Measure. Understand. Improve.

The Hospitality Digital Sales Index (HDS Index) evaluates how effectively your hotel or other property transforms online visibility and digital demand into revenue opportunities.
By analyzing the key digital touchpoints that influence today’s traveler journey, HDS Index provides a clear, data-driven view of your property’s digital sales performance — and identifies where opportunities are being lost.

Measure. Understand. Improve.

The Hospitality Digital Sales Index (HDS Index) evaluates how effectively your hotel or other property transforms online visibility and digital demand into revenue opportunities.

By analyzing the key digital touchpoints that influence today’s traveler journey, HDS Index provides a clear, data-driven view of your property’s digital sales performance — and identifies where opportunities are being lost.

A complete framework to measure your hotel digital strategy effectiveness

Today, travelers discover, evaluate and book properties across an increasingly complex digital ecosystem. Search engines, AI models, online travel agencies, social platforms, reviews and direct channels all play a role in influencing booking decisions.

 

The HDS Index measures your performance across five strategic areas:

Direct Channels
AI & Search
Distribution
Social Media
Reputation

1. Direct Channels

How effectively do your website and digital marketing strategy convert demand into direct bookings? We analyze your digital presence to understand if your owned platforms and directly managed actions are correctly set to capture and convert qualified travel demand.

Among others, we evaluate:

  • Website visibility and accessibility
  • Booking journey effectiveness
  • Conversion opportunities

Key question:

"When travelers are ready to book, can your direct channels win the sale?"

2. AI & Search Engines

Are AI models and search engines recommending your property? The way travelers discover hotels is changing. HDS Index evaluates your ability to appear and be considered across traditional search engines and emerging AI-driven discovery platforms.

Among others, we evaluate:

  • Search visibility
  • Content relevance
  • Digital authority signals

Key question:

"Can future guests find and trust your property before they choose where to stay?"

3. Distribution Channels

Are your digital distribution channels working in your favor? Your presence across 3rd-party platforms directly impacts visibility, profitability and demand generation. HDS Index assesses how efficiently your property manages its digital distribution on platforms and methods which are not directly owned.

Among others, we evaluate:

  • OTA presence and positioning
  • Rate and content optimization
  • Distribution opportunities

Key question:

"Are your distribution channels generating incremental demand or reducing your profitability?"

4. Social Media

Are your social channels contributing to demand generation? Social platforms influence inspiration, trust and purchase decisions. HDS Index measures whether your social presence and digital engagement support your commercial objectives.

Among others, we evaluate:

  • Content effectiveness
  • Audience engagement
  • Traveler influence

Key question:

"Are your social channels inspiring travelers to consider your property?"

5. Reputation

Does your digital reputation support conversion? Reviews and online reputation strongly influence booking decisions. HDS Index evaluates how effectively your property manages one of the most important conversion drivers.

Among others, we evaluate:

  • Review performance
  • Guest sentiment
  • Response activity

Key question:

"Does your online reputation turn interest into booking confidence?"

From a single performance score to a Full Digital Sales Report

HDS Index Score

0

/100

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Would you need a clear roadmap to improve your results?

The HDS Index transforms more than 80 digital performance indicators into a single 0–100 score that provides an immediate benchmark of your property’s digital sales effectiveness.

 

Alongside the score, you’ll receive a comprehensive performance report including:

The expertise behind the HDS Index

The HDS Index is the result of a multidisciplinary approach that combines hospitality expertise with advanced digital performance analysis. Our methodology has been developed by specialists in digital marketing, revenue management, search optimization, AI, and data analytics to measure what truly drives digital sales performance for hotels and other properties.

Each report is generated through our proprietary evaluation framework and translated into practical business insights by experts who understand both the hospitality industry and today’s evolving digital landscape. This ensures that every HDS Index delivers not only an accurate assessment, but also a realistic and actionable roadmap for continuous improvement.

Discover your property’s
digital sales potential.