So you wanna know what Wish I Was There is all about?
POV: We wanted to shake up the hotel marketing landscape … so we embarked on a mission …
Instead of us throwing you a slick pitch, we’ll let others do the talking with data …
Meta recently reported that it has 3.96 billion monthly active users of its core products, which includes Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. Meta also reported that more than one billion Facebook users reach out to businesses using Messenger on a weekly basis. And according to a recent survey 64% of travelers either have used or plan to use AI to assist with travel. That number jumps to 75% for business travelers.
A recent report by Skift Research stated that 64% of travelers are interested in using AI to plan their next trip. 78% of travelers responding to a Siteminder survey said they are open to AI use during planning, booking and during their hotel stays.
Phocuswright in their study The Creator Effect, wrote about the harnessing power of collaboration in travel. It found that 67% of followers consider creators helpful for travel advice, ranking third behind online travel agencies (70%) and friends and family (72%).
We have been working on building a collaboration network existing of social media (micro) influencers, travel bloggers and destination guides.
These content creators inspire consumers with their visuals and information on where to go, where to stay and what to do for their upcoming trip.
But this was only the first step. If we wanted people to use our AI powered virtual travel concierge, we needed incoming traffic. So we turned our eyes to another hot topic in the travel industry.
Phocuswright in their study The Creator Effect, wrote about the harnessing power of collaboration in travel. It found that 67% of followers consider creators helpful for travel advice, ranking third behind online travel agencies (70%) and friends and family (72%).
We have been working on building a collaboration network existing of social media (micro) influencers, travel bloggers and destination guides. These content creators inspire consumers with their visuals and information on where to go, where to stay and what to do for their upcoming trip.
And to make the picture complete we implemented the WIWT travel engine allowing hotels to offer Member Rates to the social media followers and readers of our travel inspiration network. With this we are essentially turning lookers in Bookers.
WIWT – Wish I Was There is driving travelers from trip inspiration to booking. And along the way we are Bridging the Gap between Hotel Marketing and Distribution …
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He has an extensive track record in hotel distribution as Founder and CEO of Xotels, a leading revenue management consulting company. He also had a key role in the hotel tech venture RateTiger by eRevMax, the first channel manager tool, taking it to market and building it into a leading distribution platform in the hotel industry. Prior he had senior management roles directing the hotel supply teams of Expedia and Hotels.com in Europe and Asia Pacific.
As co-founder and COO of Xotels, he has an abundance of experience in hotel revenue and yield strategies. He has also had a leading role in bringing the RateTiger hotel distribution solutions to the hotel industry. Additionally he worked within management roles in Europe at Expedia and Hotels.com.
