Amadeus Hospitality

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Similarly, Amadeus’ Agency360 data demonstrates that hotel room nights booked on global distribution systems (GDSs) for corporate travel have also increased during 2022 and are rapidly closing in on pre-pandemic rates. This welcome resurgence of travel should not just be looked at in isolation.

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Cloudbeds

JANUARY 22, 2025

Real-time data collection and calculation The data consolidation part becomes more efficient if the PMS is part of a suite of applications that automatically collect and send EBITDAR data, eliminating time-consuming manual reconciliations. Improve marketing and distribution Optimize distribution channels to reduce sales commissions.

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Inn Quest

AUGUST 15, 2023

Understanding the Hotel Channel Management Landscape Managing hotel bookings and distribution across multiple online travel agencies (OTAs) and booking platforms is becoming an increasingly complex and time-consuming task for hoteliers.

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Amadeus Hospitality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Many consumers are prioritizing more sustainable journeys, flexibility, and customizable offers when they are booking travel. The paper found that personalization and sustainability are now topping travel wish lists. In addition, many travelers are relying on more modern digital tools to remove the friction from travel.

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Xotels

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Article Summary What Are Hotel Distribution Channels? Global Distribution Systems (GDS) GDS platforms such as Amadeus, Sabre , and Travelport connect hotels with travel agents worldwide. What are the challenges of managing hotel distribution channels?

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Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The information is then populated into the PMS and distributed to the hotel’s booking channels with the help of channel management software. These channels may include the hotel’s website booking engine, online travel agencies (OTAs), the global distribution system (GDS), wholesalers, and metasearch sites.

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Amadeus Hospitality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

80% of consumers are more likely to purchase when brands offer personalized experiences, so it’s important to ensure customized messaging is prevalent throughout the online journey, whether it’s for a family, business traveler, honeymooner, or groups of friends.

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Little Hotelier

OCTOBER 30, 2024

It allows you to automate time-consuming tasks, reduce manual work, and keep everything—from bookings to payments—in one place. Revenue management integration For properties working with global distribution systems (GDS), a property management system and GDS integration can help maximise exposure.

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Hotelogix

JANUARY 12, 2025

By listing your property on these region-specific OTAs, you can effectively target local guests who may not typically use global platforms As your hotel gains traction and you understand your audience better, you can expand to more OTAs. Global Distribution System (GDS): Is It Still Relevant?

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Cloudbeds

JULY 15, 2023

Without any tool, it’s a time-consuming job to log into each channel’s extranet and update ARI several times per day. That time cost correlates closely to the financial cost of paying someone on staff to manually manage distribution. Money and time savings It takes a while to get familiar with each channel’s interface.

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Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

Revenue management serves as a predictive tool for anticipating consumer demand, optimizing inventory, and strategically adjusting pricing to maximize revenue growth. Global Distribution System (GDS): A GDS system can be defined as a worldwide reservation system that acts as a platform to connect travel bookers or suppliers and hotels.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

This industry heavily relies on consumers having disposable income. Housekeeping management: Rostering housekeeping staff, and ensuring they know when and where to clean, can be a surprisingly tricky and time-consuming job. For example, drinks or spa packages. However, only 36% of hoteliers respond to reviews on OTA sites.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

This industry heavily relies on consumers having disposable income. Housekeeping management: Rostering housekeeping staff, and ensuring they know when and where to clean, can be a surprisingly tricky and time-consuming job. For example, drinks or spa packages. However, only 36% of hoteliers respond to reviews on OTA sites.

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STAAH

JANUARY 7, 2025

Reaffirming the value of having a diversified hotel distribution strategy, the lists of the top-performing booking channels for different regions feature a range of both B2B and household consumer channels from OTAs to hotel websites, wholesalers and global distribution systems.

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Hotel Speak

MAY 12, 2025

Consumers receive more benefits with experiences, but they also encounter more complexity during their decision making process. When distributing your offer on a global distribution system (GDS) like Sabre or Amadeus, note character limitations on titles (IDs) and descriptions.

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Catala Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Hotel distribution is the backbone of a successful revenue management strategy. In todays digital landscape, travellers have countless ways to book a hoteldirect websites, online travel agencies (OTAs), global distribution systems (GDS), metasearch engines, and even social media platforms.

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