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Why Every Hotel Needs a Website Audit:
A hotel website audit reveals exactly where you're losing guests...
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How many people visited your hotel website yesterday?
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How many tried to book but gave up halfway?
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How many found your site too slow on their phone and left?
Most hoteliers don’t know, because they don’t track it.
But here’s the reality:
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A traveler searches “best hotels near [your location]” on Google. They click your site.
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Your hotel website takes more than 10 seconds to load. They leave before seeing a single room photo.
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They try to book on mobile. The booking form is broken. They close the tab.
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They want reviews. Your site has none. They don’t trust you. They book on Booking.com instead.
Every single day, guests are visiting your website and leaving without booking. And you don’t even know it’s happening.
Why This Is Critical for Hotel Owners:
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90% of travelers book hotels on mobile devices
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95% of all travel reservations worldwide are made online
If your hotel website isn’t mobile‑friendly, fast, and trustworthy, you’re literally turning away 6 out of 10 potential guests. Traditional websites can't adapt, but an AI-powered hotel website can.
The Real Problems Happening Right Now:
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Slow hotel website speed → Guests wait only 3 seconds. Your site takes 10 seconds. They leave.
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Not mobile‑friendly → Difficult to scroll and click buttons on mobile.
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Poor hotel SEO → Competitors rank on page 1 of Google. You’re invisible on page 3.
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No reviews or trust signals → Guests don’t trust you. They book on a third-party platform instead.
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No direct booking benefits → Same price as third party platform, no perks. Guests choose what they know.
What a Hotel Digital Presence Audit Actually Checks
We Check:
✓ Can guests find your hotel on Google and AI search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews?
✓ How does your hotel website perform on mobile phones?
✓ How fast does your site load?
✓ Does your site show trust signals (reviews, awards, certifications)?
✓ What are guests saying in reviews?
✓ Is your Google Business Profile and social media active?
✓ Can guests contact you instantly via WhatsApp or chat?
✓ Does your site give guests a reason to book now?
✓ Are you following up with visitors who don’t book?
✓ How much commission are you losing to third party platform?
What You Get:
A simple, actionable hotel SEO and website audit report showing exactly what’s blocking your direct bookings, plus a step‑by‑step guide to fix issues and grow reservations.
Real Results from Hotels Like Yours
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45‑room hotel in Goa → Website speed fixed, mobile optimized → Conversions jumped from 2% to 6% → Extra ₹3.6 lakhs per year.
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28‑room boutique hotel in Jaipur → Improved Google ranking from #23 to #5 → Direct bookings up 180%.
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60‑room business hotel in Pune → Booking flow simplified from 5 steps to 2 → Conversion improved from 1.8% to 4.2%.
Insight: 27% of hotel bookings happen within 7 days of travel. If your site is slow or confusing, you lose these last‑minute bookings to third party platform.
“But I Already Have Someone Managing My Website…”
Updating a website is not the same as understanding hotel booking behavior.
Your IT person can fix technical issues. But do they know:
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How travelers search for hotels on Google and AI tools?
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What trust signals make guests confident to book direct?
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How to compete with third party platform for visibility?
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How to optimize for local hotel SEO?
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How to promote your hotel online
That’s where our Digital Presence Audit is different. We look at your hotel website through a guest’s eyes and show you exactly why they aren’t booking, and how to fix it.
What Happens After the Audit
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Step‑by‑step action plan showing what’s hurting your digital presence, what to fix first, and why it matters.
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Practical roadmap to improve hotel website speed, mobile experience, SEO, content, and trust signals.
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Clear priority ranking so you know which fixes deliver the fastest results.
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Solid digital foundation built for the AI search era that can help you increase direct bookings by up to 3–5X over time.
Conclusion
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Most hotels lose 50–70% of website visitors without booking. That’s lakhs in lost revenue every year, and worse, it’s profit you’re handing to third party platform as 15–25% commission.
With Apycue’s Hotel Digital Presence Audit + AI‑powered hotel website + AI marketing agent, you stop guessing and start knowing:
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Where your hotel website is losing bookings
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Which fixes deliver the fastest results
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How you rank against competitors
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Why guests choose third party platform over you, and how to win them back
Ready to reclaim your direct bookings?
Get your hotel website audit report today. No jargon, no fluff, just clear answers and a roadmap to grow your hotel’s revenue without paying heavy third-party commissions.
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