...and properties now need to respond to Hotels.com guest reviews
After a long awaited update to the Reviews section of Expedia, the new platform has been rolled out. One of the new features displays the Hotel Management Responses with a bold blue header so responses now sit prominently beneath each review.
Another feature they have added now imports all hotels.com reviews within the Expedia page listing. The hotels.com review is marked in very small font to differentiate between Expedia reviews and hotels.com reviews. The issue that seems to glare on the Expedia Reviews section is the noticeable gap in responses by hotel management. If responses are written for Expedia reviews and not hotels.com reviews, it gives the perception that the hotel is not addressing all reviews posted by verified guests.
This unintentional omission can give a negative tone to the hotel’s business listing on Expedia. Reviews should be addressed whether they praise or complain. Every property should consider adding hotels.com to the list of review sites for management responses.
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DJ Vallauri
Founder & President - Lodging Interactive
About Lodging Interactive
Lodging Interactive, headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, is an award winning leading provider of Internet Marketing Services to the hospitality, spa and restaurant industries. The company provides a portfolio of effective hotel Internet marketing services to hundreds of hotels, resorts, ownership properties, spas and restaurants. Clients include branded hotels from nearly every major brand as well as prestigious, landmark independent hotels.
Through its CoMMingle Social Media Marketing Agency operating division, the Company offers hospitality focused and fully managed outsourced hotel social media marketing customized solutions. Lodging Interactive is an award winning interactive marketing agency and has been recognized as a leader by the International Academy of Visual Arts, Interactive Media Awards, Web Marketing Association and Travel Weekly’s Magellan Awards.
Lodging Interactive is a proud supporter of the Hotel Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) and is a Preferred Vendor for Best Western International. For more information, contact Roman Aluisy, Director of Business Development at sales@lodginginteractive.com or at 877-291-4411 ext 705. The company’s website is located at www.LodgingInteractive.com.
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