The Boostly Podcast

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 4 Episode 9   On the 27th October 2017, the CMA opened an investigation into how the Online Travel Agents conduct their business. We are now in July 2018, and I wanted to update my original blog to see where we are at with the CMA investigation and what has been the outcry from the huge news from the world of hospitality.   To read the full blog, go to: https://boo...

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 4 Episode 8 I wanted to explain what GDPR in simple terms for hospitality owners, so anyone can understand it. What is GDPR? Wikipedia tells me this – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) is a regulation by which the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission intend to strengthen and unify...

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 4 Episode 7     Now, if you are already doing really well and don’t have any availability for 2018, you can skip this post. However, if you would like some help on how to get more direct bookings, then listen to this Tip 1 – Email Your Past Guests Tip 2 – Stop the online booking agents from advertising on your name Tip 3  – Make your booking process on your website...

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 4 Episode 6   Are you brave enough to market your business without the help of the online travel agents? I interviewed Lin Mount of Lorien House who is doing just that. I had some questions for her about her experience as a hospitality owner. She was kind enough to share her story, marketing tips with us for the blog. Enjoy!   To read the full blog, go to: https://...

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 4 Episode 5   Online reviews are powerful. They can reach would-be customers worldwide, quickly and easily spreading the word about your business. But, what if you get a negative review? Not responding to it is the most dangerous option, (doesn’t matter whether it is a negative review or a positive one) making it seem like you don’t care what your customers think....

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 4 Episode 4   The trick with all the online travel agents and listing sites is to put your information everywhere. These companies invest billions ensuring they are seen first when a potential guest starts their booking process, so if you don’t have a presence on all of the big online travel agents, you are leaving money on the table. I appreciate the fact that you...

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 4 Episode 3 Isn’t it exhausting trying to keep up in this world of constant competition? Potential guests are continually looking for top-rated properties. Did you know, approximately 95% of your customers will check a reviews website before booking at your property? Where are your guests going to? The answer is Tripadvisor. (Watch out of Google and Facebook as wel...

The Boost Hospitality Podcast is back again and this time I am talking about Google Ads and 3 essential steps every hospitality owner needs to take to get a win      To read the blog in full visit  https://boostly.co.uk/3-things-about-google-ads-every-indepedent-hospitality-owner-must-know/

In this series we will discuss the 5 stages or steps that a customer experiences when going through the booking process.  The episode covers Step 5 - Buyer's Remorse

In this series we will discuss the 5 stages or steps that a customer experiences when going through the booking process.  The episode covers Step 4 - Booking

In this series we will discuss the 5 stages or steps that a customer experiences when going through the booking process.  The episode covers Step 3 - Deciding

In this series we will discuss the 5 stages or steps that a customer experiences when going through the booking process.  The episode covers Step 2 - Research

In this series we will discuss the 5 stages or steps that a customer experiences when going through the booking process.  The episode covers Step 1 - Planning.

Boost Hospitality Marketing Podcast   That's it! We made it to the end of season one I hope you all took something from these tips   I would love to hear from you if you took action: Click below to get in touch via one of the social channels Facebook  Twitter Or, email mark@boostly.co.uk   The following has been created by the lovely Kathryn of team Boostly In the last episode of the series, Mark...

Welcome to the Boost Hospitality Podcast The following has been created by the lovely Kathryn of team Boostly   Social media is a massively growing and essential tool used by most hospitality businesses today. Mark teaches you how to use social media channels in your favour by portraying your property socially, rather than just selling it, to in turn receive more bookings.            More informat...

Welcome to the Boost Hospitality Podcast The following has been created by the lovely Kathryn of team Boostly   Throughout this episode, Mark teaches you how to use a guest registration form to easily advertise to your guests in the future. Also, he explains how you can strategically utilise email marketing to stay in your guests’ thoughts over time.    More information about this podcast series I...

Welcome to the Boost Hospitality Podcast The following has been created by the lovely Kathryn of team Boostly What is an online travel agent? Mark teaches you about these controversial, yet essential tools that have become the primary source of bookings, and how to successfully work with them to raise your property’s rankings.        More information about this podcast series I decided to do somet...

Welcome to the Boost Hospitality Podcast The following has been created by the lovely Kathryn of team Boostly   Mark stresses the importance of having a great TripAdvisor page for business. He covers the impactful effects that TripAdvisor reviews can have on your property, as well as how using the “Business Listing” will work to your advantage.        More information about this podcast series I d...

Welcome to the Boost Hospitality Podcast   I decided to do something a little different with my new podcast.   I wanted to release all 6 episodes in a "Netflix" stylee   Boost Hospitality or Boostly as is known is my business www.boostly.co.uk is the website   I work with Independent Hospitality Owners in the UK to boost their direct bookings and to help them with all of their marketing needs   I...