The continued emergence of millennial travelers has meant there is a large spotlight on them. It’s now easy to discover their behaviour and how to market to them as this Little Hotelier blog explains.

If you want to attract luxury guests to your B&B and accept more revenue, you must first investigate the differences between them and your typical guest.

For a traveler the destination is always the biggest thing on their mind, not necessarily their B&B accommodation. Think about this when you develop a marketing strategy.

While all guests are unique there are four central traveler types that will walk through your doors. Find out what they are and how you can market to each of them respectively.

A new top city destinations report has been released by research company Euromonitor International, providing some key insights into tourism growth and performance across the globe. Find out more in this blog.

Leisure guests are simply looking to getaway, relax and indulge themselves in stress-free activities. As such, they want their trips to run as smoothly as possible. Learn how you can make this happen.

The power of the Chinese travelers is only set to grow, with outbound expenditure expected to skyrocket. Make sure your property gets a slice of the pie.

Online travel sales are a constant source of growth as guests and accommodation providers alike adapt to new technology and the general trend of booking behaviour.

There are many ways you can drive more direct bookings at your B&B, but sometimes the best answers are the simplest ones. Here are the top tips for your small hotel.

More global connections are being created all the time in the hospitality industry and with easy-to-use hotel technology your small hotel can drive more bookings.

Walk-in reservations should still hold a valuable place in your small hotel and B&B distribution strategy. Here’s why you should value it along with online distribution…

With hotels in Asia set to take on a boom of business travelers, here are our tips on how to attract this popular market to your small hotel.

Improving your B&B’s distribution is reliant on your ability to be proactive and innovative with strategies to attract more travelers and drive more bookings. This blog explores the ideas…

Every year in the hotel industry brings a new trend and 2017 could be the year for transformative travel. What is it and how can it help your hotel?

With micro-moments, you can learn more about the customer journey and deepen your relationship with them to create a better and more informed hotel experience.

The millennial traveler is someone who has a huge affect on other traveler behaviour and can strongly influence the attitudes of the industry.

The small hotel trends will keep coming in 2017. Find out what predictions the travel agents are making for the next 12 months in the travel industry.

One of the biggest barriers to creating the direct relationships small hotels need is guest friction. Here’s what you can do to combat this.

If you haven’t heard of Tujia, you soon will. We discuss why it’s being called ‘the Airbnb of China’ and what it means for your small hotel.

It seems like we’re always talking about technology, but there’s actually a big chunk of travellers who like to switch off. Meet the digital detoxers. Here’s how you can attract them to your small hotel.

There’s been a recent craze around Pokemon go in the hospitality industry. The surprising thing is that hotels are capitalizing on it! Here’s what they’re doing (and why your B&B should consider it).

The results are in, and the numbers prove that bed and breakfast properties in the UK are more highly rated than hotels!

Earlier this year, we predicted the top travel trends for 2016 for small accommodation providers. Now it’s time for a good review, as we look at how they’re tracking.

Who are ‘bleisure’ travelers, and how can you attract more of them to your bed and breakfast or small hotel?

It seems like small accommodation providers are always hearing about mobile friendliness. But what about traditional desktop traffic? Find out the latest research in today’s post.

Which features of your hotel’s mobile-friendly website line up with the guest experience?

Solo travelers are an emerging type of guest that all B&B or small hotel owners should try to attract. Here’s what you need to know about who they are and how to get them to stay with you.

Have you ever wondered what types of guests are the best fit for your bed and breakfast? Find out the key guest segments you should be targeting.

Here’s a summary on the latest news headlines surrounding the Airbnb booking site.

TripAdvisor recently changed how it ranks hotels for researching travelers. Here’s why it’s a good thing for your small hotel.

At the mention of Airbnb, you might shudder as you feel a sense of anxiety sweep over you. Here’s why you shouldn’t let it faze your B&B.

Millennials are a small hotel’s ideal market. Here’s what you need to keep in mind when marketing to them.

Each traveler embarks on an online booking journey. Is your inn a part that journey or are you missing out? Here’s what you can do.

Here are 3 not-so-obvious local businesses that you should definitely be partnering with as a way of boosting occupancy at your bed and breakfast.

Google has significantly changed their mobile and desktop interfaces – and it’s for a good reason. Here’s how it impacts your B&B, small hotel or inn.

TripAdvisor is rolling out its Instant Booking offering to more countries around the globe. Should your small hotel sign up? Let’s discuss.

Here are some excellent ways to turn up the heat in your bed and breakfast to create the perfect romantic atmosphere.

Here’s what Airbnb’s increasing popularity means for small hotels, bed and breakfasts, inns and guesthouses.

Here’s a run-down of why some believe that ‘The Billboard Effect’ is dying, as well as our take on what this means for small accommodation providers.

If you’re a small accommodation provider and you’re wondering why you keep hearing about the controversial Price Check Widget by TripTease, look no further.

Trivago’s Direct Connect is a new offering to help hoteliers improve their direct booking channel. Here’s what it means for your bed and breakfast.

Here are some points from our presentation with B&B Association’s David Weston on how to capitalise on emerging traveller trends.

Read this post to learn what Expedia’s recent acquisition of HomeAway means for your small hotel, bed and breakfast, inn, or guest house.

Do your skills lie in being a great accommodation provider – not in marketing? Here’s how you can attract the most lucrative types of guests to your B&B.

Millennials just may be the key to achieving guest loyalty at your small hotel. Find out how you can attract them to your property.

Do you have these must-have amenities that travelers find most influential when booking an accommodation? Find out.

Here’s everything that small hotels need to know about Google’s recent major updates with Hotel Finder, their Ads Commission Program, and Book on Google.

Here’s how meta search engines can benefit small hotels, bed and breakfasts, inns and guesthouses.

As a small accommodation provider, it’s impossible to shell out millions of dollars on health and wellness facilities. How can you adapt?

Learn how to attract and service business travelers at your small hotel.

Here are some key insights from Worldpay on how you can optimize your hotel website’s payment journey for travelers across the globe.

Revealed – TripAdvisor’s top traveler trends for small hotels, and how you can adapt.

Acclaimed bed and breakfast coach, Yvonne Halling, gives us the inside scoop on how to get more guests.

The mobile trend has become an unavoidable necessity for small hotel websites. Here are the latest stats and tips on going mobile for small hotels in 2015.

Booking.com talks to us about how they can help small hotels get more online reservations.

Record-breaking numbers of European travelers are coming to the US. How can American innkeepers get more reservations from them?

TripAdvisor talks to us about how they can help small hotels manage their online reputation and more importantly, get more online bookings.

Good news for small accommodation providers – you can now take advantage of TripAdvisor’s Instant Booking option on TripConnect.

Here’s what small accommodation providers must know about working with global distribution systems (GDS).

Here is how you can get Chinese millennial travelers to find your small hotel and make a booking with you.

Discover and understand how metasearch works, so you can use it to your advantage and get more direct, commission-free bookings via your website.

What small accommodation providers need to know TripAdvisor’s new ‘Neighborhoods’ feature, including how to use it to their advantage.

Is TripConnect worth experimenting with? And how exactly should small hotels go about it? Let’s take a closer look.

With so many options, how do small hotels prioritise which OTA to partner with? Here are some guidelines.

Think your hotel is too small to target international and Chinese travellers? Think again. Use these strategies and watch the bookings pour in.