Hotelogix

JANUARY 12, 2025

Whether it’s a well-crafted website, partnerships with OTAs, or engaging social media, creating a strong online footprint is how you turn searches into bookings. Website: Your Digital Storefront Your hotel’s website is the first step in building your brand’s presence. How to Sign Up with OTAs?

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STAAH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

STAAH’s SwiftBook Booking Engine is an example of a customizable solution that aligns with your brand and even accommodates special promotions or deals. OTAs provide travelers with options for comparing prices and deals, making them a crucial channel for attracting bookings.

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Hotel Speak

JULY 24, 2024

Effective hotel distribution strategies enable hotels to target the right audience, optimise occupancy rates, and enhance revenue management. Hotels have worked with third parties such as airlines, travel agents, online travel agents (OTAs) and the Global Distribution System (GDS) for decades.

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SiteMinder

JUNE 11, 2024

More revenue, less work, happier guests What if you could streamline your brand's operations, boost revenue, and enhance guest experience while also reducing your workload? This innovation allows our staff to focus on genuine, personalised interactions with guests upon arrival and throughout their stay,” Alexandra explained.

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Hotel Speak

MARCH 13, 2024

Shared distribution centers with partners streamline operations. Improved customer experience: Seamless omni-channel distribution creates a unified brand experience for customers across all touchpoints, whether online or offline. Many purely digital brands also now open physical locations to create immersive branded experiences.

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Boutique Hotel News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

By partnering with GIATA, HotelPORT will be able to offer its hotel clients a broader overview of hotel information across key global digital touch points, including OTAs, tour operators and more. Some notable hotel brands which the company has worked with includes Graduate Hotels and Viceroy Hotel Group.

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Hotelogix

AUGUST 27, 2024

While this offers new opportunities for your hotel, it also challenges you to cut distribution costs while expanding your brand in a highly competitive market. We will tell you how to build a distribution strategy, pick the right channels, manage your OTA business, boost direct bookings, handle reviews easily, and track your results.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 14, 2025

Apollo is a global distribution system (GDS) vendor which allows travel agents to access and book inventory from hotels, airlines, car hires, and more. Apollo GDS history Like other major GDS brands , such as Sabre and Amadeus , Apollo was established by United Airlines in 1971 as an early computerised airline booking system.

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Xotels

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Whether youre struggling with visibility, grappling with high OTA commissions, or trying to boost direct bookings, this guide will give you actionable advice to refine your strategy and make it work for you. Article Summary What Are Hotel Distribution Channels? They also avoid the high commissions associated with OTAs.

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SiteMinder

MAY 1, 2025

While some hotel owners are hands-on, others hire management companies to run hotel departments and daily operations, focusing instead on investment decisions, brand partnerships and long-term growth. Independent hotel ownership Independently owned hotels arent affiliated with a major brand or chain.

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SiteMinder

MAY 1, 2025

While some hotel owners are hands-on, others hire management companies to run hotel departments and daily operations, focusing instead on investment decisions, brand partnerships and long-term growth. Independent hotel ownership Independently owned hotels arent affiliated with a major brand or chain.

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Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

This decreases your overall number of third-party bookings and your reliance on OTAs to drive occupancy. Decrease the high commission bookings from OTAs and increase direct bookings, which come at a lower cost to you. Reduced Dependency on OTAs Create a more balanced distribution strategy.

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Amadeus Hospitality

APRIL 23, 2024

When travelers feel like a brand knows them and what they want, it increases their likelihood to book and deepens loyalty. 2. Having a channel manager will take a lot of stress out of the equation by automatically updating rates, inventory, availability, and other information across all channels. 4.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

Referrals and return business If your guests give you positive feedback on completion of their stay, encourage them to share their experience with family and friends, online review sites and on social media to drive more bookings and brand awareness.

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SiteMinder

AUGUST 1, 2024

Here are some key points to cover in your business description: Hotel name and brand: Establish your hotel’s identity and branding. Sales channels: How you will determine your distribution strategy , whether it’s direct bookings, online travel agents (OTAs), or a combination of both.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

Referrals and return business If your guests give you positive feedback on completion of their stay, encourage them to share their experience with family and friends, online review sites and on social media to drive more bookings and brand awareness.

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Provides Multi-channel Distribution Integration with various distribution channels like online travel agencies OTAs and global distribution systems GDS expands your hotel's reach to a worldwide audience. This increases visibility, boosts bookings, and helps hotels tap into new markets.

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Cloudbeds

APRIL 2, 2024

The main function of a CRS is to act as a hub for all distribution activities, including making available rooms visible across distribution channels, allowing travelers and travel agents to make reservations, and collecting booking data. It’s best suited to mid-to-large international brands with more complex operations.

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SiteMinder

MARCH 16, 2023

Remember, this is their first impression of your hotel and it will have a lasting impact on their perception of your brand. Less work for the front office When guests input their own reservation details through the system, everything happens automatically.

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SiteMinder

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The food Create and customise a menu that aligns with your hotel’s brand and values. Craft a compelling online presence Your website, OTA listings, metasearch, social media: the greater your online presence, the more business your hotel will win. Will it highlight local and seasonal produce? Will it focus on a particular cuisine?

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 11, 2022

If you’re new to the hotel industry, opening a new property, or expanding your brand, this blog will help you understand all the key departments in a hotel and their responsibilities, as well as the various job positions in the hotel industry. Diversify your revenue stream by working seamlessly with OTAs and GDSs. Table of contents.

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Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

Revenue Strategies & Tactics Market Segmentation Hotel Pricing Strategies Forecasting & Budgeting Properly How to Distribute Effectively? The Hotel’s Own Website (and Booking Engine) Online Travel Agencies (OTAs): Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb, etc. Need more tips on distribution? Protect YOUR Brand!

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Cloudbeds

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A hotel distribution strategy involves selecting and managing the different channels through which a hotel sells its rooms to potential guests. A basic strategy might involve listing your property on a few key online travel agencies (OTAs) like Airbnb and Booking.com and leaving it at that.

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Amadeus Hospitality

MAY 15, 2025

As part of the process, OTAs are ranked as the top channel travelers prefer to book, as they find it the most convenient and user-friendly option. Similarly, 25% of travel insurance customers prefer to purchase coverage directly from well-known, trusted brands. This is why its always advisable to have a strong distribution mix.

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Amadeus Hospitality

APRIL 25, 2025

Globally, travelers say they use online travel agencies (OTAs) the most. Trip insurance Methods of booking travel protection vary, but most travelers surveyed say they purchase coverage from recognized and trusted brands online. How do travelers approach booking hotels, cars, and insurance?

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