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Continued from front cover Tirty eight per cent of guests consider WiFi a priority when booking a hotel and 85 per cent want free access. eRev- Max, suggests offering it free in selected areas, to loyal cus- tomers or those who buy into selected programmes. Since 57 per cent of travel


reservations are made on the internet and 65 per cent of same day reservations are from a smart phone, it is important to invest in a cloud-based property man- agement system, offering ease of access and real time updates. Increase in offline bookings of


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Wifi, bandwidth and a number of plugs are now priority for hotel guests


a hotel when it is listed with an online travel agency (OTA) – also known as the billboard effect – saw bookings increased 14 per cent when the property was listed with an OTA. People take note of social media, so hotels should stay up to speed. Seventy eight per cent


of consumers are influenced by posts made by companies on social media, when they are making purchases and 72 per cent trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. Details: http://lei.sr?a=W8T6N


One in four “urinate in public pools”


A consumer survey conducted by swimming teaching and lifesaving organisation STA has found that one in four people admit to having urinated in a public swimming pool. Te survey found that men between the ages


of 18-34 were noted as the most serial offend- ers, with one in ten people altogether choosing to confess that they had undertaken the act deliberately. STA commissioned the online public sur-


vey, which sought the views of 2,013 people, to help understand the hygiene habits of pool users, with the main questions covering peo- ple’s understanding of pre-swim showers and the rules of using swimming pools aſter an upset stomach. Te survey also concluded that a quarter of


pool users do not take a pre-swim shower, while one in five claimed that they would return to use a swimming pool within 48 hours of suffering from an upset stomach. One particularly intriguing finding conveyed


that more than half of respondents said centre managers do not provide sufficient hygiene information at the poolside. The research was conducted by Opinium for STA’s Rules for Pools and Rules for Clean


24 Men between the ages of 18-34 were the worst offenders


Pools public education campaign. Following the research, STA says that the findings clearly dem- onstrate how crucial it is for the leisure industry to “connect the dots” on issues surrounding hygiene, through better education and effective pool plant training. Te survey was published days aſter Olympic


swimming champion Rebecca Adlington – appear- ing on the popular TV show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here – admitted that she ‘always’ pees in swimming pools. Her admission quickly became a ‘hot topic’ across a number of social media platforms. Details: http://lei.sr?a=C4A7d


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