SEO for travel agencies – more customers with search engine optimization

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I support physiotherapists as an SEO freelancer in search engine optimization with a catalog of services from A to Z.

In addition to the web search with the “ten blue links”, the local search via Maps is particularly important. Such clicks can be tracked separately on Google and can practically double the yield.

As a highly experienced SEO consultant and veteran in online marketing, I provide my services with a steady hand. Hardened by the crises of our time, I always and above all have the entrepreneurial well-being of my clients in mind.

Local SEO for travel agencies

Google Maps & business directories

Google Maps is a central Google service for search queries with a local component. As you have probably often noticed yourself, Google sometimes even displays a map directly on the search results page (SERP).

The reason for this is that people usually look for a travel agency nearby and not at the North Pole. I myself live in Friedrichshain and I mainly get results within walking distance.

When searching, however, even slight changes to the query can lead to different results, as shown in the screenshots:

Comprehensive local SEO for travel agencies also includes entries in business directories. This generates visibility and often traffic as well.

Referencing also creates so-called backlinks. These signal the relevance of a particular travel agency to Google and thus strengthen its visibility in the search results.

Tracking local rankings in turn allows these rankings to be evaluated. With the right methods, even small or new providers can therefore enter competitive markets very successfully.

Google My Business optimization

Google My Business is a service for actively designing the profiles of companies in Google Maps. Basic information such as contact details and opening hours can be entered. You can also upload images and short videos.

But above all, depending on the type of business, you can also present services and products. Many providers make the big mistake of using designations from their own internal perspective.

However, potential customers often use other keywords. Accordingly, customized names for services and products are crucial for the success of SEO for travel agencies.

Keyword research for travel agencies

In keyword research for travel agencies, search queries for general terms in combination with a location are particularly interesting. You can also look at triggering events such as “plan vacation”.

Optimize for berlin.de and similar

Another aspect of restaurant SEO is the systematic optimization of portals such as berlin.de. It is estimated that around 10.7 million users currently visit this website every month to find travel agencies on the internet, among other things.

The optimization of profiles on such portals is part of a holistic SEO strategy for travel agencies. Especially if you already have the necessary image and text material for Google My Business or your own website, for example, then this field can also be worked on very efficiently.

Regional link building for travel agencies

Google and many other search engines incorporate numerous signals into their rankings. In addition to content relevance and technical status, these include backlinks in particular.

When it comes to SEO for travel agencies, the regional aspect is also very important. For example, it is (usually) of little use to a Berlin travel agency if the company is listed in a business directory for Braunschweig.

Website creation & optimization

CMS, text, image and video

The best way to create a website for restaurants is with a widely used CMS such as WordPress or Wix. Mainstream products have the advantage that practically all possible problems have already been answered in forums. If difficulties arise, you can quickly research the solutions.

An optimized page structure to specifically address common search queries is then crucial. This involves using keyword research to pick up on the common wording used by potential customers and, ideally, systematically utilizing it as part of a keyword map.

You need content to design the homepage and landing pages. Text and images are particularly important. Good videos can be a huge asset.

Both written and visual content require targeting for suitable keywords. Otherwise, it can easily happen that even high-quality content never actually becomes visible to potential customers.

Contact details & contact forms

A point that is often forgotten: as a travel agency, you want to be contacted more often through SEO. That is why contact details should always be visible in the header, footer or sidebar of your website.

Contact forms with an auto-fill function help to improve the conversion rate of users to specific inquiries as potential guests.

Structured data Local Business

With “structured data”, the major search engines cooperate to offer fantastic script formats for local companies, among others. This can be used, for example, to store GEO coordinates of a travel agency in the source code of a website.

This gives Google & Co the exact location of the travel agency. The coordinates can then be matched directly with the IP of a search query. This in turn increases the chance of being displayed prominently in this Google Map feature.

In addition, with SEO for travel agencies, you can also break down the services in structured data. This is just as possible as storing contact details, image links, descriptions, profiles in industry portals and much more. Here you can see an example of a shortened excerpt that I use as an SEO freelancer on my own behalf on this website.

I have published statistics on structured data from local companies in Germany in my blog. You can get an overview of the topic there.

In this SEO analysis of more than 100,000 websites, I summarized possible alternatives in categories. In this way, I was able to capture relevant structured data for local companies in a very comprehensive approach. Due to the growing importance of videos, I also took their use into account. Here you can see the values and alternatives used:

Web Performance & Core Web Vitals

Last but not least, a travel agency’s website should be very fast. In addition, there should be no shifting of content when loading. Google hat die entscheidenden Werten zu den Core Web Vitals zusammengefasst:

• Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) > Loading time for the largest image
• First Input Delay (FID) > Loading time until interaction capability
• Content Layout Shift (CLS) > Layout shifts when loading content

My SEO services for travel agencies

With these services, I help my clients achieve a place in the search engine sunshine. Strategically clever and consistent in implementation, I support my clients in achieving their corporate goals.

I usually agree with my clients to work on specific topics within the framework of individual hourly packages up to a certain point in time. This is followed by invoicing and, if necessary, discussion of the next package.

If required, I can also provide monthly SEO support.

My hourly rates and flat rates

I can offer SEO for travel agencies as a one-off service or as part of monthly SEO support. We agree on the type and scope in a detailed preliminary discussion.

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My references

“Wolfgang Reinöhl is a SEO master strategist with an excellent understanding of structured data. He is totally based and I love his bias towards action. Always a pleasure.”

“I used to work with Wolfgang Reinöhl in a large SEO agency. I value him as a safe bank and we also enjoy working together as freelancers.”

“Wolfgang Reinöhl is one of the best SEO freelancers in Berlin. Professionally an ace, personally top and a great colleague for many projects.”

“I was Wolfgang Reinöhl’s first SEO team lead. Even as a junior, he developed his own SEO solutions and really impressed me.”

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“I know Wolfgang Reinöhl from our time together as SEO team leaders in a large full-service agency. You can always rely on him.”

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Frequently asked questions about SEO for travel agencies

Is SEO necessary for small businesses?

The general answer is: Yes! The support of an SEO is always advisable if you use traffic from search engines for commercial purposes. In principle, it’s like asking whether you should consult a tax consultant for your annual financial statements.

In addition, small companies in particular have an operational advantage over large providers: they are very flexible and the number of project participants is low. This simplifies agreements. Large companies, on the other hand, usually need months to even release a short text.

Here are some examples of small businesses that can be helped with search engine optimization.