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Siesta Motel simplified payments and attracted more guests with Little Hotelier

Little Hotelier

Tucked in the heart of the Florida Keys at 7425 Overseas Highway in Marathon, Siesta Motel has been a hidden gem amongst fishing enthusiasts and beach-goers for years. “Before Little Hotelier, we had to use the OTAs to manage our sales and availability, which was extremely tedious and difficult,” Frank recalled.

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What the Changing Traveller Report told us about travellers planning a stay at a hotel group or chain

SiteMinder

That was the key message from SiteMinder’s recent Changing Traveller Report, the world’s largest accommodation consumer survey, highlighting the major traveller trends transforming the world of accommodation. Trend 2: Right now, travellers are the most winnable consumers on earth. Our fourth global trend was the ‘Trust Trend’.

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PMS integration: Beginners guide for small properties

Little Hotelier

For example, if your PMS is integrated with a channel manager , the interface will ensure that when a room is booked through an OTA, your PMS updates automatically. It allows you to automate time-consuming tasks, reduce manual work, and keep everything—from bookings to payments—in one place. Streamlined operations. Cost-effectiveness.

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How to implement an automated reservation system for your hotel

Little Hotelier

The Paradise Motel, a family-run business in Australia, knew that they needed to move on from manual processes. This meant that keeping room inventory up to date across all distribution channels was difficult and time-consuming. We still had overbookings all the time,” said the motel owner-operators. But it needn’t be.

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What is a hotel reservation system and why is it important?

Cloudbeds

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.

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Beyond the price tag: The true value of an integrated hotel payment system

Cloudbeds

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). Sounds simple enough; however, many variables are at play. Take payments virtually anywhere. More revenue.

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Holbrook Hotel reaches full potential by using Little Hotelier’s all-in-one solution

Little Hotelier

The other properties include Holbrook Motel , and Woomargama Hotel – a classic country pub venue dating back to 1881. Before implementing Demand-Plus, we were managing all the advertising ourselves, which was time-consuming and challenging. One of the big reasons for these time-savings is the channel manager feature.