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...
Promoted Hotels placements have been introduced to mobile, expanding their presence on Google Hotel Search. As is the case in desktop search, Promoted Hotels will appear in one to two placements on the first page of the search query and will update based on the filters provided. While scrolling through the properties listed, both the maps and filter drop down...
While doing routine searches on TripAdvisor, we found a new experimental placement of Special Offers, part of the Business Advantage product that is available to hotel suppliers. This change could be very impactful for TripAdvisor, as well as suppliers and OTAs, as they move Special Offers into a more prominent position on listing pages. What’s New? The new placement of...
This week, Google updated its Destination Search layout after the initial reintroduction of Promoted Hotels. The filtering options, search function, and map navigation remain the same, but the size and design of the listings have changed. This update has important implications for the future of Promoted Hotels and their value to advertisers on Google. What Has Changed? With a few...
As metasearch continues to grow and users continue to seek out better booking experiences, we see publishers making updates to meet these demands. Recently, we spotted Kayak and Trivago testing new user experiences with their hotel search results pages. Kayak: New Hotel Search Results View Kayak is testing its desktop results page which appears after users search for specific hotels....
After a brief appearance during 2018, the long-awaited and high-impact product from Google, Promoted Hotels, is back on the front pages of Google Hotel Search. Google continues to increase its efforts to move up the funnel across the travel industry and is now, once again, putting advertisers in the driver’s seat. Within the framework of the updated hotel search experience,...