Hotelzon blog – Insights on business travel
Make sustainability count
16.05.2013 -
Ville Valorinta,
Founder, Ecompter
The story begins…
A while ago, I had a meeting with a hotelier who was slightly ashamed that they were not doing anything in the sustainability area at their hotel. I started asking some questions and fifteen minutes later, we had in fact...
Business vs. Leisure hotel bookings – What’s the difference?
16.04.2013 -
Mike Morley,
VP, UK
The chances of us all having made a hotel reservation for both leisure and business purposes over the last couple of years are pretty high. And it's highly likely that we have made these hotel reservations online. Given that the end...
[Product Release] 5 reasons why SMEs should use Hotelzon Quick Online booking tool
13.03.2013 -
Jani Kaskinen,
CEO
Where did the Quick Online idea come from?
A few months ago, we were thinking up new ideas for 2013 while going through our client portfolio. Many large corporations are moving their travel purchasing to corporate...
5 essential things to do after a trade show
12.02.2013 -
Trang Nguyen,
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Hundreds of travel fairs are held in Europe every year, are you making the most out of every trade show you attend?
The travel industry related Nordic Travel Fair (Matkamessut) took place in Helsinki just a month ago; the Business Travel Show in...
New year 2013 - race for opportunities!
08.01.2013 -
Mats von Weissenberg,
Vice President, R&D & Global Projects
Happy New Year!
As I have the pleasure and honor of writing the first blog entry in 2013, it is natural to start by wishing you all a Happy New Year. You will find this greeting in almost all emails this time of year, and it got me thinking about...
Holiday season is coming
21.11.2012 -
Jani Kaskinen,
CEO
Turbulent year 2012 is coming to an end. It has been somewhat challenging for business as well as for business travel. Although major changes haven’t materialized yet, “uncertainty” is a good word to describe current climate. Certain...
Whats More Important, Sales Or Support?
21.09.2012 -
Mike Morley,
VP, UK
Being a technology provider to the Travel Industry means that both new sales, and supporting existing customers are both the fundamental offerings we have to be constant and strong in delivering.
But does one service carry more relevance to the survival...
Software is our Service
24.08.2012 -
Mats von Weissenberg,
Vice President, R&D & Global Projects
The transition from a hotel booking agency to a technology provider means, among other things, adopting a new mindset at Hotelzon. While we have provided our hotel booking platform to numerous corporate clients and travel agencies for many years, we have...
Mobile hotel booking in business travel
04.06.2012 -
Roni Huttunen,
VP, Nordics
Not a day passes without an article regarding the ”mobile revolution” the travel industry is predicting for the coming three years. Many studies and blog entries contain advice on what individual hotels and hotel chains should do in terms of...
Organic growth through key partnerships
21.05.2012 -
Mike Morley,
VP, UK
As a business, we all know a great way to boost sales is through organic growth, using existing customers and networks to branch out either into other departments of a customer or even new markets.
Over the last 18 months we have found that...
