No matter the size of your hotel, hoteliers can benefit from the ease of use and functionality of a mobile app with hotel digital key software. That’s because the best digital key software helps hotels increase revenue per guest, is customizable to look and feel like your hotel’s website, and improve overall operational efficiency, all while enhancing […]
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Five Reasons You Can Expect Hotel Apps To Be Required in 2021
Mobile apps for independent hotels are quickly becoming something every guest expects. From touch-free convenience, to additional revenue, this is why your property has to get one in 2021.
The 7 Analytics Data Points Hotels Need to Look at Right Now
As of the writing of this post, many destinations in the U.S. are seeing huge shifts in demand from day to day. If you wait until the month ends to review your data, you will be missing out on exactly what consumers are looking for right now. Hoteliers have got to be nimble and able [...]
Wake Up! Your Post-Booking Conversion Rate Is Costing Your Hotel Money
Every hotelier knows about the conversion funnel: potential guests enter your site, shop for a room, and make a booking.
If you think that’s all there is to it you are losing guests and revenue every single day. I’m going to show you how to optimize your post-booking conversion funnel for fewer cancellations and improved ancillary revenue.
Your CRM System Will Determine How (and if) Your Hotel Recovers From COVID-19
The United States is quickly reopening from the COVID-19 lockdowns and the pent-up demand by travelers is almost palpable. In the Myrtle Beach area alone, we are seeing nearly 100% increases in daily revenue, as shown in this graph. However, this is not a long-term trend, this is a short correction of bookings due to [...]
Contactless Check-In/Check-Out and Keyless Room Entry Now Available to Hotels Via the Fuel Mobile App
Affordable, completely customizable mobile application for independent properties adds new lock system integrations and features Myrtle Beach, SC, May 6, 2020 – Fuel, a leading provider of guest-facing hotel software systems and digital marketing services for the global hospitality industry, has expanded its hotel digital key functionality of its industry-leading hotel mobile application for independent […]
Hotel Email Marketing Tactics For Post-Crisis Recovery
With a recovery period fast approaching, now is the time for hotels to prepare their post-crisis email marketing tactics. Email is a highly effective, budget-friendly marketing tactic that all hotels should be taking advantage of, especially during a time of crisis and recovery. Let your data drive your post-crisis email marketing efforts. Hopefully, you’ve done [...]
Fuel Appoints Susan Spivey to the Role of VP of Business Development
Sales and marketing maven joins hospitality software innovator. Myrtle Beach, SC – Fuel, the premier provider of hotel marketing software and digital agency services for the hospitality sector, has appointed Susan Spivey as Vice President of Business Development. As Director of Business Development, Spivey will be responsible for cultivating new business opportunities, while working closely […]
What is a Hotel Booking Engine?
A hotel booking engine is a software application that securely processes direct online reservations through a hotel website. It’s a crucial component in the buying cycle where travelers can find and select a room from a hotel to make a reservation online using a credit card. It's basically the shopping cart for a hotel website. [...]
Fuel White Paper Helps Hoteliers “Beat OTAs at Their Own Game” and Maximize Direct Booking Strategies
Newly released white paper reveals proven OTA strategies that hoteliers can seize upon to combat growing online competition and improve direct booking results. Myrtle Beach, SC – November 5, 2019 – Fuel, the premier software provider and digital agency for the hotel industry, has announced the release of a new white paper to the hotel industry […]
Maintaining the Feature Factory: Plugin Architecture for Multi-Tenant Software as a Service
Multi-tenancy is a fuzzy concept. Throughout my career with Fuel and the depths of adventurous researching, I have yet to find a comprehensive definition of multi-tenancy and not a hint of an implementation that would suit our needs. Our aim is to provide a Software as a Service to a diverse set of clients each […]
Fuel Mobile App Expands Mobile Access Options Through Integration with Onity DirectKey™ System
Feature-rich mobile application for independent properties adds cost-effective digital key capabilities for hotels with Onity locking systems. Myrtle Beach, SC – September 9, 2019 – Fuel, a leading provider of hotel software and digital marketing solutions for the global hospitality industry, has expanded its hotel digital key functionality of its industry-leading hotel mobile application for […]