Wayne O. Overton Blog

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Talking data with Hilton: Jonathon Wardman, Vice President CRM

Travel Data Daily spoke with Jonathon Wardman, Vice President CRM at Hilton about hotel guest data, how Hilton is leveraging the use of data, and the success of the much publicized Stop Clicking Around campaign.

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TripAdvisor reveals the best hotels across the globe

The United States featured the most unique Travelers' Choice for Hotels awards winners with 171, Italy had 162 properties recognized and France featured 158 award winners.

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Service with a smile: Why hotels of the future are high-touch, not high-tech

When most people stay at YOTEL, they believe they're witnessing one of the hotels of the future. But when Ron Swidler, principal of branding at Chicago-based hospitality design firm The Gettys Group, stayed there, he saw something else entirely.

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Airbnb is in talks to acquire social payments startup Tilt

The move makes sense given Airbnb's recent expansion into experiences, where it basically wants to go beyond just a lodging booking service to wrap the company around the entire trip.

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HeBS Digital offers hoteliers a guarantee to lower distribution costs by 20%

As part of a new promotion to help hoteliers improve profitability, HeBS Digital is offering a guarantee to lower distribution costs by 20%, with the purchase of a full-service website design and digital marketing package.

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