Inn Quest

AUGUST 15, 2023

A hotel channel manager is a software tool used in the hospitality industry to manage and synchronize online distribution channels. In short, it primarily streamlines the distribution of room inventory, rates and availability across multiple channels, ensuring consistency and increasing bookings.

Management

SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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Tourism

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we delve into what a hotel reservation system entails and highlight its pivotal role in modern hotel businesses' success. It frees up your staff's time to focus on providing exceptional guest service and other crucial hotel operations. Here's how you can go about it: 1.

Business

Cloudbeds

JULY 15, 2023

And when you receive a new booking from an OTA, it will show up in your Channel Manager (and PMS /CRS), and that room’s availability will be closed automatically across all distribution channels. The same happens with a cancellation. In the case of one-way sync, reservations or cancellations will not be imported.

Management

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. The property management system.

Revenue Management

SiteMinder

MARCH 16, 2023

Without a hotel reservation system, it’s hard to know how many guests are travelling, what their interests are, what amenities they prefer, how old they are, where they’re coming from, why they’re visiting your destination, and so forth. More revenue: A pooled inventory model to put more of your rooms online and reduce overbookings.

Overbooking

SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

This can involve the management of anything related to the hotel industry and requires knowledge of distribution strategy, finance and accounts, customer service, staff management, marketing, catering management, hotel administration and more. It can take time to get everything right and as we can see there’s a lot to be aware of.

Operations

Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

If the hotel is using a revenue management platform, the specific rates are managed and optimized in either that system or in the PMS itself. A secure, seamless connection ensures that this data is shared in real time, preventing overbooking and cancellations. This integration ensures consistent availability and prevents overbooking.

Upsell

SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

This can involve the management of anything related to the hotel industry and requires knowledge of distribution strategy, finance and accounts, customer service, staff management, marketing, catering management, hotel administration and more. It can take time to get everything right and as we can see there’s a lot to be aware of.

Operations

Cloudbeds

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Indirect channels, such as OTAs, metasearch sites, Global Distribution Systems (GDS) such as Amadeus and Sabre, travel agents, tour operators, and wholesalers, are third-party platforms that serve as intermediaries by listing hotel rooms.

OTA