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Nashi Dasgupta

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Why Your Hotel Needs “Get Google” in 2025

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 15 January 2025
🏨 STAAH's "Get Google" feature in 2025 helps hotels increase direct bookings by leveraging Google's travel research and booking platform. Advantages include increased direct bookings, improved guest trust, enhanced visibility, and actionable insights from STAAH's dashboard. Preparation involves optimizing digital presence, syncing real-time inventory, leveraging local search features, mobile optimization, performance tracking, and team training. Sign up with STAAH to activate integration, sync inventory, and go live on Google Search, Maps, and Hotel Ads.
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Substantial increase in direct bookings for The Samilton Hotel since moving to STAAH

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 12 January 2025
🏨 The Samilton Hotel in Kolkata, established in 1990, chose STAAH's channel manager for its 41 rooms to boost direct bookings, address rate parity and inventory management challenges. Since partnering with STAAH, the hotel has seen a substantial increase in direct bookings, enhanced online visibility, and improved revenue, particularly through the commission-free direct channel. STAAH's user-friendly platform and mobile app have streamlined operations, allowing the Samilton to focus on other business aspects.
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STAAH Weekly Hospitality Quiz: 10 January

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 10 January 2025
🏨 STAAH's Weekly Hotel Industry Quiz challenges hospitality professionals to stay current with trends. The quiz is a recurring event, designed for both seasoned hoteliers and newcomers. Participants can catch up on previous quizzes and are encouraged to share with colleagues. STAAH fosters ongoing education through these weekly knowledge tests.
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STAAH Unveils the Top Online Booking Channels of 2024 Across the Globe

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 8 January 2025
🏨 STAAH, a leading technology firm, analyzed hotel reservations across 500+ integrations worldwide to determine top booking channels. Key findings include the dominance of OTAs such as Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, and regional players like GoMMT, Traveloka, Tiket.com, and Pitchup.com. Trip.com and Hotelbeds also showed gains. Direct bookings through STAAH SwiftBook ranked high in New Zealand (2nd), India (4th), and the UK. B2B OTAs and STAAH GDS show strong growth, indicating a diverse, multichannel approach is effective in reaching niche markets.
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STAAH unveils the top 10 booking channels for UK, Middle East & Sri Lanka

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 7 January 2025
📢 STAAH, a tech company serving hoteliers, released its top distribution channels list for the UK, Middle East, and Sri Lanka. In the UK, Booking.com, Expedia, and Pitchup.com led, with STAAH SwiftBook at number four. The Middle East saw Booking.com, Agoda, and Expedia top, with STAAH GDS climbing to fifth. Sri Lanka's leaders were Booking.com, Agoda, and Expedia. Notably, Trip.com and Hotelbeds emerged across regions, while Airbnb's ranking dropped. Direct bookings through hotel websites stayed strong in all regions, thanks to increased investment in booking engines and conversion tools. STAAH's channel manager network boasts over 500 integrations, and the company now offers access to over 2,000 distribution channels.
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STAAH unveils the top 10 booking channels for Southeast Asian region

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 7 January 2025
🏨 STAAH, a technology company, analyzed hotel bookings via its channel manager with 500+ integrations globally. In Southeast Asia, OTAs like Agoda, Booking.com, and Trip.com were top channels. Malaysia's list included Klook, direct hotel bookings declined, while STAAH GDS maintained rank 9. Vietnam's favorites involved MG Group and DidaTravel with STAAH SwiftBook for direct bookings. Singapore's top five remained with Klook and STAAH GDS as new entrants. Indonesia's direct bookings stayed strong at number four, with Hotelbeds and Airbnb new to the list. Thailand's rankings saw slight shifts with STAAH GDS as a new entry. In the Philippines, local OTAs rose, and direct bookings via STAAH SwiftBook ranked sixth. The region anticipates steady travel industry growth, with Thailand and Singapore at the forefront.
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STAAH’s 2024 Channel Insights: Direct Bookings Surge in India

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 6 January 2025
🏠 GoMMT, Agoda, and Booking.com topped the list of distribution channels for hotel bookings in India over the past year. STAAH, with over 500 integrations, features Expedia and Airbnb in its top 10. Direct bookings increased, as STAAH SwiftBook rose to fourth place in 2024. Cleartrip, Hotelbeds, and RezLive.com entered the top 10, while STAAH GDS ranked seventh. The Indian hospitality and travel industry is growing post-Covid, with a focus on a holistic hotel commerce strategy.
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STAAH reveals direct hotel bookings surge for Oceania in 2024

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 5 January 2025
🏨 STAAH, a tech firm, analyzed hotel booking revenue in Oceania revealing the top distribution channels. Booking.com ranked first in New Zealand and Australia. Direct bookings via STAAH SwiftBook were second in New Zealand and third in Australia. STAAH's channel manager integrates with 500+ systems globally. OTA dominance is noted, though diverse strategies using OTAs, GDS, websites, and wholesalers are evident. New entrants like Trip.com and Hotelbeds appeared on the lists, with STAAH GDS being a significant gainer in both countries.
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ลักษณะเด่นของผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านการบริการที่ยอดเยี่ยม

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 24 December 2024
อุตสาหกรรมการบริการเจริญรุ่งเรืองด้วยผู้คน เบื้องหลังประสบการณ์ที่น่าจดจำของผู้เข้าพักทุกคน คือทีมงานมืออาชีพที่ทุ่มเทและนำทักษะและคุณสมบัติที่เป็นเอกลักษณ์มาสู่การทำงานร่วมกัน  ไม่ว่าคุณจะเป็นผู้จัดการโรงแรม เจ้าหน้าที่อำนวยความสะดวก หรือพนักงานต้อนรับ การพัฒนาคุณลักษณะที่เหมาะสมสามารถทำให้คุณโดดเด่นในสายงานที่มีการแข่งขันสูงนี้ นี่คือคุณลักษณะสำคัญที่กำหนดความเป็นมืออาชีพด้านการบริการที่ยอดเยี่ยม และเหตุผลที่มันสำคัญ 10 ลักษณะพิเศษของผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านการบริการ 1. ความเห็นอกเห็นใจ: ทําความเข้าใจความต้องการของผู้เข้าพัก ความสามารถในการเข้าใจและคาดการณ์อารมณ์และความต้องการของผู้เข้าพักเป็นกุญแจสำคัญในการให้บริการที่ยอดเยี่ยม ผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านการบริการที่ยอดเยี่ยมมักมองสถานการณ์จากมุมมองของผู้เข้าพัก เพื่อให้ทุกปฏิสัมพันธ์รู้สึกเป็นส่วนตัวและเต็มไปด้วยความใส่ใจ ตัวอย่าง: ผู้เข้าพักที่มาพักในวันเกิดอาจได้รับของขวัญเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ เช่น ขนมหวานฟรีหรือการอัปเกรดห้องพัก ซึ่งเป็นสิ่งเล็ก ๆ ที่สร้างช่วงเวลาที่น่าจดจำ ลักษณะเด่นของผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านการบริการที่ยอดเยี่ยม 116″> 2.…
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STAAH Weekly Hospitality Quiz: 20 December

  • Nashi Dasgupta
  • 20 December 2024
🏨 STAAH's final Weekly Hotel Industry Quiz of the year is ready to challenge hospitality professionals' knowledge on topics like luxury hotel brands and essential hotel software, with the aim of keeping them informed on the latest industry trends. Quizzes have been offered weekly, and participants are encouraged to share their experience and catch up on past quizzes via STAAH’s blog.
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