STAAH

JANUARY 6, 2025

OTAs continue to dominate and influence every stage of trip planning and booking thanks to their unmatched reach and budgets. However, a diversified distribution strategy is apparent looking at the mix of types of OTAs as well as global distribution systems, websites and wholesalers being relied on for online bookings.

Global Distribution System

STAAH

JANUARY 5, 2025

The data also reveals OTA dominance and influence at every stage of trip planning and booking thanks to their unmatched reach and budgets. However, a diversified distribution strategy is apparent looking at the mix of types of OTAs as well as global distribution systems, websites and wholesalers being relied on for online bookings.

Global Distribution System

SiteMinder

JANUARY 14, 2025

The name is actually one long acronym: Sabre stands for “Semi-Automated Business Research Environment”, and GDS stands for Global Distribution System . Created back in the 1950s, the GDS was the first technology of its kind. What does Sabre GDS do?

Global Distribution System

STAAH

JULY 27, 2025

“Managing availability and rates across multiple OTAs was time-consuming and often inconsistent,” says Steffen Dittrich from Gilmer Apartment Hotel. The team was also exploring integration with the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) , and their previous provider’s solution was proving to be expensive and restrictive.

Global Distribution System

STAAH

JUNE 16, 2025

With multiple online travel agencies (OTAs) and booking engines in play, keeping track of room availability and pricing manually can lead to errors, double bookings, and missed opportunities. The Channel Manager simplifies the process of connecting to a wide range of online booking platforms, including OTAs, GDS, and direct booking channels.

Revenue

STAAH

AUGUST 12, 2025

C CM – Channel Manager : A tool to update room rates and availability across multiple OTAs simultaneously. CRS – Central Reservation System : A software platform for managing room inventory and reservations. Extranet – The back-end portal provided by OTAs for hotels to manage listings. corporate travel).

Average Length of Stay

STAAH

MAY 6, 2025

Diversify Your Distribution Channels Relying on one or two online travel agents (OTAs) puts your revenue at risk. A future-proof hotel spreads its presence across OTAs, metasearch engines, global distribution systems (GDS) , and even niche travel platforms.

Global Distribution System

Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Hotels can now manage their pricing strategies more effectively, using real-time data to capitalize on demand fluctuations while ensuring full inventory exposure across global distribution channels.

Global Distribution System

Hospitality Today

JUNE 23, 2025

JPMorgan Chase, the global banking titan, has been steadily building a travel empire. Why hotels should care Chase isn’t just trying to replicate the OTA model. For forward-looking hoteliers, this opens partnership doors earlier than with more rigid legacy OTAs.

Travel

Cloudbeds

JANUARY 22, 2025

For example: An energy management system to identify inefficiencies A labor management system to optimize staffing levels based on occupancy forecasts Procurement and inventory management software to track inventory levels and control supply costs.

Revenue

SiteMinder

AUGUST 10, 2025

This includes: Front desk automation Guest communications OTA integration and channel management A website builder A booking engine And much more Best of all, it includes a dedicated mobile app, so small hotel owners can keep up to date with their hotel activities wherever they are, whenever they want. Learn More 6.

Management

Hotelogix

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Introduction: The Hidden Revenue Killer for Hotels Did you know that hotels utilizing a mix of OTAs, metasearch engines, and direct booking strategies experience significantly higher revenue growth than those relying on a single channel? Global Distribution Systems (GDS) – Used mainly for corporate travel bookings.

OTA

eHotelier

JUNE 24, 2025

Additionally, over the past year, larger numbers of buyers say direct (34%) and Online Travel Agency (OTA) (28%) bookings are decreasing. Sourcing the Best Rates and Options Non-Global Distribution System (GDS) channels are gaining favor, with 62% of travel managers citing lower prices and greater options as key benefits.

Management

SiteMinder

JANUARY 22, 2025

higher than the prior year and more than 60% above the value-per-booking via OTAs (US$320); more than 35% above global distribution systems (US$380); and more than 15% above wholesalers, DMCs and tour operators combined (US$446). This figure was 8.5%

Revenue

SiteMinder

JULY 20, 2025

Connect with travel agents worldwide via the GDS SiteMinder provides seamless connectivity to global distribution system vendors, giving you instant access to travel agents and corporate booking channels worldwide. The system can also attach upsells like farm-to-table dining or carbon-offset packages during the booking flow.

Business

SiteMinder

JANUARY 16, 2025

Galileo is a travel distribution platform that utilises a global distribution system (GDS) to allow travel agents to book hotels, flights and other travel services. What is Galileo GDS? Galileo GDS is owned and operated by Travelport, one of the three major players in the GDS space (along with Amadeus and Sabre).

Global Distribution System

SiteMinder

JUNE 10, 2025

Narrow distribution lens was limiting potential Prior to adopting SiteMinder’s technology, the Choctaw team did not prioritize, or even consider, opening their properties to wider distribution channels. Online travel agencies (OTAs) or global distribution systems (GDS) were largely absent from their approach.

Casinos

SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

With a growing number of bookings coming from Booking.com, Expedia and other online travel agencies (OTAs), the channel manager has become an essential tool for efficiently managing Arivs availability, ensuring that listings are seamlessly updated across all booking channels.

Global Distribution System

Hotelogix

JANUARY 12, 2025

Whether it’s a well-crafted website, partnerships with OTAs, or engaging social media, creating a strong online footprint is how you turn searches into bookings. Online Travel Agencies: Expanding Your Reach When travelers search for a place to stay, they usually turn to Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) like Booking.com, Expedia, or Agoda.

OTA

MEWS

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

What is a global distribution system (GDS)? A global distribution system (GDS) is a platform that acts as a bridge between travel agents and service providers like hotels.

Global Distribution System

STAAH

JANUARY 2, 2024

Find out more on STAAH Channel Manager here Online Travel Agents (OTAs): Your online distribution strategy cannot ignore this channel. Working with multiple online travel agents (OTAs) is crucial for increasing digital distribution and overall occupancy.

Global Distribution System

Hotel Business

APRIL 17, 2024

The global distribution system (GDS) continues to perform for independent accommodation providers with reservations up 34.5% “Direct booking on a property’s own website accounts for around a third of all bookings, with OTAs about half that. in the past year and up 4.2% vs. a decade ago (2014). “The

Global Distribution System

STAAH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Online Travel Agents (OTAs) – Reaching a Vast Audience Leveraging the reach of OTA s such as Airbnb , Expedia, Booking.com , and more can help you tap into a vast user base actively seeking accommodations. OTAs provide travelers with options for comparing prices and deals, making them a crucial channel for attracting bookings.

Hospitality

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 4, 2024

For small and mid-size hotels, having the right OTA ( Online Travel Agencies ) channel manager is critical. Choosing the right OTA channel manager can streamline your hotel’s online distribution strategy, prevent overbookings, and boost overall profitability. What is a Channel Manager? 

OTA

MEWS

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Booking channels or distribution channels are different platforms, whether that is your own website, OTAs (online travel agents), global distribution systems or metasearch engines like Google. They represent a hugely important part of distribution for hotels. What are booking channels?

Global Distribution System

Guest Centric

JUNE 29, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the vast realm of hotel distribution, where technology reigns supreme, one pillar has stood the test of time: the Global Distribution System (GDS). The post GDS and the Changing Face of Hotel Distribution appeared first on GuestCentric.

Global Distribution System

Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

OTAs, wholesalers and destination management companies reasserted their dominance across SiteMinder’s Top 12 booking channel lists in most markets as international travel returned, with Booking.com remaining the most popular. Travelers showed a continued openness to book directly with hotels in 2022, despite OTAs regaining ground.

Average Length of Stay

SiteMinder

JUNE 11, 2024

Learn more Smart solutions make difficult work easy Brady Hotels has been particularly impressed by a few of SiteMinder’s most powerful features; the Channel Manager , Insights , and Global Distribution System (GDS).

Global Distribution System

Hotelogix

AUGUST 31, 2024

A Global Distribution System (GDS) is a computerized network used by travel agents, online travel agencies, and corporate travel managers to book travel services like hotel rooms, airline tickets, car rentals, and more. Why is a Global Distribution System Important in the Hotel Industry?

Global Distribution System

STAAH

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Channel Managers connect to hundreds of OTAs, allowing you to reach more people through one platform. STAAH MAX Channel Manager connects with 200+ global channels. By updating information on the OTAs through an automated connection – no manual process here. Greater market reach. Find all integrations here Reduction in errors.

Accommodation

Hotel Speak

JULY 24, 2024

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.

OTA

Hotel News Resource

APRIL 4, 2024

With two-way seamless connectivity, this collaboration between Hotelogix PMS and the SynXis CRS enhances hoteliers' ability to centrally monitor and manage room rates, availability, and restrictions across all their distribution channels, including Global Distribution Systems (GDSs), Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), and booking engines.

Global Distribution System

STAAH

JUNE 6, 2023

If you are a smart hotelier or any type of accommodation provider, you would not want to miss the chance of converting your website visitors from an OTA (or any other source) and bag the commission-free direct bookings. To make this possible having a robust online booking system is really important to help you reach your revenue goals.

Cancellation

STAAH

APRIL 16, 2024

Integration with Distribution Channels: Seamless integration with distribution channels such as online travel agents (OTAs) , global distribution system (GDS) , and direct booking channels is essential for efficient inventory management and distribution.

Revenue Management

Little Hotelier

JULY 20, 2023

Hotel distribution channels are the places that accommodation providers can sell rooms to guests. Hotel distribution channel examples include online travel agencies (OTAs) like Expedia and Booking.com, global distribution systems (GDS), metasearch engines and direct bookings made through hotel websites, or over phone and email.

Global Distribution System

MEWS

OCTOBER 24, 2024

You need a system that can seamlessly manage bookings from OTAs, traditional travel agents, wholesalers, global distribution systems, and direct website bookings. Because reservations today are coming from multiple sources - not just direct channels.

Global Distribution System

Hotel Speak

MARCH 13, 2024

For example, a leisure traveler’s distribution channel may go through a wholesaler and a tour operator, or an online travel agency and an affiliate online travel agency. A business traveler’s channel may include a DHISCO switch, a global distribution system, and a corporate self-booking channel.

Global Distribution System