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Patrick Katholnig

Patrick Katholnig

Managing Director & Client Lead

Patrick is the hotel lead at Nordsteg, raised in the 3-star superior hotel of his parents at Verditz. Previous roles include Warmbaderhof Villach, Strandhotel Burgstaller, and Burgstallerhof. Alpe-Adria sommelier, cheese expert, and certified diet chef.

Articles by Patrick Katholnig – 7 articles.

June 12, 2026 · Patrick Katholnig

Job ads are dying - passive candidates as the new standard

Three out of four switch-willing specialists don't actively search for jobs. They are only reachable through Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok. Why SME recruiting…

June 6, 2026 · Patrick Katholnig

What an application really costs - the CPA reality check for SMEs

Cost-per-Application is the honest recruiting metric. It tells you what you really pay per qualified application - across every channel, every ad, every…

May 14, 2026 · Patrick Katholnig

Hotel marketing providers compared - 5 types, honestly mapped

Brandnamic, HTechnology, opensmjle, alpinmarketing, Kohl & Partner and others - the DACH hotel marketing landscape has five provider types. With…

May 11, 2026 · Patrick Katholnig

Hotel marketing grants in Austria - what really pays off

ÖHT, aws, KMU.DIGITAL, KWF, SFG - Austria's hotel marketing grant landscape is broad. But grants cover setup, not operations. What really pays off, which…

May 7, 2026 · Patrick Katholnig

Choosing a hotel marketing agency: 6 criteria + 4 lock-in warning signs

Lock-in is the standard, not the exception, in hotel marketing. Six selection criteria and four concrete warning signs from the first conversation - so…

May 4, 2026 · Patrick Katholnig

CPB instead of clicks - what hotel marketing reports hide

Clicks and inquiries are not valid success metrics in hotel marketing. Only CPB - cost per booking - measured in the PMS shows whether marketing actually…

April 30, 2026 · Patrick Katholnig

Cut OTA share: 4 levers that save hotels 27,000 € a year

How hotels sustainably cut their Booking.com share by 8 percentage points - with measured CPB, four concrete levers and a practical case (40-room…