Case Studies

La Quinta

Company Overview:

La Quinta has more than 650 hotels in the US Canada and Mexico and is one of the largest operators of limited-service hotels in the United States.

 Challenges:

  • Needed a way to enroll guests in their loyalty program and manage their profiles at the front desk during check in.
  • La Quinta needed a content management system that would support frequent campaign changes and custom landing pages for their marketing initiatives.
  • La Quinta needed a way to keep their best rates and special deals featured on the home page and individual hotel pages.

Implications:

  • Loyalty program was not being fully utilized by guests.
  • Updating and adding content to the site was not user friendly.

Solutions:

  • Developed a custom web interface that integrated with their reservation system. The system’s ease-of-use resulted in a huge boost in enrollments at hotels.
  • Created a custom-tuned content management tool that allows for quick and easy updates.
  • Sales-focused integration with the inventory system allows us to provide leading rates and special deals on the home page and individual hotel pages, Keeping conversion rates high.

          

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  • Check out our interview with Ted Schweitzer, VP of E-Commerce at La Quinta for a little insight into the online travel industry

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