Hello everyone and welcome to Hospitality Marketing the podcast, I am your host Loren Gray and this is episode #232 where each week we spend around 20 to 30 minutes sharing the most interesting tools, news, and techniques being used in marketing for the hospitality industry. We also do a quick recap of our weekly Live Video show “This Week in Hospitality Marketing” which also airs every Friday at 11:30 am Eastern US Time.. SO let's get started

00:01 — Our tool for review this week is https://woorise.com/

00:06— Our Technique this week is Strategies in low demand times and no events

00:11 — News and Show Review

CoHosts
Stuart Butler
Edward StOnge
Robert Cole
Lily Mockerman

Show Notes
Cleaning up the accesses to all of your platforms— Loren's soapbox of the day
Hotels stuck in a market where online travel agency rate issues still burn
'Change can be hard': OYO CEO confirms layoffs
Hilton Launches New Brand Tempo Into a Crowded Lifestyle Space
GOOGL's Growing Travel Initiatives to Hurt TRIP, EXPE & BKNG / How to Achieve 50% Direct Sales for Your Hotel (or more …)
Comfort Inn's 'Boardroom Suite' not what hotel guest expected: 'I walked into this…'
18 Hotels Made Famous by Films

How to Achieve 50% Direct Sales for Your Hotel (or more …)
https://www.xotels.com/en/marketing/how-to-achieve-50-direct-sales-for-your-hotel
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