Sales revenue for travel suppliers selling online will grow by 27%, according to Merrill Lynch research. Direct sales will represent 40% of all travel revenue with sales by online
suppliers outpacing the 3 rd party sales. These statistics have a clear message for the hospitality industry. Whether we are in a strong market or a weak one, buyers will be searching and
booking online. Every hotel needs a strong Internet presence. Also, according to Merrill Lynch research, search engines are driving the majority of the direct online sales. So search
engine marketing (SEM) is critical to all hotel Internet marketing plans. SEM combines art and science! It demands ongoing resources, analytical interpretation and creativity.
Lodging Interactive delivers effective Internet Marketing for 400 hotels in 34 countries. We created the company in 2001 by hoteliers to help hoteliers. The greatest testimonial for our
services is the fact that not one client choose to leave us at the end of their initial one year services agreement.
To help the hoteliers and hotel marketers better understand and to create an effective Internet marketing strategy we have produced an Internet Search Engine Marketing Primer.
You can get your copy of this FREE publication at our website:
http://www.lodginginteractive.com/request_form.php.