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HospitalityNet has long established its reputation as the hotel industry’s leading news portal for hospitality professionals and leaders. However, where did it all begin? Who was the pioneering mind behind this dominant showcase of hospitality leadership? Perhaps more importantly, where is it headed? What does the future of hospitality publishing hold?

This week’s episode is a breakdown of an article from Adobe that was recently published on CMO.com. The article takes a look at several travel-related trends that have been aggregated from numerous sources. The fueligans discuss the merits of each stat and provide insight into the impact they may have on hotel marketers.

Dying to know what’s new in social media and how it could affect your hotel or resort? This month we’ve got changes from Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, along with a few issues of note on Facebook. Let’s take a look at each and what it means for you.

Danish travel startup Nustay files complaint to regulators – Says Booking, Expedia punish hotels that appear on Nustay

There are two things that you need to be aware of when working in today’s hospitality business. One, your time is precious. Two, Google reviews are your golden ticket to gaining back more of that time.

The hotel industry’s push for direct bookings is not a trend, it’s a fait accompli. With OTA commissions as high as 30%, you have no choice but to battle to offset the imbalance and drive consumers to your website.

Each side claims other isn’t transparent for consumers

Social media evolves so quickly that so much has already happened since our last edition of our biweekly newsletter. Facebook is shaking up the algorithm again, Twitter has rolled out new retweeting features, and Instagram Stories just got even more impressive reach. We’ll go over all of this and more in this newsletter, and explain what exactly it means for you.

This month, the latest digital innovations include Facebook Automated Ads to streamline ad setup, new Google display opportunities announced at Google Marketing Live, and custom graphics and illustrations making a statement in website design. From SEO to design, find out the top five things you need to know now in hotel digital marketing.

For many, they think of the annual HITEC Expo and Conference as the 'Super Bowl' of hotel technology events. For us, the Super Bowl is the 'HITEC' of football games. HITEC is simply that darn great. If you’re in the market for new technology or if you just want to see what cutting-edge trends are going to be the next big thing, you should plan on attending HITEC.