Learn how leading travel brands use Instagram both as a channel that inspires travelers to initiate bookings, and as an unparalleled source of visual content that drives engagement and bookings throughout the omnichannel.
8. AND IT IS MISSING AUTHENTICITY THAT ONLY USER-GENERATED
CONTENT CAN PROVIDE
67%
of traveler trust UGC more than
brand-created content
9. CURRENTLY TRAVELERS ARE FORCED TO LEAVE BRAND
SITES TO FIND THIS CONTENT
On average travelers visit 37 webpages before booking. TripAdvisor made 1 billion
dollars in booking fees in 2013 from travelers looking for this authentic content.
10. BRANDS CAN CAPTURE THE FEATURES OF THEIR PRODUCTS…
…Fans can capture the moments that happen there.
11. AND, UGC ON PROPERTY PAGES ARE RICH VISUAL REVIEWS…
…giving traveler the confidence they need to book.
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13. 9 THOMPSON HOTELS PROPERTIES HAVE PUBLISHED OVER 4,400
PIECES OF TRAVELER-GENERATED CONTENT
Joie De Vivre hotels are launching very soon across 20+ properties
PROPERTIES WITHIN THOMPSON (9):
• The Beekman
• Gild Hall
• Smyth
• Thompson Chicago
• Thompson Toronto
• Belgraves London
• Thompson Miami Beach
• Thompson Playa del Carmen
• The Cape
14. THOMPSON HOTELS COLLECTS TRAVELER-GENERATED CONTENT
THAT OUTPERFORMS BRAND-CREATED CONTENT
This photo from the Cabo property shows potential
travelers a view from an actual room.
This photo from Gild Hall in NYC provides social proof from
a millennial couple that authentically loves their room.
15. CHICAGO ATHLETIC CLUB’S PROFESSIONAL GRADE
EARNED CONTENT
Visitors to chicagoathletichotel.com can browse and infinitely scrolling wall of very high-quality photos earned from their
guests.
16. THOMPSON TORONTO: DEEP DIVE
Photos like this on Thompson Toronto’s site drive inspiration, engagement,
and bookings.
This Single Property Has Collected:
1,016 photos in the last quarter alone.
The interaction rate for this content on
their site is: 8.2%
17. HOW THOMPSON DRIVES INSPIRATION AT SCALE
Filters enable visitors to sort the top photos at each property.
Using Olapic's API, hospitality brands
have built multi-layer gallery widget
filtering, creating a personalized
experience for their guests.
19. Eliminate guess work from your creative by
inserting top performing UGC into your ads
Reduce cost, time and effort of production
Always have original and fresh images for
advertising
Improve your Ad performance
EXTEND Instagram Ads
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25. THANK YOU
Attending the Phocuswright Conference in Ft. Lauderdale?
Visit Olapic’s kiosk and join our workshop session on using traveler-generated
photos to drive bookings.
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Welcome to this webinar with Olapic & Commune.
The wave of visual content has created a perfect storm for travel marketers because a huge amount of visual content is being created...
and a massive amount of it is tagged with the branded hashtags of leading travel brands.
More high-quality photos will be created by your audience than you brand can ever generate.
The bottom line is that travelers are creating and sharing content about their trips online….
….which is critical because in the travel industry, all stock photos look the same.
(Explain: UGC = Traveler-Generated Photos)
2-5% increase in conversion rate delta
4.6% average conversion rate when the UGC is present at the POS
9.6% average conversion rate for users who interact with the UGC at the POS
200% increase in time spent on site
5x more engaging than text reviews
How to do it: There are 5 steps to being successful with traveler-generated content from Instagram.
Now lets take a look at how Commune Hotels uses UGC at a high-level.
Now lets take a look at how Commune Hotels uses UGC on their site and in their marketing.
Let’s add a travel looking photo in this phone. Add Olapic’s Instagram Partner Program badge.
Questions:
How do you handle rights?
How do I make sure that the content I will be using on my website is of the quality I want?
How can I get photos
Fiona: How do you get Consumers to share content?
Fiona: How do you convince your internal stakeholders to invest in a new technology like this?