The team at Koddi is delighted to announce that we’ve expanded into new channels for the travel vertical through the Koddi Ads program, helping publishers monetize website traffic and creating value for advertisers. We’ve also entered into new and expanded partnerships with some of the industry’s leading brands including Priceline®, KAYAK, and trivago, among others. Expanding Koddi Ads Koddi Ads...
A new normal for the travel industry is here and travel marketers are adapting to shifting consumer expectations during the pandemic. While consumer behavior is influenced by regional responses to the virus and how quickly restrictions are lifted, there are some distinct trends that have emerged throughout the course of this year. As travelers are beginning to search for leisure...
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,...
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...
The mobile-only world is fast approaching in the travel industry. In terms of mobile booking rates for hotels, Asia is far ahead of the rest of the world, and China is leading the pack with 60% of its online bookings made on a smartphone. North America and Europe stand at just 28% and 33%, respectively. One of the reasons for...
The travel industry is always evolving, and as advertisers, we must keep up with those changes and strive to stay innovative. We aim to do that by not only staying up to speed on industry research but also by implementing various strategies based on that research. In a recent research publication by the International Journal of Hospitality Management, titled “Airbnb’s...