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HOTELIERS NEED TO KNOW: HOTEL ROOMS WITH SMART NAMES BRING MORE PROFITS. According to Chema Herrero, professor at the FORST School of Tourism Business, “when a room is called ‘simple’ or ‘basic’, we send into the customer’s subconscious the image of space without value – even if it does have it – and we reduce that room’s competitiveness ourselves.” Entrepreneurs in the hospitality industry must keep in mind that the way hotel rooms are named in the booking catalog is important for the customer when making their decision.  There needs to be a change when naming or classifying accommodations, thus improving their attractiveness in pre-sales and increasing performance. An Element Often Ignored Experts emphasize that hotel managers rarely pay attention to this element. Traditional denominations like ‘standard’, ‘double’, ’single’, ‘interior’, ‘with a view’ or ‘no view’, determine the competitiveness of these accommodations. The customer’s profile has changed in recent y

The rare migratory bird known as Osprey that flew over  9,624.8 km  from Finland to Kenya has died. The four year old bird died at the weekend while under the care of Kenya Wildlife Service veterinarians  in Karen Nairobi. A postmortem examination report conducted attributed the death to long term starvation which precipitated systemic organ failure. "We regret to announce the death of the Osprey bird despite all efforts to rehabilitate it back into the wild," KWS Spokesman Paul Udoto said. The bird was rescued by Walter Oloo on January 20  from the  waters of Lake Kanyaboli in Siaya county. It had been caught in a fishing net and was struggling to free itself. It got bruised in the process. T he bird was delivered to the KWS Veterinary Department on January 23.  Apart from the bruises, the bird looked healthy. However, it had lost some weight and looked dehydrated. "By the time the bird was delivered to the city, it had been severely dehydrated,

BUSINESS TRAVEL TO INCREASE WHILE PROTECTING THE CLIMATE. Some may be surprised to discover that the climate debate has a considerable impact on business travel. Two-thirds of the companies have adapted their travel policy as a result of the raised climate-related questions. The number of business trips will nevertheless increase this year. At least 61 percent of the CEOs and top managers surveyed by AirPlus International are convinced that business travel will increase in intensity in 2020.  One third expects the number of business trips to remain unchanged  (36 percent), while only 3 percent forecast a decline. This is the result of a current AirPlus survey of more than 400 board members and managing directors from Germany, the USA, China, Italy, and France. The most important reason for the further increase is cited by company managers as general sales growth or business expansion. Among those expecting more business trips, 94 percent cited this as one reason. 83 p

How to make your customers pay on time. There’s no greater feeling for a salesperson than sealing the deal with a new customer. However, this excitement might wear off when the time for collecting payment for the product or service comes. According to this survey of 475 members, 25 percent had trouble collecting payments. But what if it doesn’t have to be that way? What if some of the customers have simply forgotten about making the payment, and you didn’t remind them on time because you lost track? What if you’re waiting too long to send out reminders out of fear of coming off as greedy and unprofessional? Most importantly – what if you could achieve a lot more with your money simply by improving the process of collecting payment? State your payment terms in writing without any ambiguity A handshake might be worth a thousand words, but nothing beats getting the terms of the deal black on white. Do not hesitate to write down even the smallest details within your pay

How to write for a travel blog? According to Hubspot, 81% of companies consider their blogs “useful,” “important” or “critical.” Do you know why? Blogging is a low-cost option for high influence web presence, especially for small business owners. The cost of generating traffic from search engine marketing is the lowest cost-per-lead and the highest return on investment compared to traditional media. While you can’t compete with big companies that invest significant sums of money into paid advertising, you can use the blog as a free marketing platform. Writing a blog post checklist Find keywords Using keywords in your blog posts increases your rank in the search results when tourists type that specific keyword or phrase in Google. Decide and explore which keyword you will include in your article. Also, don’t forget to make phrases that you will put in the text. For example, the phrase “Greece tips” can also be used like “Tips for Greece” and “Traveling tips Greece,“ s

Customers To Leave A Positive Review BY OWINO ANAM, NATURE TRAVEL KENYA. When was the last time you bought something without asking a friend or a person of trust for a recommendation or without doing some research on your own? If you haven’t paid attention to what other customers had to say about that product or business, it can be a tricky rodeo. Dependent upon reviews? Most business owners, whether they are running a small retail shop, a restaurant, an e-commerce webshop, a travel agency or pretty much any other type of business, know that their business reputation and success depend on  how satisfied their customers are  with products or services they offer. The power of reviews is that they replace the daunting research potential customers would have to perform on their own.  Reviews speak volumes  about how the product works, what its features are, what the quality of the customer service is like, and how trustworthy the seller really is. That being said, it’s c

Five Days Big Five Safari Day 1: Tsavo West Pick up from the hotel at around 5.00 am driving along Mombasa- Nairobi highway for 100 kms and a stopover for coffee. Proceed for another 100 kms to Tsavo West, arrive at the gate and begin the game drive en route to  Lodge oder Camp  checking in at around 1.00 pm time for lunch. Relax till 4.00 pm time for the evening game drive to visit the rhino sanctuary where you have a chance to see the black rhinos. Tsavo West covers an area of 9,065 km2. Physical attractions include the Chyulu Hills, Ngulia Hills, Chaimu Larva, Shetani Larva and Mzima Springs. The landscape for Tsavo West is grassland savannah with Acacia forests. Animals in Tsavo West include elephants, buffalos, leopards, lions, rhinos, giraffes, zebras among others. Drive back to Kilaguni Serena Lodge at around 6.30 pm for dinner and overnight at  Lodge oder Camp Day 2: Amboseli Wake up at around 6.00 am for a full breakfast followed by a game drive en route t