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Maximizing Hotel Revenue: Advanced Channel Manager Strategies for 2025

STAAH

Move Beyond Syncing, Start Scaling 1) The New Age of Hotel Distribution The hotel distribution landscape has changed. With consumer behaviours evolving, and the lines between tech platforms, marketing, and operations blurring, a modern strategy goes far beyond just listing rooms on online travel agents (OTAs). Just results.

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EBITDAR explained: Driving financial health for hotels

Cloudbeds

Financial analysis When EBITDAR is combined with other metrics, such as ADR (average daily rate), occupancy rate, or RevPAR (revenue per available room) , it can help dig deeper into financial metrics. Improve marketing and distribution Optimize distribution channels to reduce sales commissions.

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Starting a New Hotel: From Groundwork to Guestbook

Hotelogix

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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CBRE: U.S. hotel demand falls slightly in Q3

Hotel Business

year-over-year (YOY) and supply increased 0.5%, which led to a 1% drop in occupancy for the period. RevPAR decreased 0.3%, as the modest occupancy decline was partially offset by the rise in ADR. Occupancy rates for all location types were below 2019 levels in Q3. Global distribution system (GDS) demand grew the most at 6.3%.

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Busting Today’s Hotel Distribution Myths

Hotel Speak

Effective hotel distribution strategies enable hotels to target the right audience, optimise occupancy rates, and enhance revenue management. Hotels have worked with third parties such as airlines, travel agents, online travel agents (OTAs) and the Global Distribution System (GDS) for decades.

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How to Keep Step with Changing Perceptions of Sustainability

Amadeus Hospitality

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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5 Ways Travel Sellers Can Stay Ahead of Changing Traveler Expectations

Amadeus Hospitality

Originally published to Amadeus Insights By: Mirja Sickel, Vice President, Hospitality Distribution, Amadeus 2023 is proving to be an exciting year for travel sellers. Demand for trips remains strong as indicated by Amadeus Demand360 ® data, which shows that global hotel occupancies this year have largely been on par with pre-pandemic levels.

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