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Apollo GDS: What do hotels need to know?

SiteMinder

Apollo is a global distribution system (GDS) vendor which allows travel agents to access and book inventory from hotels, airlines, car hires, and more. When a hotel connects to the GDS via a partner like SiteMinder, it becomes bookable on Apollo by travel agents around the world. What is Apollo?

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What is a Hotel Channel Manager? A Comprehensive Guide

Inn Quest

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. This is where a hotel channel manager comes into play.

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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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Discover How Hotel Katra Residency Mastered Bookings and Inventory with eZee

eZee Absolute

They sought a solution that not only increased visibility on Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and Global Distribution Systems (GDS) platforms but also sold the rooms at the best price and managed their inventories seamlessly.

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Guide to Choose the Optimal Channel Manager for Property Proficiency

eZee Absolute

A hotel channel manager is a software that allows hotels like yours to manage their online inventory and rates across multiple booking channels, such as online travel agencies (OTAs), global distribution systems (GDSs), and your website as well. It’s a win-win!

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5 Tech Trends Redefining Hotel Distribution and Guest Experience

eZee Absolute

It ensures that room availability, pricing, and inventory are updated in real-time across all channels, including online travel agencies (OTAs), global distribution systems (GDS), and direct booking platforms. The scalability of cloud-based distribution solutions is a significant advantage.

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Hotel Reservation System: Everything You Need to Know

SiteMinder

Given the fact most hotels have a diverse distribution network with a wide range of agents, this can be an extremely difficult task. With a hotel reservation system in place, all live rates and availability are automatically updated by the software.