My Top 6 Posts of 2013
This has been an amazing year for the Words of Vikram blog. I remember publishing the first post on a beautiful day at Kaaawa Beach Park in Oahu on March 1,…
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Hotel & Travel Industry News
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How Airbnb Is Crushing Traditional Hotel Brands
In April, I wrote one of my first ever articles about Airbnb’s impact on the hotel industy. It started as a response to the Euromonitor report highlighting how little impact…
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It’s Time to Burst the Hotel SEO Bubble: What Hotels Really Need to Know
Hotel search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most debated online marketing techniques in our industry. That’s because its efficacy is hard to prove, and techniques have to constantly…
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RoomKey.com: Hotel Brands’ Misguided Attempt to Become an OTA
How many times have I heard the hotel brands say they are going to “fight and win” the Internet battle against the big bad OTA wolves? It’s easy to see…
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Airbnb: More Than a Threat, It’s a Great Disruptor To The Hotel & Travel Sector
I recently read an article on Airbnb on Euromonitor that declared: “Airbnb.com Poses Only a Small Threat to Hotel Industry.” The truth is, Airbnb is not only a threat, but…
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