While campaign sizes, budgets, and objectives vary between brands, there are a few common questions that all metasearch advertisers have to answer. One of the most prevalent is “Which cost model should I use?”. This question deserves serious thought, as there are pros and cons to the various cost models. Making the right choice requires a complete understanding of each...
Our team recently spotted a new element on Google Hotel Ad displays. This new feature is a blue booking button for the top-ranked property on Google’s hotel search. One of our analysts first spotted this new feature while searching Google on a desktop in the US. Although it initially seemed to be a trial aimed at certain subsets of consumers,...
As you may have heard, Google is migrating Hotel Ads from the Hotel Ads Center to Google Ads this summer. The migration to Google Ads makes it possible for hotel advertisers to manage all of their campaigns in a single platform and gain access to richer ad management, powerful analysis, and more granular targeting options. Download the Guide As a...
Changes could be coming soon to the layout of Google's hotel search, based on our recent findings here at Koddi. Our team noticed a new modification to the layout of the metasearch results and room booking module in Google’s hotel search. In the screenshot above, you can see the new test locations highlighted in blue. Currently, this experience appears to...
Baidu, one of the biggest internet giants in the world and China’s top search engine, recently released its hotel ads product across multiple platforms. This new product, called “Aladdin,” bears a lot of resemblance to Google Ad’s Hotel campaigns. Will Aladdin bring a whole new world to the APAC travel industry? Let’s dive in and find out what makes this...
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...