MediaBoom

MARCH 14, 2024

With over 80% of leisure travelers globally booking accommodations online in 2024, as per Statista, the shift towards online travel booking is unmistakable. Through a blend of online, offline, or combined efforts, the approach to promoting accommodations is continually adapting.

Digital Marketing 93

Digital Marketing Services Market Marketing 93

SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Table of contents Why hotels need to incorporate travel technology Potential customers are increasingly looking to their mobile devices to solve their problems for them, and this is also the way they are searching for, and booking, travel and accommodation. However, the convenience of technology extends much further than this for travellers.

Travel 52

Travel Hotels Services OTA 52

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

What is a Hotel Reservation System A Hotel Reservation System is a software solution designed to facilitate and manage booking accommodations and other guest-related services at your hotel.  This prevents overbookings, eliminates misunderstandings, and ensures that guests receive precise information when making reservations.

Business 40

Business Global Distribution System Cancellation Hotels 40

SiteMinder

AUGUST 29, 2023

Host events and functions Similar to the last point, if you have the space to host special events you should do so. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket Statistics from HSMAI show 76% of independent hotel room nights are reserved through OTAs, costing hotels billions in commissions every year.

Revenue 52

Revenue Hotels OTA Operations 52

Little Hotelier

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This feature helps streamline the booking process, reducing the risk of overbooking and ensuring a smooth check-in experience for guests. This feature enables guests to make bookings through the hotel’s website, increasing direct bookings and reducing reliance on third-party booking platforms and avoiding OTA fees.

Management 59

Management Overbooking OTA Accommodation 59

Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

Also, gone are the days of selling the majority of your rooms through OTAs. Making sure you get your fair share of direct bookings allows you to compete with OTAs and avoiding to pay the hefty commissions on those bookings. Bring customers to your website: thinking multi-channel here is important.

Revenue Management 76

Revenue Management Revenue Management Ancillary Revenue 76

Cloudbeds

JUNE 8, 2023

Choose an engine with localization support to attract and accommodate international visitors. Reservations made on your website should automatically sync with your hotel property management system and across all your OTA channels so you don’t get overbookings. No more overbookings. Accept secure payments.

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Management Hotels Revenue Digital Marketing 98

Cloudbeds

JULY 15, 2023

And even then, manually-managed distribution is risky: any delays in updating rates and availability on a channel’s extranet could mean selling a room that isn’t available or selling at a lower rate, which can lead to overbooking and sub-optimal yield management. The same happens with a cancellation.

Management 76

Management OTA Cancellation Overbooking 76