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More bookings on your own website.

Hotels, resorts, attractions and destinations across the Gulf compete for visitors from every continent. We build demand in the markets your guests come from, then bring them back to book with you directly.

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What's in the way

What's working against travel brands

  1. 01

    Commission creep

    Booking sites take a cut of guests your own marketing persuaded to come.

  2. 02

    Summer dips and Eid peaks

    Occupancy swings with the seasons, school holidays and religious calendars of each source market.

  3. 03

    The decision starts early

    Travellers choose the destination well before they pick a hotel, so late-stage ads alone miss the moment.

How we tackle it

How we plan for travel

Video and connected TV sell the experience in each source market. Display with live rates and re-engagement ads finish the job on your booking engine.

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  • Budgets that move with each source market's holiday calendar
  • Destination films on YouTube and streaming TV
  • Banners that show current rates and offers
  • Win-back ads for people who left the booking engine

Channels we use for tourism & hospitality

Recommended formats

Formats we would shortlist for tourism & hospitality.

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  • Display

    Image and HTML5 banners on the news, lifestyle and business sites your buyers read every day.

  • Video

    YouTube, publisher video and streaming placements, planned as one audience.

  • Native

    Placements styled like the article around them, so your message reads as content, not clutter.

  • Audio

    Short spots on music streaming and podcasts — reaching people on the drive, at the gym or at their desk.

Case studies

Tourism & hospitality results.

Performance-media campaigns delivered by Red Dot Marketing. Client names are withheld; platforms used are shown on each card.

All case studies
  • Meta · Google · YouTube8 weeksAwareness

    Premium hospitality brand · UAE

    6.29M impressions

    Full-funnel demand for a premium hospitality venue

    Meta, Google Search, Performance Max and YouTube worked together across the journey — building awareness, catching high-intent searches and driving traffic towards bookings.

    YouTube views
    643K+
    YouTube views
    Clicks (Google + Meta)
    117K+
    Clicks (Google + Meta)
  • Meta · TikTok10 weeksConsideration

    Luxury hospitality launch · UAE

    2.94M impressions

    Launching a new luxury concept in Dubai

    A phased launch moved from teaser and reveal content into website traffic and retargeting, using hyperlocal Dubai targeting and premium lifestyle audiences.

    Reach
    1.4M
    Reach
    Clicks
    51K+
    Clicks
    Meta CTR
    2.98%
    Meta CTR

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