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Last month’s announcement that, after an investigation by the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority), third parties are committing to changing their selling habits was welcome news for UK hoteliers. Finally, we could be moving towards a more level playing field. However it’s important to remember that we also have […]

We all know by now what Facebook is and how to post on Instagram. But are we fully aware of the benefits of social media channels? Many hotels have a strong presence on social media but are not sure about how to better leverage it’s full potential to […]

Of course, 2018 was not without it’s challenges and 2017 was always going to be a tough act to follow, but by most accounts last year was received positively for the hospitality industry in Europe. The results across our European client-base were strong and despite some uncertainty over […]

If you are using the SynXis booking engine and Google Tag Manager (GTM) to track your conversions you may have noticed a drop in room bookings on Google Analytics from the 7th of December 2018. Here at 80 DAYS we discovered an issue with GTM where a trigger […]

Now that the dust has settled on 2018, our attention naturally shifts to what the year ahead will bring for the hospitality industry; what are the digital trends we simply can’t afford to ignore? Unlocking the true value of data Data as a commodity has never been more […]

Opportunity 2019, the leading revenue management conference organised by the team at Revenue By Design, returns to London on Tuesday the 12th of February 2019 to discuss ‘Revenue Management and the Connected Customer’. Hosted at the Hilton Bankside, the event features a fantastic line up of expert speakers […]

A concept that we are frequently evaluating at 80 DAYS is luxury. We recently had a spirited discussion about what it means for a property or experience to be luxurious and whether or not it might be time for hoteliers to consider redefining its meaning. Instead of the word […]