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. This is one of the first steps when creating a revenue management strategy, performing thorough market research.

Revenue Management 76

Revenue Management Revenue Management Ancillary Revenue 76

SiteMinder

JUNE 12, 2024

The use of yield management should factor in the costs of channels – from GDSs, OTAs, wholesalers, meta search sites and property websites to direct calls – and therefore how to better yield your inventory by channel, customer and more. This can involve overbooking strategies to account for last-minute cancellations or no-shows.

Yield Management 98

Yield Management Management Revenue Management Revenue 98

Little Hotelier

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Where and how do your competitors market and advertise themselves? Which OTAs do your direct competitors use? You should invest time in setting up OTA listings , social media channels and your Google Business Profile, and consider investing in online advertising to put your name up in lights. Reach out to owners on LinkedIn.

OTA 52

OTA Business Hiring Market 52

SiteMinder

MAY 14, 2025

Demand and booking reports: Identify current and future trends around bookings, cancellations, and no-shows to better anticipate fluctuations in demand. Direct vs OTA vs GDS). By analysing relevant listings across leading global OTAs, you get a clear picture of where your hotel offering sits against your competitors.

Revenue Management 52

Revenue Management Revenue Management Forecasting 52

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. This is one of the first steps when creating a revenue management strategy, performing thorough market research.

Revenue Management 40

Revenue Management Revenue Management Ancillary Revenue 40

Hotelogix

APRIL 25, 2025

Many guest house owners face low occupancy even when listed on all major OTAs. According to a 2024 study by Skift Research, by 2030, direct digital bookings will dominate hotel distribution, generating over $400 billion in gross bookings—overtaking online travel agencies which are expected to bring in $333 billion.

OTA 40

OTA Overbooking Scale Revenue 40