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How to maximize hotel revenue without discounting

Hotel Speak

But a lot of hoteliers have gotten stuck in a loop of constantly slashing prices, offering direct channel discounts, OTA promotions, and special rate packages to drive occupancy. The problem is, this can actually hurt your brand, lower rate integrity, and compress margins. That feels way more special, right?

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Effective Hotel Sales Strategies to Increase Revenue

Hotelogix

Maximize Direct Bookings to Reduce Dependence on OTAs When guests book through Online Travel Agents (OTAs) like Booking.com or Expedia, hotels often have to pay hefty commission fees, sometimes up to 20%. While OTAs help bring in new customers, relying too heavily on them can hurt your bottom line. front-page listing).

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Maximizing Hotel Revenue: Advanced Channel Manager Strategies for 2025

STAAH

GDS and Niche OTA Power b. With consumer behaviours evolving, and the lines between tech platforms, marketing, and operations blurring, a modern strategy goes far beyond just listing rooms on online travel agents (OTAs). Pooled Inventory: Smart Inventory Distribution Forget manually allocating rooms to different OTAs.

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What’s behind the rise in hotel guest satisfaction

Hospitality Today

Hospitality.today™ Topics Subscribe Topics › Hospitality › Products & Services What’s behind the rise in hotel guest satisfaction From smart TVs to better beds, targeted investments are turning higher rates into higher perceived value across all hotel segments Jul 16, 2025 In 2024, U.S. According to the 2025 J.D.

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How to build a strong travel brand: Guide for hotels

SiteMinder

Those details back up the promise and set the property apart from the sea of generic listings on OTAs. Technology that syncs rates, availability and content across channels keeps the story straight and avoids brand-damaging surprises. For multi-property operators, consistency is vital.

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Tryp.com: Expert guide for hotel owners

SiteMinder

By listing your property on Tryp.com, you appear where these younger travellers are already researching trips, without relying solely on the usual OTAs. In this blog, we’ll show you how to set up and optimise your Tryp.com listing and explain how SiteMinder keeps your rates and availability perfectly in sync.

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Hotel ad: Monitoring, compliance and parity

SiteMinder

A hotel ad is any paid placement used by a hotel to promote its rooms, offers or brand, typically through online platforms like Google Hotel Ads , OTAs (online travel agents), metasearch engines, and social media channels. That’s the impact of rate parity, and why it matters. What is a hotel ad? Each platform has its own rules.

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