STAAH

JUNE 11, 2024

This also helps foster brand loyalty. A smart booking engine such as SwiftBook can help you make optimised decisions via dynamic pricing as well as offer discounts, loyalty programmes, free amenities or flexible cancellation policies for guests who book directly.

OTA 110

OTA Shopping Occupancy Overbooking 110

STAAH

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

What’s significantly different from 2018-19 is the reliance on brand,” says Kamal. One of the rising innovations taking off in hotel revenue management is the growing sophistication of overbooking controls, which provides hotels control over excess bookings and cancellations to fly as close as possible to 100 percent occupancy consistently.

Revenue Management 97

Revenue Management Revenue Management Forecasting 97

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Your front desk staff can use a Hotel PMS to accept, cancel, and modify reservations based on your guests’ requirements. This would lead to overbooking and double booking. Booking Engine A hotel booking engine helps you sell your hotel rooms and accept reservations via your brand website.

OTA 52

OTA Management Overbooking Cancellation 52

Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

Ultimately, prioritising achieving a fair share of direct sales empowers hotels to establish stronger control over guest data to increase profitability, and maintain autonomy over their brand image and customer experience. The graph considers cancellations and identifies peak or slow booking days.

Revenue Management 76

Revenue Management Revenue Management Ancillary Revenue 76

Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

It also prevents overbooking and keeps everything in sync, allowing guests to tailor their stay preferences and enhance their experience. A secure, seamless connection ensures that this data is shared in real time, preventing overbooking and cancellations. Can hotel booking software help me manage overbookings and availability?

Upsell 52

Upsell Overbooking Hotels OTA 52

Hotelogix

MAY 1, 2025

Also, most bidding platforms involve non-refundable rates , limiting flexibility for guests and increasing the likelihood of no-shows without strict cancellation policies. Will it hurt my brand to use bidding sites? increase in RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room) year-over-year, with ADR (Average Daily Rate) growing by 1.4%

Occupancy 45

Occupancy OTA Average Daily Rate Overbooking 45

Clock Software Hospitality

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Independents, for the most part, can exclusively rely on distribution channels to build up their brand, as unlike hotel chains, most independent properties do not have a large marketing budget to build up their brand in the general public’s eye.

Upsell 52

Upsell Hotels Accommodation Events 52

Hotelogix

MAY 1, 2025

Among them, Expedia remains one of the most influential players—connecting hotels to a global audience through its platform and its wider brand network. It’s particularly effective for hotels that don’t have strong brand awareness or direct traffic. Can I cancel a booking made via Expedia?

Travel 45

Travel OTA Hotels Cancellation 45

SiteMinder

MARCH 16, 2023

The risk of overbooking rooms is massively reduced, which significantly improves the smoothness of your hotel operations. Remember, this is their first impression of your hotel and it will have a lasting impact on their perception of your brand. It should be user-friendly if your guests will complete the process and book online.

Overbooking 52

Overbooking Hotels Accommodation Global Distribution System 52

Cloudbeds

JANUARY 10, 2025

Additional booking details may also be provided, such as the cancellation policy, amenities, and inclusions like free breakfast or Wi-Fi. Depending on the site, hotels may also be able to add marketing messaging such as free cancellation or complimentary breakfast.

Cost Per Click 52

Cost Per Click Marketing Market OTA 52

Little Hotelier

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Guest engagement: Personalise guest experience from pre-stay to post-stay and encourage feedback and reviews to keep your brand in the spotlight. Cancel anytime. Single calendar view to prevent overbookings or reservations being missed. Let’s recap a few of the most popular options, and how they compare.

Management 59

Management OTA Hotels Accommodation 59

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It also aids in managing reservation cancellations and modifications, accepting reservations, sending confirmation emails, extending self-service facilities to guests, processing payments, etc. It improves a hotel's online visibility and sales while eliminating overbooking. 

Hotels 52

Hotels Revenue OTA Management 52

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This prevents overbookings, eliminates misunderstandings, and ensures that guests receive precise information when making reservations. No-show and Cancellation Policies: Specify policies for no-shows and cancellations, ensuring transparency and managing guest expectations.

Business 40

Business Global Distribution System Cancellation Hotels 40

Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

Ultimately, prioritising achieving a fair share of direct sales empowers hotels to establish stronger control over guest data to increase profitability, and maintain autonomy over their brand image and customer experience. The graph considers cancellations and identifies peak or slow booking days.

Revenue Management 40

Revenue Management Revenue Management Ancillary Revenue 40

Cloudbeds

APRIL 2, 2024

If at some point the reservation gets canceled, the process is undone, and the room will appear available again. It’s best suited to mid-to-large international brands with more complex operations. The property management system. It’s targeted at hotel chains, casino hotels, hotel management companies, and boutique hotels. Sabre SynXis.

Revenue Management 52

Revenue Management Occupancy Revenue Hotels 52

SiteMinder

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For guests, this can be an attractive level of added security and an opportunity to create the differentiating trust that their booking will not be cancelled. With its brand recognition strongest in Asia, the guest source market is Asia, but the platform does provide listings in more than 200 countries. Latin America.

Average Length of Stay 52

Average Length of Stay Hotels Accommodation Management 52

SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Reduced cancellation risks : The closer the booking is to the stay date, the less likely it is to be cancelled. If you think innovation is just the domain of nimble start-ups or big brands, think again. There are several drawbacks to this approach… Preventing last minute overbookings Firstly, you may overbook your rooms.

Overbooking 98

Overbooking Occupancy Revenue Hotels 98

Cloudbeds

JUNE 8, 2023

Your booking engine should seamlessly match your website design to be consistent with your brand and not feel out of place. 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.

Management 99

Management Hotels Revenue Digital Marketing 99

Hotelogix

APRIL 25, 2025

Plus, with real-time channel manager integration , you can sync rates and availability across OTAs instantly—eliminating overbookings and manual errors. Be upfront about cancellation and pricing terms—this builds guest confidence and encourages bookings. Deposit-free bookings reduce hesitation and increase conversions.

OTA 40

OTA Overbooking Scale Revenue 40