodies a premium.

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September 21, 2017: Judge to Let Jury Decide Whether “Comic-Con” Name Is Generic, Jay-Z Reportedly Declines Super Bowl Halftime Offer, Airbnb Expands to Restaurant Reservations

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1. JUDGE TO LET JURY DECIDE WHETHER €"COMIC-CON€" NAME IS GENERIC: A federal judge in California overseeing a trademark dispute.

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Top 100 Events in Canada 2017

BizBash

With Canada celebrating its sesquicentennial this year, many annual events honored the occasion by choosing Canada 150 as their theme.

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6 Speakers Who Make Today's Politics Relevant to Groups

BizBash

In today's complex political environment, and given the many issues currently being debated in the halls of government, it can.

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14 Creative Teambuilding Activities With a Local Focus

BizBash

Teambuilding activities can be a great way to foster relationships, improve communication, and create a sense of community among employees.

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Q&A: Why This Music Festival Founder Is Launching an Ambitious New Conference

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Rehan Choudhry founded the Life Is Beautiful festival in 2013 as a gathering aimed at building community and revitalizing Downtown.

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September 20, 2017: Berkeley "Free Speech Week" Organizers Plan to Host Events Despite Lack of Venues, South Korea Pushing to Ensure Safety at 2018 Winter Olympics, International Tourism to U.S. Was Down in Early 2017

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1. BERKELEY "FREE SPEECH WEEK" ORGANIZERS PLAN TO HOST EVENTS DESPITE LACK OF VENUES: Organizers of the upcoming controversial “Free.

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September 22, 2017: Univision and Telemundo to Host Telethons for Mexico and Puerto Rico Disaster Survivors, New York Fashion Week More Diverse Than Ever, GE's Droneweek to Air on Viceland

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1. UNIVISION AND TELEMUNDO TO HOST TELETHONS FOR MEXICO AND PUERTO RICO DISASTER SURVIVORS: Univision and Telemundo will host separate.

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TIFF 2017: 26 Highlights From After-Parties and Activations

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Although the organizers promised a smaller and more subdued Toronto International Film Festival this year, the 42nd edition of the.

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Emmys 2017: Inside the Glitzy Gatherings From the Television Academy, HBO, Fox, and More

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The 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards took over the Microsoft Theater on Sunday for a night of historic wins, including for.

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September 18, 2017: Emmys Offer Night of Political Commentary and Diverse Wins, Why This Year's TIFF Seemed Smaller, How Paris Scored Its 2024 Olympic Bid

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1. EMMYS OFFER NIGHT OF POLITICAL COMMENTARY AND DIVERSE WINS: The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday were highlighted by.

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September 19, 2017: Tiger Woods' P.G.A. Tour Event Can't Find a Title Sponsor, Microsoft to Host Mixed-Reality Event in October, Emmy Ratings Match All-Time Low of 2016

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1. TIGER WOODS' P.G.A. TOUR EVENT CAN'T FIND A TITLE SPONSOR: Tiger Woods' annual P.G.A. Tour event in D.C. is.

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What You Missed in the Hamptons This Summer

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As the official end of summer draws near, here’s a look back at some of the coolest events, activations, and.

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Forecast: 8 New Ideas for Meetings and Events

BizBash

From a sky-high chocolate tasting in Las Vegas to a bountiful catering option in Toronto, here's a look at the.

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10 Best Ideas of the Week: a Charitable Wishing Wall, a Halo Top Ice Cream Bar, a Life-Size Tiffany Fragrance Bottle

BizBash

This week's roundup includes a charitable wishing wall and a rainbow doughnut wall at film premiere after-parties at the Toronto.

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