Hospitality Tech

JUNE 9, 2025

It enables schedule and rule enforcement, over-the-air (OTA) firmware and setting updates, notifications, as well as analytics and reporting for smarter energy management. 55% abandon purchases, 50% switch brands, and 39% cancel subscriptions when confronted with digital issues.

Consumer 52

Consumer Branding Hotels Travel 52

Hospitality Today

JULY 20, 2025

Rapid growth and scale : Scams are fueled by rising card data breaches, mobile booking apps, and self check-in tools, making it easier to operate undetected. Increased risk for consumers : Travelers may face canceled trips or legal consequences if linked to knowingly fraudulent bookings. weve got you covered.

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Travel Consumer Cancellation OTA 40

Hotel Speak

JANUARY 25, 2024

The battle for direct bookings has entered a new phase as online travel agents (OTAs) ramp up efforts to establish ownership of hotel guests and their booking journeys, a new report from hospitality technology specialist SHR Group reveals. A knock-on effect of this is that the revenues associated with organic search have fallen 15.3%

OTA 111

OTA Cost Per Click Hotels Cancellation 111

SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

For instance, younger families often discover us through social media-driven booking channels, while our mature travelers prefer more traditional OTA platforms.” We get notified of cancellations through the integrations, which allows better visibility on inventory and guest records,” explained Heather.

Scale 52

Scale Resorts Management Business 52

Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

These channels may include the hotel’s website booking engine, online travel agencies (OTAs), the global distribution system (GDS), wholesalers, and metasearch sites. Most OTAs don’t share guest contact details when forwarding a booking. Build guest relationships before arrival. Reassure travelers and protect your bottom line.

Revenue Management 98

Revenue Management Hotels Revenue Operations 98

Hotelogix

APRIL 18, 2024

A common trend with novice hotels and hoteliers is to sign up with as many OTAs - Online Travel Agents (like booking.com , Expedia, etc) as possible. This is a fine strategy to start at, however, the problem is managing the hotel on all these OTAs. We used it to automate this rigmarole of updating inventories on OTAs.

OTA 52

OTA Overbooking Cancellation Business 52

Little Hotelier

AUGUST 29, 2023

With their scale and global reach OTAs provide hotels with a cost-effective way to increase bookings on a pay-per-performance basis. And the most effective way to navigate the world of OTAs is with the use of a channel manager that will allow you manage your connections through one platform.

ROI 98

ROI Average Length of Stay Hotels Revenue 98

TravelNet

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We help deliver bookings with characteristics close to the benefits of a direct booking such as access to direct guest communications, ability to use your own cancellation policies, being the merchant of record and more while giving you access to millions of new guests. Partnership Briefly describe what your company does.

Cancellation 52

Cancellation Average Length of Stay Management Revenue 52

SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Ideally, this means travellers looking for “hotels in” will be quickly enticed further down the sales funnel, which can be a click-through to your website to book directly, an OTA, or a booking generated directly on Google. This can save you an OTA commission and, with direct bookings, lets you own the guest relationship.

Cost Per Click 105

Cost Per Click Hotels Cancellation Management 105

Hotelogix

MAY 1, 2025

In today’s digital-first hospitality environment, OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) play a major role in how guests discover and book stays. More importantly, it explains why hoteliers—especially independent and mid-scale operators —should understand its workings, leverage its reach, and align it with their overall.

Travel 45

Travel OTA Hotels Cancellation 45

Clock Software Hospitality

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Here are some of the ways in which hotel PMS solutions can aid a hotel in improving daily operations: Increase RevPAR via Direct Bookings Online travel agencies (OTAs) allow hoteliers unlimited access to a large pool of potential guests, charging a commission for every booking made through them.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality OTA Revenue Management Hotels 52

Xotels

AUGUST 9, 2021

Originally, moreover, published rates were solely coming from third-party advertisers (such as OTAs), while the official websites were only visible thanks to a backlink to brand.com, not unlike TripAdvisor.com ‘s Business Advantage. . This means that, in case of cancellation, no commission is due to Google.

Market Share 52

Market Share Hotels Cancellation OTA 52

Clock Software Hospitality

JANUARY 12, 2021

Read more: The Three Steps to Building a Successful Segmentation Strategy For Hotels Concerts had to reschedule with tour dates pushed back a year or so, and any large scale public events that still take place (races, sports events, exhibitions, etc.) Is the wedding industry going to pull back from large scale events?

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Average Daily Rate Events Scale 52

Hotelogix

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

They can also take requests for booking cancellation/modification and room upgrades, etc, with ease. Scalability : Cloud-based systems can be easily scaled up as the hotel grows. It should simplify reservations and integrate with a channel manager for real-time OTA distribution.

Management 52

Management Revenue Management Hotels Operations 52

SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

SiteMinder’s channel manager ensures real-time updates of your rates and inventory on TripConnect – and over 450 other OTAs. Is TripConnect instant booking considered an OTA or a direct booking engine? Lastly, if you’re already a SiteMinder customer, integrating with TripConnect Instant Booking is a breeze.

Cost Per Click 52

Cost Per Click OTA Travel Cancellation 52

Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

A secure, seamless connection ensures that this data is shared in real time, preventing overbooking and cancellations. 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.

Upsell 52

Upsell Overbooking Hotels OTA 52

SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

Placing yourself on a scale of personal growth is especially important for a hotel manager. For instance, you can evaluate which channel is delivering the most reservations, contributing the most to overall revenue, has the highest cancellation rate, or which has the largest or smallest lead time.

Operations 59

Operations Management OTA Hotels 59

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! Instead, invest in software that does everything you need it to do in one place – and can scale at the same rate as your ambitions.

Management 59

Management Revenue Revenue Management OTA 59

SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

Placing yourself on a scale of personal growth is especially important for a hotel manager. For instance, you can evaluate which channel is delivering the most reservations, contributing the most to overall revenue, has the highest cancellation rate, or which has the largest or smallest lead time.

Operations 52

Operations Management OTA Hotels 52

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. Simulate scenarios, such as booking a room, modifying reservations, and canceling bookings, to identify potential glitches or issues.

Business 40

Business Global Distribution System Cancellation Hotels 40

Hotelogix

APRIL 25, 2025

Many guest house owners face low occupancy even when listed on all major OTAs. 👉 Read Also - Hotel Entertainment Strategies for 2025 Guests OTA bookings, while broadening your reach, come with high commission fees (typically 15-25% per booking) and limited guest engagement.

OTA 40

OTA Overbooking Scale Revenue 40

Hotelogix

MAY 9, 2025

To stay competitive and profitable, hoteliers must integrate both—starting with yield, then scaling with a full revenue strategy. Step 2: Analyze Guest and Booking Data Look at booking lead times, average length of stay, preferred channels, and cancellation rates to build data-driven pricing models. Midweek corporate lull?

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Yield Management Management Occupancy Forecasting 40