Global Distribution System, OTA and Scale

Maximizing Hotel Revenue: Advanced Channel Manager Strategies for 2025

STAAH

APRIL 29, 2025

Expanding Distribution: Think Beyond the Usual a. GDS and Niche OTA Power b. Leveraging Data for Smarter Distribution 7. Move Beyond Syncing, Start Scaling 1) The New Age of Hotel Distribution The hotel distribution landscape has changed. Metasearch Optimization c. Embracing Direct Bookings 5. Just results.

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How to Choose the Best Channel Manager for a Hotel Business

Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

It can directly impact revenue, guest satisfaction, and your ability to scale. A channel manager connects your property management system to booking platforms such as OTAs, GDS (Global Distribution Systems), and direct booking engines. Many systems offer automated pricing tools.

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What is Sabre GDS? Learn how it works

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?

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Choctaw Casinos & Resorts transforms its revenue strategy with SiteMinder

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JUNE 10, 2025

What started as modest gaming spots eventually grew into full-scale resorts, especially after table games were introduced in the early 2000s. 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.

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Starting a New Hotel: From Groundwork to Guestbook

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.

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How to choose the right OTA Channel Manager for your Hotel

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?

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8 Essential Features To Consider When Choosing a Revenue Management Solution for Your Hotel

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.

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What is a distribution strategy? The 2024 guide

Hotel Speak

MARCH 13, 2024

In 2022, global spend on distribution services reached over $2 trillion , highlighting the massive scale and importance of optimizing distribution operations. Why is a distribution strategy important? Intensive distribution Intensive distribution focuses on high availability above all else.

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

Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The information is then populated into the PMS and distributed to the hotel’s booking channels with the help of channel management software. These channels may include the hotel’s website booking engine, online travel agencies (OTAs), the global distribution system (GDS), wholesalers, and metasearch sites.

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What is hotel booking software?

Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

This decreases your overall number of third-party bookings and your reliance on OTAs to drive occupancy. Decrease the high commission bookings from OTAs and increase direct bookings, which come at a lower cost to you. Reduced Dependency on OTAs Create a more balanced distribution strategy.

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The complete guide to successful hotel ownership

SiteMinder

MAY 1, 2025

But if your goal is to scale or build a property portfolio quickly, franchising or management agreements may get you where you want to go sooner. An investor wanting to grow nationally might choose a franchised model for its brand power and systems, even if it means they must adhere to strict brand standards.

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The complete guide to successful hotel ownership

SiteMinder

MAY 1, 2025

But if your goal is to scale or build a property portfolio quickly, franchising or management agreements may get you where you want to go sooner. An investor wanting to grow nationally might choose a franchised model for its brand power and systems, even if it means they must adhere to strict brand standards.

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Hotel Reservation System: Their Significance and Impact on Your Business

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Provides Multi-channel Distribution Integration with various distribution channels like online travel agencies OTAs and global distribution systems GDS expands your hotel's reach to a worldwide audience. This increases visibility, boosts bookings, and helps hotels tap into new markets.

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Hotel Management: Meaning, Types, and Operations

SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

Placing yourself on a scale of personal growth is especially important for a hotel manager. Manage your distribution With a Property Management Systems (PMS) in place that integrates with a channel manager, you’ll be able to advertise across many channels whilst maintaining rate parity.

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Hotel Management: Meaning, Types, and Operations

SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

Placing yourself on a scale of personal growth is especially important for a hotel manager. Manage your distribution With a Property Management Systems (PMS) in place that integrates with a channel manager, you’ll be able to advertise across many channels whilst maintaining rate parity.

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