Cloudbeds

JANUARY 10, 2024

For instance, when a hotel receives a reservation, whether it’s through the booking engine or via an online travel agency (OTA) , staff must manually enter payment details into the property management system (PMS). In the worst-case scenario, the guest may arrive to find their reservation canceled due to an invalid credit card number.

Motels 52

Motels Hotels Cancellation Operations 52

Cloudbeds

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

OTAs have their own payment processes and policies, which must be managed on a per-channel basis, something that “adds complexity to the payment ecosystem.” Cancellations and refunds. Marcus says, “reservation systems and booking platforms vary in several aspects, like prepayments, credit card authorizations, and partial payments.”

Management 98

Management Cancellation Operations Hotels 98

Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We’ll also show you how to harness this powerful technology to capture more reservations, streamline booking processes, save time and costs, and increase guest satisfaction – whether you operate a hotel, hostel, motel, B&B, or vacation rental company. Most OTAs don’t share guest contact details when forwarding a booking.

Revenue Management 98

Revenue Management Revenue Hotels Operations 98

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. Bring customers to your website: thinking multi-channel here is important.

Revenue Management 76

Revenue Management Revenue Management Ancillary Revenue 76

Cloudbeds

JUNE 8, 2023

No matter what type of property you run, from a large or small hotel, motel, hostel, or campground, there’s always something that needs to be done: a candidate to interview, a guest to greet, a marketing campaign to launch, or a maintenance issue to fix. You’re busy enough as it is. Integrate with your PMS and channel manager.

Management 98

Management Hotels Revenue Digital Marketing 98

Little Hotelier

MAY 11, 2023

Our software includes: A channel manager with 450+ OTAs Cloud-based reservation management Front desk system Automated guest communications Competitor pricing insights Reports and analytics And more! Airbnb management software is all about streamlining the running of your property, and that’s exactly what we’ve designed Little Hotelier to do.

Management 59

Management Revenue Revenue Management OTA 59