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Vol.2, No. 5 : May 2005  


In this Issue:
> Industry News
> What?s going on at RoomSaver.com?
> You Have Web Site Traffic, Now What?
> Traveler Tribute
> Travel Trends: Report: Online travel sales to climb 19.7% in 2005
> Success Stories?
> How Are We Doing?
> Comments

Industry News
  • The percentage of hotels offering cable or satellite television increased from 69 percent in 1998 to 98 percent in 2004

  • Only eight percent of respondents indicated that they feature DVD players in their guestrooms; closed caption television is available in 77 percent of guestrooms

  • Voice mail is one of the fastest growing in-room amenities, rising
    from four percent in 1990 to more than 78 percent in 2004

  • Similarly, linen and towel reuse programs continue to grow in popularity, growing from 14 percent in 1994 to 57 percent in 2004

  • Liquid soap dispensers are the only in-room amenity to register a decrease, dropping from 10 percent in 1998 to six percent in 2004

  • High-speed Internet access rocketed from seven percent in 1998 to 50 percent in 2004

What's going on at Roomsaver.com

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You Have Web Site Traffic, Now What?
by Thomas Obrey, Thursday, May 5, 2005 2:45 PM EST

THOUSANDS OF USERS VISIT YOUR Web site daily and leave millions of impressions. However, despite the volume of online traffic, few companies truly know anything about these visitors. To get the most out of your online investment and capitalize on the efforts of your search engine marketing dollars, it is important to answer the following questions
regarding your visitors:

Who are they?

Do they know where they are?

Do they know where to go from here?

Do you know why they are there?

Do you know what they want?

How are you encouraging them to stay and how do you measure how successful each impression is?




RoomSaver.com has a team of Search Engine Optimization Specialists that ensure that RoomSaver.com places in the top results for major search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, msn and many others.

RoomSaver.com is dedicated to increasing visitor traffic to website through extensive keyword bidding and heavy branding. Because we are a portal site, we are designed to usher our online travelers directly onto YOUR own website to book their reservations ahead of time.

Click here to View the entire article on MediaPost Publications>

Traveler Tribute
We used your discounts in Daytona Beach for a very nice room for the week and saved enough money to stay an extra two days. I think that your discounts are the best thing for families who are trying to have a nice vacation and keep it within their budget. Thanks.

-Sharon Wygant

Travel Trends: Report: Online travel sales to climb 19.7% in 2005
(April 21, 2005)

Online commerce sales will grow to $142.5 billion this year, up 21 percent from last year?s $117.7 billion, according to a retail trends report released Tuesday by research firm, eMarketer.

While impressive, the projected growth rate is less than the 25.2 percent gains seen from 2003 to 2004. E-commerce will continue to grow for at least the next several years, climbing to $232.1 billion by 2008, but the growth rate will slow down to 16.5 percent by that year, according to the report.

Click here to view the full article on HotelMarketing.com>

Success Stories?
We want to know about your success using RoomSaver.com, and what your employees and guests think. If you, your colleagues or one of your guests would like to share an experience with us, please e-mail editor@roomsaver.com.

Tell Us Your Experience>

How Are We Doing?
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