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Hoteliers.com and SmartHOTEL combine forces
March 4th 2024 - SmartHOTEL and Hoteliers.com are excited to announce their merger, coming together as a unified entity. This merger represents a significant milestone in the growth of both companies, establishing them as a leading provider of hospitality solutions in the market. > Read more
Who is the changing traveller? And more importantly, how can you attract them as a hotelier? SiteMinder conducts research
October 2023 - The travel industry is constantly changing, and travellers' desires and behaviour also change over time. That is why SiteMinder, strategic partner of Hoteliers.com in the field of Channel Management, releases their annual Changing Traveller Report. The report examines global trends in order to provide insight into the preferences and behaviour of today's travellers. > Read more
Fletcher Hotels selects Hoteliers.com as channel management partner
June 2023 - Hoteliers.com, a hotel software provider based in Amsterdam, proudly announces that Fletcher Hotels, the renowned Dutch hotel chain with over 100 hotels, has chosen their Channel Manager solution > Read more
Interview Marc alofs
March 2023 - The Independent Hotel Show will be held again on 14-15 March in Amsterdam, a seminar and networking event for Luxury & Boutique Hotels. The Director of Business Development of Hoteliers.com, Patrick Brand has been asked by IHS to perform interviews about market developments with some key hoteliers leading up to this event. In this edition an interview with Marc Alofs, General Manager of the 5-star superior hotel Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp > Read more
Interview Elena Drozd
March 2023 - The Independent Hotel Show will be held again on 14-15 March in Amsterdam, a seminar and networking event for Luxury & Boutique Hotels. The Director of Business Development of Hoteliers.com, Patrick Brand has been asked by IHS to perform interviews about market developments with some key hoteliers leading up to this event. In this edition an interview with Elena Drozd, General Manager of Hotel Indigo Brussels City, with a special story about how the war in Ukraine affected her personally > Read more
Interview Jan Akkermans
February 2023 - The Independent Hotel Show will be held again on 14-15 March in Amsterdam, a seminar and networking event for Luxury & Boutique Hotels. The Director of Business Development of Hoteliers.com, Patrick Brand has been asked by IHS to perform interviews about market developments with some key hoteliers leading up to this event. Interview about Hotel Halbert en Hotel Corps de Garde in Groningen > Read more
Interview Joost de Graaf
March 2022 - The Independent Hotel Show will be held on 16-17 March in Amsterdam, a seminar and networking event for Luxury & Boutique Hotels. The Director of Business Development of Hoteliers.com, Patrick Brand has been asked by IHS to perform interviews about market developments with some key hoteliers leading up to this event. Interview about the Soho House in Amsterdam > Read more
Interview Esther Esselaar
February 2022 - The Independent Hotel Show will be held on 16-17 March in Amsterdam, a seminar and networking event for Luxury & Boutique Hotels. The Director of Business Development of Hoteliers.com, Patrick Brand has been asked by IHS to perform interviews about market developments with some key hoteliers leading up to this event. Interview about Hotel Estherea in Amsterdam > Read more
Interview Michelle Zandbergen
February 2022 - The Independent Hotel Show will be held on 16-17 March in Amsterdam, a seminar and networking event for Luxury & Boutique Hotels. The Director of Business Development of Hoteliers.com, Patrick Brand has been asked by IHS to perform interviews about market developments with some key hoteliers leading up to this event. Interview about Hotel The Craftsmen in Amsterdam > Read more
Five tips for a digital spring cleaning
February 2022- Spring is just around the corner, and given the most recent developments of the pandemic, it seems that we can finally look forward to a long-term recovery of the hotel market. How do you ensure that you, as a hotelier, are ready to respond to this as well as possible? > Read more
Interview Edwin van der Meijde
February 2022 - The Independent Hotel Show will be held on 16-17 March in Amsterdam, a seminar and networking event for Luxury & Boutique Hotels. The Director of Business Development of Hoteliers.com, Patrick Brand has been asked by IHS to perform interviews about market developments with some key hoteliers leading up to this event. Interview about Hotel Pincoffs in Rotterdam > Read more
Interview Floris van Vliet
January 2022- The Independent Hotel Show will be held on 16-17 March in Amsterdam, a seminar and networking event for Luxury & Boutique Hotels. The Director of Business Development of Hoteliers.com, Patrick Brand has been asked by IHS to perform interviews about market developments with some key hoteliers leading up to this event. Interview about Hotel Maassluis > Read more
Booking directly with the hotel is gaining popularity
August 2021 - The effects of the corona crisis for the hotel industry are far from good. Nevertheless, there are also some bright spots that will hopefully initiate a lasting change. The most notable development is that the percentage of direct bookings at hotels has increased from an average of 20% in 2019 to 30% in 2021 over the first 7 months of the year, according to Hoteliers.com's survey of more than 100 hotels.. > Read more
Hotel prices in Google, a game changer?
March 2021 - Google's Hotel Ads have been showing prices and availability in search results for years. This week the news came that hotels and Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) can now also publish their hotel prices for free. How does this work exactly?.. > Read more
Tips for an irresistible hotel website
January 2021 - The 2021 Hotel Website of the Year election is over. What are the best practices that make a hotel website irresistible? We list them for you.. > Read more
New initiative to book directly at the hotel
October 2020 - During the corona crisis, it also became clear to consumers that hotel reservation websites are not free. In fact, the sky-high commissions charged to hotels ultimately come out of the pocket of consumers.. > Read more