Booking System Case Studies
Brook Hotels
Brook Hotels have a collection of historic 3 star hotels and 4 star hotels in great
locations right across the UK, near to Birmingham, Beverley, Bracknell, Chester,
Colchester, Crewe, Huddersfield, Kingston Upon Thames, Leeds, Matlock, Oakham, Sevenoaks,
Stansted, Sutton Coldfield, Warwick and Worcester.
The Challenge
Brook Hotels had a number of requirements, ranging from their reservation system
to online marketing:-
- Increase the number of bookings taken from their hotel website
- Increase the visibility of their hotel website in the Search Engines for high traffic
search terms related to all 16 of their hotels in the UK
- Reduce the commission paid to third party websites
Actions Taken
Hotels Online undertook the following web design, web development and web marketing
actions:-
- Hotels Online designed and built a new ASP.NET website for Brook Hotels -
case-study
- The Brook Hotels website was re-structured with search engine friendly URLs
- Website copy was re-written with both search engines and customers in mind
- Hotels Online helped set up all Brook Hotels brochure and hotel booking pages with
images and copy
- Hotels Online undertook a link building campaign
- Hotels Online manage the Brook Hotels website on an ongoing basis, updating and
adding new content regularly
- Hotels Online added Brook Hotels to various distribution websites which it owns.
e.g.
www.holidays-london.net,
www.ttg.co.uk
and
www.far2travel.com - Hotels Online regularly publishes the Brook Special Offers on
Twitter
and Facebook
Marketing Achievements - Between September 2008 and December 2009, monthly visitor traffic has more than
doubled
- Online bookings taken from the Brook Hotels website have significantly increased
- Commissions paid to third party websites have been significantly reduced
Brook Hotels Testimonial
"When I contacted
Hotels Online
with regards to an idea that I had about the Brook Hotels website they were very
enthusiastic and full of great ideas. I instantly felt at ease and knew that this
would work out to be a successful partnership.
They made it clear to me what options were available to me and advised me on the
best course of action, but in no way made me feel as if I had no control in the
design and process. In fact it was quite the opposite, no matter how many times
I changed my mind about things, Hotels Online, always made my contributions feel
valued.
From the outset Hotels Online has offered me valuable advice whilst managing this
project, keeping me up to date with their progress and keeping to timescale's. I
am thrilled to have this team manage my project and know that if I require any amendments
or further advice, that I only have to ask and it will not be too much trouble.
I would recommend
Hotels Online
to anyone. They offer excellent value for money, great service and a fantastic end
result. Thank you to you all for making what could have been a complicated and stressful
process into a rewarding and enjoyable experience."
Group Marketing Manager
Brook Hotels, Kingston
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