STAAH

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By providing real-time updates , it ensures that all connected channels reflect the most accurate and up-to-date information , preventing overbooking or underbooking while maintaining rate parity. There are many channel managers on the market. Some are suited to small properties while others are robust enough to handle even large chains.

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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?

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 14, 2025

Apollo is a global distribution system (GDS) vendor which allows travel agents to access and book inventory from hotels, airlines, car hires, and more. While airline bookings are the primary focus of Apollo, it also allows travel agents to book hotels, car hire and other travel services. What is Apollo?

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SiteMinder

JUNE 26, 2024

While revenue management is more focused on a hotel’s pricing and availability to maximize revenue, revenue optimization takes a broader approach to include a full range of revenue sources that includes food and beverage, spa services, events, classes, and other ancillary revenues. This ensures rate consistency and prevents overbooking.

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

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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.

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Choosing the right OTA channel manager can streamline your hotel’s online distribution strategy, prevent overbookings, and boost overall profitability. This prevents overbookings and reduces manual work. Prevent Overbookings: Real-time updates reduce the risk of double bookings, ensuring a smoother guest experience.

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Hotelogix

AUGUST 27, 2024

This means using a mix of online and offline channels, like Online Travel Agents (OTAs), meta-search engines, direct bookings, reviews, Global Distribution Systems (GDS), and more. Hotel distribution channels are the different ways hotels sell rooms to guests.

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Little Hotelier

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Look for a system that automates key operations like updating room availability, managing bookings, and processing payments. This will save you from the hassle of manual updates and reduce the risk of overbookings or missed payments. Streamlined operations.

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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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eZee Absolute

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In the rapidly evolving hospitality industry landscape, staying ahead of the curve requires more than just excellent service—it demands a forward-thinking approach to distribution. This real-time synchronization reduces the risk of overbookings and discrepancies, ensuring a seamless experience for both hotel and guest.

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Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

It also prevents overbooking and keeps everything in sync, allowing guests to tailor their stay preferences and enhance their experience. If the hotel is using a revenue management platform, the specific rates are managed and optimized in either that system or in the PMS itself.

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Cloudbeds

JULY 15, 2023

And even then, manually-managed distribution is risky: any delays in updating rates and availability on a channel’s extranet could mean selling a room that isn’t available or selling at a lower rate, which can lead to overbooking and sub-optimal yield management. With advanced channel management connections, the update is fast.

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SiteMinder

MARCH 16, 2023

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.

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we delve into what a hotel reservation system entails and highlight its pivotal role in modern hotel businesses' success. Ensures Real-time Availability A reservation system provides accurate, up-to-date information about room availability. Here's how you can go about it: 1.

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Cloudbeds

APRIL 2, 2024

The main function of a CRS is to act as a hub for all distribution activities, including making available rooms visible across distribution channels, allowing travelers and travel agents to make reservations, and collecting booking data.

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