NEVER! The platform is a complete disaster, has even gotten worse since the new dashboard of October 2025.
Someone should definitely be fired! (and I don't usually say something like this). Only thing that saves them is Bing Support, at least in Spain, always very professional and as helpful as...
Hi klizzyfaye,
When you shift from service-industry SEO to hotel SEO, you’re stepping into a different game. The hotel vertical is very different to other industries. It is very difficult to provide guidance or recommendations without information of the property and location.
I work for...
When Booking clicks (Free Booking Links) first appeared in the GBP Insights dashboard for hotels, we could see the data in the dashboard, but it was empty/0 when we exported the data. After a while, the data starting appearing in the download file. However, Booking Clicks is still not available...
I've seen this "new" layout for at least one year for hotels: .
They've tested different layouts, most noticeably the meta search price module.
And this week a test replacing reviews with the hotel category,
For sure it is not new in Europe, the "Places" filter is replacing the Google Maps link (Self-preferencing in DMA terms).
Not sure if this is a test or bug... In Joey's screenshot you can see that there is a Maps filter as well as a Places filter.
Like Jason suggested, if the restaurant is open to the public and not only caters to guests of the hotel, you should aim to have a GBP profile for each business. Does the restaurant have a different name to the hotel?
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