Koddi has been running industry-leading ad programs since 2013, when we launched with roots in travel. As such, our industry experts are closely monitoring travel demand going into the holiday season to see how demand compares to recent years. Demand Overview for Thanksgiving Weekend Since mid-October and through the first week of November, demand for Thanksgiving weekend check-in dates...
Our team recently spotted a user interface test on Google Hotel Search, which places a greater focus on a property's amenities. Zooming in on Featured Amenities In the current iteration of Google Hotel Search, a traveler’s search results include a listing of relevant properties that each feature a short, custom description about the hotel. In Google’s new testing UI, the...
After several months of testing with select partners, Google has rolled out a beta version of its premium ad placement product and renamed it from Google Promoted Hotels to Property Promotion Ads. What are Property Promotion Ads? The Property Promotion Ads product introduces a new way for hoteliers to appear in the top position of a user’s hotel search results....
Google has introduced a new way for travelers using the room booking module to sort and view hotel stay prices available through each partner. The update adds a drop-down menu featuring three different methods of splitting the stay’s price. Options include Nightly price (the cost per night minus fees and taxes), Nightly total (Nightly price + fees and taxes) and...
This week, our team observed a subtle adjustment in how Google Hotel Ads displays qualified rates. A qualified rate is a type of fenced rate that is shown to the user when a reduced loyalty program price is available through the property’s official site. Google’s newest desktop user interface, pictured below, features the caption “GET PRICE” in all-caps, a larger...
Google has quietly launched a new filter by brand feature for Hotel Search on mobile. Previously, users did not have this option, but now they can filter by their preferred hotel chain and its respective brands. This new feature follows closely at the heels of Google’s expanded insight tools for Google Flights and Google Hotels, a new landing page for...