Some tips to help get through these times

Some tips to help get through these times

Hi guys,

 

During these tough times, please be safe and take care of yourselves.

 

As HotelRunner, we wanted  to provide property owners with couple tips that may help getting through these challenging times.

 

Here are some actionable recommendations and steps to take to begin the road to recovery:

  • Don’t lower your rates too much, it will damage your property in the long term. We are predicting that the tide will turn by the summer. So don’t panic and implement a rate strategy you may regret later!

  • Connect to new sales channels , especially to the local ones. It’s important to stay active on the existing sales channels that you’re working with but remember to discover new ones as well. hem.

  • Start using metasearch engines like Google Hotel Ads.
    (https://hotelrunner.com/en/features/google-hotel-ads). Let your potential guests book directly via Google Search and Google Maps.

  • Invite your local guests . Domestic travel could also provide you with revenue. Develop special offers and messages like “you still need to relax, even if you don’t go far away.”

  • Encourage longer stays. Now might be the time to promote 3 for 2 offers!

  • Remove all restrictions on rates. Your guests are more likely to book if they feel they can cancel easily if they need to.

  • Highlight free cancellation. If you are offering free cancellation, make sure that it is prominently displayed on your website to make sure your visitors continue to the booking engine.

  • Focus on your extras and add-ons to encourage your guests not to cancel but reschedule their booking where possible.

  • Tell your customers that you have additional cleaning and disinfection in place. Ensure that they know you are taking their safety very seriously and have strict cleaning policies in place. You can announce it with a pop-up on your website’s landing page or with an email

 

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Lizzie
Former Community Manager
Former Community Manager
London, United Kingdom

Hello @Andrew1027,

 

Welcome to the Community Center. Thank you for sharing some of your tips. 

 

As you posted it in a topics providing an insight into Community Support, I've moved and made it into a new topic here in the COVID-19 discussion board. I hope that's fine with you. 

 

I hope you are managing under the current climate. 

 

Thanks,

Lizzie


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Sorry meant to get back to you earlier LIzzie, but yes that is completely ok. 🙂

 

Hope you are doing well during this period also.

 

Thanks,

Andrew