STAAH

MAY 28, 2025

Stat Insight: Hotels lose up to 10% of revenue annually due to mismatched room data and overbookings caused by poor channel management (STR, 2023). Stat Insight: Manual handling of no-shows and invalid payments consumes up to 15% of daily front-desk time in small hotels (Skift Research, 2023).

OTA 66

OTA Revenue Management Overbooking 66

STAAH

JULY 20, 2025

Manual updates slowing things down Before adopting STAAH , the team at Jasmine City Hotel handled online travel agent (OTA) rate and availability updates manually — a process that was not only time-consuming but also left room for errors, overbookings and pricing inconsistencies across platforms.

OTA 68

OTA Overbooking Closing Forecasting 68

Little Hotelier

JULY 15, 2025

Inconsistency in room rates also leads to overbookings, which is a customer service nightmare for any travel brand. This puts tremendous pressure on small hotels to constantly monitor OTA rates and match their prices, which can be time-consuming. Metasearch engines are increasingly popular with consumers.

OTA 52

OTA Hotels Revenue Management 52

Little Hotelier

JULY 3, 2025

Word of mouth remains the most effective form of marketing – 92% of consumers trust recommendations from friends and family over all forms of advertising – and high quality hospitality experiences earn you more of it. Up to today, we have never experienced overbooking after using Little Hotelier.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Hotels Services Business 52

STAAH

APRIL 29, 2025

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). Choosing and Managing Your Channel Mix 8. STAAH as Your Partner in 2025 and Beyond 9. Example: 10 rooms available = 10 rooms shown on all channels.

Revenue 86

Revenue Management OTA Average Daily Rate 86

Hotelogix

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Stuck with old-fashioned booking methods: Traditional methods can be time-consuming and prone to errors, making it difficult to efficiently manage reservations. Pricing feels like guesswork: Without data-driven insights, setting competitive and profitable room rates can be a daunting task.

Online Marketing 52

Online Marketing Market Marketing Hotels 52

Xotels

MARCH 3, 2025

Luckily, from our experience as a revenue management consulting company, we’ve learned many tools that will simplify your life, help cut-out time-consuming tasks, and also enable you to open new streams of revenue! That’s a recipe for overbookings and lost revenue.

Revenue Management 40

Revenue Management Revenue Management Ancillary Revenue 40

Hotelogix

APRIL 4, 2025

  Why Reviews Matter More Than Ever 86% of consumers are devouring online reviews like they're the last slice of chocolate cake at the breakfast buffet. Now, here's a zinger that'll wake you up faster than a double espresso - 40% of consumers are laser-focused on reviews from the past two weeks.

Revenue 52

Revenue Hotels OTA Services 52

Hotelogix

JANUARY 12, 2025

However, managing multiple platforms manually can be time-consuming and prone to errors, like double bookings or inconsistent pricing. Avoid overbooking by ensuring availability updates are instant. At this point  Channel Manager becomes invaluable.

OTA 52

OTA Hotels Travel Services 52

SiteMinder

MARCH 16, 2025

This is particularly important as hotels focus on sustainability and energy efficiency to meet modern consumer expectations. Problem-solving & crisis management : From overbookings to last-minute staffing shortages, operations managers need to think on their feet and implement solutions that prevent disruptions.

Operations 52

Operations Management General Manager Hotels 52

Inn Quest

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Overbooking is a common problem in the hospitality industry, causing major issues for both – hoteliers and guests. Striking the perfect balance between fully booked rooms and avoiding overbooking can be a challenging task. This is why our guide discusses how to avoid overbooking in hotels. Why Do Hotel Overbookings Happen?

Overbooking 88

Overbooking Cancellation Forecasting Occupancy 88

STAAH

MARCH 17, 2024

The Indian hotel no longer struggles with the aftermath of manual inventory and rate management, including overbookings and loss of staff efficiency. This activity was time-consuming for the team and opened the door to issues such as unintentional overbooking or lost revenue due to delayed rate updates.

Overbooking 105

Overbooking OTA Revenue Upsell 105

Inn Quest

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

From shifting consumer preferences to new technologies and trends, there are many things that property owners and hotel managers need to keep in mind to stay competitive and meet the needs of their guests well. Today’s consumers are looking for more personalized and unique experiences, and they are willing to pay more for them.

Management 88

Management Consumer Hotels Overbooking 88

SiteMinder

MAY 21, 2023

This eliminates manual updates, increases bookings and revenue, and eliminates concerns about overbooking or missing bookings. Previously, the resort handled all tasks manually, which was time-consuming. Now, by synchronising reservations from OTAs with their PMS through two-way communication, staff members save significant time.

Resorts 98

Resorts Overbooking Yield Management OTA 98

SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Previously, hotel operations such as receiving, recording, and inputting reservation data into the property management system had to be done manually, which was time-consuming and ineffective. For that reason, it needed to ditch manual work and switch to system integration.

Overbooking 105

Overbooking Hotels Revenue Management 105

STAAH

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

That was time-consuming for the team and opened the door to issues such as unintentional overbooking or lost revenue due to delayed rate updates. A need to improve efficiency and accuracy Before implementing STAAH , Sahid Hotels manually managed the rates on all its channels. STAAH fixed these issues.

Revenue 105

Revenue Resorts Overbooking Hotels 105

STAAH

MAY 7, 2023

Rates and bookings were manually entered , which was highly time-consuming for the staff. Combined with real-time updates, this has meant time-saving for the Airways team along with reduced risks of overbookings and rate parity issues. With an expansive inventory, these features have been critical to Airways.

Overbooking 98

Overbooking General Manager Revenue Hotels 98

Hotel Speak

JULY 4, 2024

Increased Efficiencies: Manual calculation and updating rates and availability across various channels is time-consuming and opens the opportunity for human errors.

Revenue 105

Revenue Revenue Management Forecasting Overbooking 105

Little Hotelier

JULY 25, 2023

This was time-consuming and can be very confusing. “My It’s such a relief to know we’re not accidentally overbooking our property. We recently spoke to owners Alexandra Klosok-Wofford and Michael Wofford, to find out how introducing Little Hotelier has optimised their online distribution and day-to-day efforts.

OTA 98

OTA Overbooking Consumer Management 98

Hotel Speak

OCTOBER 10, 2024

By combining Cloudbeds’ innovative property management system (PMS) with STS Cloud’s robust event management and sales capabilities, hoteliers can prevent overbookings, optimize room and event inventory, and deliver personalized service to win more deals.

Events 103

Events Sales Operations Sales Process 103

Little Hotelier

APRIL 28, 2023

This meant that keeping room inventory up to date across all distribution channels was difficult and time-consuming. Overbooking was a common occurrence. There was always the risk of overbooking. We still had overbookings all the time,” said the motel owner-operators.

Motels 52

Motels Overbooking Hotels OTA 52

eZee Absolute

JANUARY 15, 2025

Despite its allure, Hotel 7 Rays was grappling with operational inefficiencies that seemed minor at first but grew into significant concerns over time: Manual Reporting Hassles: Preparing weekly and monthly reports was a time-consuming task that ate into valuable management hours. The result? Weekly and monthly data? Just a few clicks away.

Management 52

Management Overbooking Hotels Operations 52

SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

SiteMinder creates a seamless reservation process that saves us several hours of manual work every week and drastically reduces the risk of unwanted overbookings,” Jon highlights. In the past, collecting the needed information was time-consuming and difficult. Then the inventory across all channels is updated automatically.

Revenue 98

Revenue OTA Overbooking Online Sales 98

Catala Consulting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Recruiting, training, and retaining employees is a time-consuming process that impacts service consistency. Overbooking and Room Management: Managing reservations, especially during peak seasons, presents a significant challenge to front office teams. Overbooking can lead to guest dissatisfaction and damage the hotel’s reputation.

Overbooking 52

Overbooking Operations Revenue Management Management 52

SiteMinder

MAY 17, 2023

We can also plan reservations and sales in advance with ease.” “SiteMinder provides us with the ability to make real-time pricing changes and analyse consumer booking patterns. ” Reduced overbooking and human errors The benefits stretch much further than being more efficient and doing things easier.

Revenue 52

Revenue Overbooking Operations Online Sales 52

SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Our previous low-quality channel manager made this an arduous and time-consuming task for our staff.” This has not only saved us countless hours but has also reduced the risk of errors and overbookings, providing a seamless booking experience for our guests.”

Operations 98

Operations Revenue Hotels OTA 98

Social Tables

JUNE 8, 2022

Avoid cutting the audience off from speakers by limiting walking paths, overbooking your space, or making it difficult for attendees to move around. Put thought into your event design and think about how the layout could impact interaction between audience members and presenters. Livestream events on social media.

Events 149

Events Overbooking Marketing Market 149

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This would lead to overbooking and double booking. This is a time-consuming process and does not guarantee a real-time update. Considering this, you can either have a plan to overbook your property with caution or you can completely avoid overbookings. This too, helps you avoid overbooking and double booking.

OTA 52

OTA Management Overbooking Cancellation 52

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 30, 2024

  Here are the challenges they face along with necessary solutions:  Managing Multiple Calls  Handling guest calls consumes a significant portion of the front desk staff’s day. Handling these queries manually can lead to overbookings. Identifying the issues is the first step towards solving every front desk issue. 

Operations 64

Operations Overbooking Hotels Services 64

Inn Quest

AUGUST 15, 2023

Hotels face a daunting challenge as travelers seek convenience and competitive prices: how to efficiently manage their room inventory across multiple online distribution channels while maintaining real-time updates and avoiding overbooking. Maximize your occupancy and avoid overbookings by centralizing your inventory and pricing.

Management 52

Management Global Distribution System Overbooking OTA 52

SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

That was time-consuming for the team and opened the door to issues such as unintentional overbooking or lost revenue due to delayed rate updates. With SiteMinder, a few clicks are enough to avoid overbooking.” Using SiteMinder has solved these issues for the Abbey Hotel. “If

Overbooking 69

Overbooking Closing Hotels Revenue Management 69

Hotel Speak

JULY 24, 2024

Metasearch presents room rates across different hotels and channels to allow consumers to compare prices. However, it’s essential to ensure availability and rates are accurate at all times, to prevent overbooking, or under- or over-pricing products.

OTA 101

OTA Hotels Revenue Market 101

SiteMinder

JUNE 12, 2023

Last minute changes in pricing that used to be complex and time-consuming now only take a few clicks to complete. This gives me peace of mind knowing that we’re not accidentally overbooking any rooms,” Mirja mentioned. The support during implementation was exceptional and the system itself was ready to go in no time.”

Overbooking 52

Overbooking Hotels Management Consumer 52

Hotel Business

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Heres an example: a country club with yearly membership costs of more than $50,000 a year trained its front desk staff to know the names and consumer habits of all of its 200-plus members and their often-visiting friends and family members so that they can address them by name at all times and make their communication more personalized.

Scale 92

Scale Hotels KPI Business 92

SiteMinder

JULY 21, 2024

He hardly ever had any free time. “The work was so time-consuming that I almost dreaded the summer season. An extreme time saver and no more overbookings It was the simple and flexible handling that ultimately convinced Peter about SiteMinder and 3RPMS. I haven’t had that problem for years!”

Operations 52

Operations Overbooking Hotels Cancellation 52

Cloudbeds

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By combining Cloudbeds’ innovative property management system (PMS) with STS Cloud’s robust event management and sales capabilities, hoteliers can prevent overbookings, optimize room and event inventory, and deliver personalized service to win more deals.

Events 59

Events Sales Operations Sales Process 59

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. This will save you from the hassle of manual updates and reduce the risk of overbookings or missed payments. Learn more Why is PMS integration essential for small properties? Streamlined operations.

OTA 59

OTA Motels Upsell Overbooking 59