Currency Alliance

JULY 16, 2024

‘Dynamic pricing’ is normally discussed in terms of the pricing of inventory – such as the cash price for a given hotel room, airline seat, or commodities, etc. But this concept should also apply to the redemption value of loyalty points and miles. The redemption value of a loyalty currency is fixed by most brands.

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ROI Loyalty Loyalty Programs Hotels 40

InMoment XI

JANUARY 17, 2024

Guest experience refers to the overall impression and satisfaction that a guest has during their interactions with a hospitality brand or establishment, such as hotels, restaurants, resorts, and attractions. Positive guest experiences lead to higher customer satisfaction levels. What is Guest Experience?

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ijgolding

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

All around the world, this change in consumer expectation […]. Customer Journeys Customer retention and loyalty CX Strategy Retail Travel changing consumer expectation customer expectation customer experience Debenhams emotional Emotional engagement making life difficult for customers Marriot wi-fi marriott Marriott Hotels'

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Hotels Case Study Study Travel 120

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Despite the availability of digital channels, many customers pick up the phone to complain or seek support. As a result, it’s important to deliver a positive call center experience that meets customer expectations. Call center metrics provide insight into the customer experience and quantify agent productivity.

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Call Center Metrics Self Service Effort Score 195

ProProfs Chat

AUGUST 28, 2020

That’s why customers have higher expectations from you. Looking at growing customer expectations, 70% of businesses are working towards improving the customer experience as they expect more personalization.”. Customers also expect flexibility and consistency when communicating with a brand.

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Customer Expectations Meeting Self Service How To 105

Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Have you ever spent a night at a hotel, on business, and been charged a “resort fee” even though you never had time to take advantage of the pool, the spa or any of the other “amenities?”. hotels are expected to add on $2.55 I expected to pay the advertised rate, and now I’m being charged more than that.

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Hotels Tourism Hospitality Social Media 60

Currency Alliance

JANUARY 18, 2021

It’s time for hotel operators to re-evaluate how well their ace in the hole – their loyalty program – is enabling every function of their business to deliver more value. Here are three predictions of how loyalty programs must evolve in hospitality. The hotel is a dispensary of experiences. A bed is not just a bed.

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Hospitality Loyalty Industry Hotels 52

C3Centricity

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A recent post by John Ollila on Loyalty Lobby about customer journey maps and touchpoints in the leisure industry prompted me to share with you, an experience I had recently with the Hilton Group. After all, why pay a booking site when I know the hotel I want to stay in, right? On this occasion I was proven seriously wrong!

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Customer Journeys Hotels Touchpoint CRM 195

Comm100

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Customer satisfaction is dependent upon knowing your customers’ needs and expectations. But your ability to meet, and even exceed customer expectations is often dependent upon what customers think their experience should look like. They include: Your communication to the customer.

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GetFeedback

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Hotels: 76%. If your industry didn’t make it into the ACSI list, comparing yourself to the overall US customer satisfaction score of 76.5% While it helps to know where you stand relative to your peers, the key to success is to focus on always improving your own score and customer experience. . Fixed-Line Telephone Service: 70%.

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InMoment XI

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Understanding customer expectations and behaviors is crucial to delivering consistent value and accomplishing key business metrics. In fact, 66% of customers expect companies to understand their needs. The responses to this question will help you understand if you’re targeting the right customers with your pricing model.

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Feedback Effort Score Survey Customers 195

ProProfs Chat

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Efforts to retain customers, help you formulate effective loyalty programs that your customers enjoy being a part of. Let’s take a look at customer loyalty statistics and observe the various ways that help a business improve and boost customer loyalty. Benefits of Improving Customer Loyalty.

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Bill Quiseng

JUNE 21, 2023

This June, I present each one of the Three Principles to Build Customer Loyalty. You have been happy that your customers leave satisfied. Customer loyalty is not ONE BIG WOW to a customer. For hotels, offer bottled water at arrival and departure. Relationships build loyalty. Serve to WOW them.

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B2C Loyalty Hotels B2B 134

Helen Dewdney

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Exceeding customer expectations. Unless the customer service they always receive has been excellent you have to work to ensure that you retain your customers’ business. An example of exceeding expectations for already loyal customers. In fact, when we stayed the hotel was full. The Presidential Suite.

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Customer Expectations Hotels How To Case Study 63

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Customer Experience Management (CXM) is the set of processes that aims to deliver that positive experience to your customers at each step of their journey. It helps brands track, analyze, and organize each customer interaction with them. It helps enhance customer loyalty.

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C3Centricity

OCTOBER 1, 2019

I was recently in the US and as seems to be the norm these days, the hotel in which I stayed asked me to rate their performance afterwards. I completed their form, giving only four and five-star ratings, as I had been very satisfied with my stay, the hotel rooms, the staff and their services. ” Shocking mail isn’t it?

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Customer Satisfaction Hotels Marketing Customer Centricity 180

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Here are a few ways customer service can help reinforce compliance efforts: Customer Education: Customer service representatives can help educate customers about the company’s compliance practices, particularly if they impact the customer experience.

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Measurement Customer Service Hotels Policies 52

Bill Quiseng

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Customer loyalty is not one BIG WOW to a customer. It’s one little wow delivered consistently to every customer. And when you consistently deliver a little wow, you transform a neutral customer experience into a positive one. For hotels, offer bottled water at arrival or departure.

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Hotels Retail Loyalty Connections 130

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 25, 2023

However, I often complain that they do not include the emotional journey, which is essential to designing an experience that engages emotionally with customers in a way that promotes customer loyalty. Booking a Hotel for Vacation Book your hotel online. Arrive and check in at the hotel. Get into your room.

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Customer Journeys Hotels Travel System 78

Bill Quiseng

JUNE 14, 2023

Once every week throughout June, I offer each one of the Three Principles to Build Customer Loyalty. QUI Takeaway: Customers pay for their experience, not your product or service. Customers seek the best emotional value in their experience, not your logically reasonable price, product, or service. This is a QUI concept.

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Hotels Loyalty Wait Times Touchpoint 109

ijgolding

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Some of the emails are from my wonderful friends and family wishing me ‘many happy returns’ However many of the emails are from companies eager to show me how important I am as a customer. It is all part of developing ongoing relationships with customers. JD Williams are not the only company to get a customers name wrong.

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Hotels Customer Retention Retail Communication 212

InMoment XI

JANUARY 16, 2024

Customers appreciate the convenience of instant assistance, personalized recommendations, and the ability of businesses to anticipate and address their needs. Improved customer satisfaction not only fosters loyalty but can also lead to positive word-of-mouth, attracting new customers to the brand.

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Horizon CX

APRIL 1, 2020

As the story goes, three business executives had traveled from out of town to attend a conference, and at the end of the first day, they gathered in their hotel lobby and asked the concierge to recommend a good place to eat. For years, we have seen the evolution of Customer Experience. What had the owner missed?

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Hotels Conference Advertising Travel 147

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In December 2018, we published what we consider will be the Top 10 Trends in loyalty marketing during 2019. Businesses, their markets, and customer behavior have evolved dramatically in the past 10 years, yet most loyalty programs have only made incremental changes (in some cases to the detriment of customers).

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Loyalty Strategy Loyalty Programs Hotels 45

BlueOcean

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

When your customer first interacts with our customer care team, we want them to fall in love with your brand or remember why they loved your brand in the first place. We want to deliver an experience that makes them feel heard, deliver the resolution they need, and inspire long-term brand loyalty. (If

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Contact Center Multi-Channel Strategy Self Service 156

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

2021 will be another year in the long-term journey to become customer-centric, balance the economics of loyalty programs to deliver more value to customers, and ensure the right systems are in place to reduce dependencies on the IT department or vendors. The functionality in loyalty systems is being broken up.

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Loyalty Trends Loyalty Programs Travel 52

GetFeedback

JANUARY 19, 2020

To prepare for a recent business trip, I booked a roundtrip flight, hotel, and rental car. For example, a few hours after checking into my hotel, I got an email with this message. If I just wanted to give feedback to Expedia or the hotel, I’d probably drop out at this point. . Touchpoint survey best practices.

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Customer Journeys Touchpoint Survey Measurement 365

ShepHyken

MARCH 2, 2020

Use This Pyramid To Increase Customer Loyalty and Grow Your Revenue by Allyssa Munro. My Comment: Using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as a starting point, the author uses the model to assess customer loyalty. The new guest-centric look of loyalty for hotels by Mitra Sorrells. Lots to learn here.

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Customer Service Hospitality Hotels Loyalty 107

LoyaltyPlus

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Loyalty programmes or rewards programmes are a major revenue generator in the hospitality industry and keeping operators front of mind, seeing as it is offered to customers who regularly support a company. The key objective is not only to keep the current customer happy, but open the door to new prospective customers.

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Hospitality Loyalty Industry Airlines 40

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The following quote baffles my mind: According to IRI Worldwide, 74% of consumers globally choose a store based on its effective loyalty programme.[i]. If 74% of consumers choose a store based on their loyalty program, then why do few loyalty programs have more than 25% of their customers participating?

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs How To Hotels 40

ECXO

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

For instance, if a customer is frustrated about a product issue, you might not be able to fix the product immediately, but you can listen to their concerns, empathize with their frustration, and take steps to make things right. This not only helps resolve the problem but also builds trust and loyalty. So, why not give it a try?

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Customer Experience Airlines Handbook Policies 156

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Here are the four best ways to make sure your customer service is top-notch in 2021. My Comment: This article hits on some of the basics of a great customer experience. And, it’s not about being “over-the-top,” but simply doing what customers expect. by Max Starkov.

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Customer Service Hospitality Rewards Programs Self Service 77

Help Scout

APRIL 27, 2021

Every time I travel to Boston, I stay in the same hotel. It’s not fancy and the location isn’t great, but they know how to wow a customer. Hotels are a dime a dozen. I could probably find a cheaper hotel within a five-minute walk from the one I always stay in, so it’s not about price or convenience. It blew me away.

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Hotels Customers Return on Investment Loyalty 119

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Focusing on your customers will result in increased loyalty, more positive word-of-mouth referrals, and higher spend from your best customers. It costs five times more to sell to a new customer than to sell to a happy one. Your satisfied customers spend 15% more with your brand. First things first. Get the Guide.

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ROI Customer Satisfaction How To Effort Score 195

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 18, 2017

However, emotions, not logic, drive our behavior, particularly as customers. Nevertheless, moments in an experience betray the fact that many organizations ignore the role emotions play in Customer Experience outcomes. The hotel mini-bar is a great example. The mini-bar seems customer-focused at first glance.

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Hotels Policies Consulting Customers 136

Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

This was my second year on the judging panel at the Loyalty Magazine Awards. Really, for those relatively few brands achieving impressive levels of customer engagement, it’s breath-taking how fast the industry has progressed in such a short time. 1. Looking beyond transactional rewards.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Gamification Airlines 49

Wired and Dangerous

JUNE 23, 2020

They expect speedy, frictionless treatment that telegraphs they are valued, special and unique, not just one of the masses. This level of expectations represents a dramatic shift in what is required to ensure customer loyalty–the stuff of growth and profits.

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Hotels Retail Customer Experience Loyalty 113