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Over the course of 2009, hoteliers have faced the challenge of providing value to thrifty online travel shoppers. According to Forrester Research, 38% of guests avoid staying at hotels because they don’t see photos, video or written content that would make them feel comfortable. What has come out of this is a realization that online content plays a big part in conveying value and generating bookings. With the economy expected to start recovering in 2010, hoteliers are presented with an opportunity to come out of the recession strong and be at the forefront when corporate and leisure travel begins to pick up pace. In order to succeed, hoteliers need to build an effective, coordinated merchandising plan for 2010 that sets a foundation for the upward journey to prosperity. Date: November 12th, 2009 Time: 2:00pm Eastern/11:00am Pacific Duration: 1 hour Click here to register Featured Speakers
Henry will share research and insight on how Forrester sees the travel industry shaping up in 2010. Edward will share his “real world” challenges and offer his suggestions on how hoteliers can prepare and position their properties online for a prosperous year ahead. This webinar will provide insights on:
Click here to register About VFM Leonardo VFM Leonardo is a technology leader in online visual content management and distribution for the hotel industry. VFM Leonardo's VScape® and VBrochure™ products leverage the distribution capabilities of the VNetwork™, the most universally accepted and largest online visual content distribution network for the global travel industry. VFM Leonardo offers the most effective digital asset management and online merchandising systems available today with over 1,000,000 visual images (photos, virtual tours and videos) for 90,000 hotels worldwide currently in distribution across the VNetwork. All four global distribution systems (GDSs) - Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, Worldspan - as well as Pegasus source hotel visual content exclusively through VScape. Tens of thousands of travel-related channels including online travel agencies, travel research and supplier web sites, search portals; Travelocity, Orbitz, Priceline, Tripadvisor, Yahoo! Travel, Kayak, Google and more also source visual content through VScape, many exclusively. For more information about VFM Leonardo. For more information about VFM Leonardo, visit www.vfmleonardo.com. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/VFMLeonardo. |
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