Reach more guests with Performance Max for travel goals
03/07/23 - Granular
Granular analysis and first look
On March 7, 2023, Google announced that it is introducing Performance Max for travel goals, which helps hotels increase reach and drive bookings with AI-powered campaigns across multiple Google channels. Hotels can easily set up, customize, and optimize ads while benefiting from detailed property-level reporting and insights to enhance performance and ROI.
Why this matters?
- Increased Visibility: Hotels can show ads across various Google platforms, including Maps, Search, YouTube, and Hotel Ads.
- AI-Powered Optimization: Google’s AI helps create and optimize campaigns, ensuring ads are served to potential guests at crucial moments.
- Enhanced Reporting: Property-level reporting and insights allow hotels to track performance and make data-driven decisions.
Next Steps/Action Items
- Set Up Campaigns: Use the hotel picker tool to select properties and set up Performance Max campaigns.
- Customize Ads: Edit pre-populated assets or upload custom creative elements to tailor ads.
- Monitor Performance: Utilize the Insights page to track campaign performance and adjust strategies accordingly.
Helpful links for this Google update
Learn more about past Google updates
- Sep 2021 - Matching the Most Relevant Keyword to Every Search
- Oct 2021 - Link Your Zapier Account in the Google Ads UI
- Sep 2021 - Unlock Performance Insights with Enhanced Conversions
- Nov 2021 - Drive conversions across Google’s ad channels with Performance Max campaigns
- Nov 2021 - Customer Match is now widely available and easier to use
- Nov 2021 - Plan Across Your Entire Account with Performance Planner
- Nov 2022 - Building More Durable and Effective Audience Strategies in Google’s Ads Platforms
- Oct 2022 - Deliver More Helpful Search Ads by Adding Your Business Information
- Sep 2022 - Making it Easier to Manage Automatically Applied Recommendations
- Jul 2022 - Upgrade your Smart Shopping campaigns to Performance Max
- Mar 2022 - Reminder: Support for Expanded Text Ads Ends on June 30, 2022
- Feb 2022 - The New Privacy Sandbox Proposal: Topics for Interest-Based Advertising
- Feb 2022 - Google Partners: Evolving our partnership to serve you better
- May 2022 - Recap of Product Announcements from Google Marketing Live 2022
- Aug 2023 - Vehicle ads will be upgraded to Performance Max with vehicle feeds
- Aug 2023 - Get ready to upgrade your Discovery ads to Demand Gen
- Sep 2023 - Maximize views for your budget with Video View Campaigns on YouTube, now globally available
- Sep 2023 - Multiply your creativity with AI-powered tools for Search ads
- Sep 2023 - More information on Google Ads move to real-time bidding for apps
- Mar 2023 - New features to help you grow demand with Discovery ads
- Apr 2023 - First click, linear, time decay and position-based attribution models are going away
- May 2023 - Google I/O: Making AI helpful for everyone