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How to create loyal customers and brand evangelists in the travel and hospitality industry

Up Your Service

This post makes the same point, but for the travel and hospitality – one of the most traditional “service” industries on the planet. Read on… Customer loyalty is a powerful marketing force that travel and hospitality businesses are always chasing. By David Harrington. The rise of white-glove customer service.

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Building a Better Loyalty Program (and the Reward for Getting It Right)

BlueOcean

Ulta tells a similar story— 95% of their revenue comes from their loyalty program members. In fact, 56% of customers are more likely to buy from a brand if they belong to their loyalty program. But McKinsey reports that approximately two-thirds of programs are not succeeding in delivering real value.

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How Important is Customer Service in Travel and Tourism?

Bold360

Travel and tourism can be difficult areas for retaining customer loyalty, with websites set up exclusively to pit brands against one another on the best deals for hotels and rock-bottom prices on flights. Many businesses in the travel industry have tried out loyalty schemes and reward programs with varied success.

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To Get Loyal Customers, Start with Loyal Employees

Beyond Philosophy

Hotel giant Hilton recently dropped the H from its rewards program , replacing the linguistically puzzling Hilton HHonors with an easier to pronounce version, Hilton Honors. The new rewards program will be the first in the industry to allow members to combine points and money for a hotel visit. I like these changes.

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Tapping Into Real-Time Customer Input

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Amy Jackson, Senior Director of Brand Strategy and Consumer Marketing for TripIt from Concur while I was at the South By Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas back in March. If you travel a bit, as I do, this app can be a lifesaver. Vocal customers offer valuable ideas.

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Crash Course: 11 Terrible Customer Experiences In Travel

Currency Alliance

But with so much riding on travel for your customer – the cost of bookings, the early-morning starts, the importance or the fun of their trip – it’s a sector primed like no other to stoke their rage when things go wrong. Travel-Sick. “I Weary traveller. “I Getting a passenger from A to B. It seems so simple.

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Loyalty programs: should you issue your own points or miles?

Currency Alliance

Many people assume that operating a loyalty program necessarily implies issuing your own loyalty points or miles. The optimal points to offer mostly depends on the frequency of engagement your brand has with target customers. For some brands, issuing your own loyalty currency is certainly desirable. This actually is not true.