STAAH

MAY 28, 2025

trillion by 2028, with online travel agencies (OTAs) like Booking.com contributing a significant chunk to hotel bookings – accounting for nearly 40% of all online hotel reservations in some regions (Statista, 2023). To stay competitive, hoteliers must optimize their OTA operations for better efficiency and guest experience.

OTA 65

OTA Revenue Management Overbooking 65

Hotel Speak

JANUARY 28, 2025

With single-solution platforms, hoteliers can embrace simplicity, efficiency, and innovation to meet the demands of modern travelers. Guest-Centric Experiences: The Ultimate Differentiator Todays travelers demand personalized, seamless experiences. Imagine this: Using one PMS for bookings. Another channel manager for distribution.

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Management Hospitality Revenue Management Revenue 94

eZee Absolute

DECEMBER 22, 2024

In this blog, well explore how hoteliers in India, especially in nearby cities like Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Chitrakoot, Lucknow, and Ayodhya, can prepare to accommodate the surge in travelers and capitalize on this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Overbooking 52

Overbooking Accommodation Events Revenue 52

Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Maximize Direct Bookings to Reduce Dependence on OTAs When guests book through Online Travel Agents (OTAs) like Booking.com or Expedia, hotels often have to pay hefty commission fees, sometimes up to 20%. While OTAs help bring in new customers, relying too heavily on them can hurt your bottom line.

Hotel Sales 52

Hotel Sales Revenue Sales OTA 52

SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hotel overbookings can be a divisive topic. However, you can minimise the risk of having to walk travellers if you have a solid overbooking strategy. However, you can minimise the risk of having to walk travellers if you have a solid overbooking strategy. What is the definition of overbooking for a hotel?

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Overbooking Cancellation Occupancy Closing 52

STAAH

APRIL 8, 2025

Hoteliers face several challenges that include juggling between online travel agents (OTAs) to maintain rate parity and ensure smooth operations without overbookings or missed opportunities. STAAH connects to more than 500 OTAs, including niche channels.

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Management OTA Revenue Management Revenue 65

eZee Absolute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Dont Let Last-Minute Pricing Cost You Profits Ed Sheerans fanbase is diverse, from students and backpackers to luxury travelers. If youre still relying heavily on OTAs, now is the time to push direct bookings with exclusive deals. Some guests overbook, others change their plans last minute, and some simply forget to cancel.

Revenue 52

Revenue Cancellation Overbooking Revenue Management 52

Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Unified reservations handling: The enhanced connection facilitates seamless booking updates between Cloudbeds and Sabre, ensuring that every reservationwhether from OTAs, direct bookings or GDSis immediately logged in the Cloudbeds PMS.

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Global Distribution System OTA Overbooking Operations 59

Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

A channel manager connects your property management system to booking platforms such as OTAs, GDS (Global Distribution Systems), and direct booking engines. Compatibility with Major PlatformsA good channel manager integrates with OTAs like Booking.com, Expedia, and Airbnb. What Is a Channel Manager and Why Does It Matter?

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Business Management OTA Global Distribution System 52

SiteMinder

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In the digital age managing hotels has a new set of challenges, especially the need to stay alert with room availability & price adjustment while managing online travel agents (OTA). Things get harder when everything needs to be done manually, and the chance of overbooking is high. Efficiency becomes the key to success.

Resorts 105

Resorts Overbooking OTA Management 105

STAAH

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Channel Manager Managing multiple distribution channels, from Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to direct bookings, can be complex without the right tools. A channel manager automates this process, syncing room rates and availability across all platforms, reducing the risk of overbookings or pricing discrepancies.

Operations 108

Operations OTA Overbooking Revenue 108

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. This prevents overbookings and reduces manual work.

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OTA Management Overbooking Revenue 52

STAAH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Spread across vast acres of lush green land in Kampala, Uganda, Dolphin Suites is a thoughtful oasis for business and leisure travellers alike. What makes Dolphin Suites the preferred choice for the modern discerning traveller is its friendly and courteous service.

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Overbooking Revenue Management Hotels 112

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Channel Manager A channel manager is a software that helps you distribute/update your hotel’s rooms and rates on all the connected Online Travel Agencies (OTA). For example, you sell your rooms on 5 OTAs. You can’t just set one rate and allocate a certain number of rooms to these OTAs and forget about it.

OTA 52

OTA Management Overbooking Cancellation 52

Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Online Travel Agents for hotels or OTAs serve as important distribution channels for hotels. OTAs are online platforms or websites that sell hotel rooms to customers. An excellent marketing strategy incorporates OTAs to boost sales and revenue. These statistics show why OTAs are essential for hotels.

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OTA Hotels Online Sales Marketing 59

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.

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Overbooking OTA Revenue Upsell 104

Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

San Diego, CA, February 25, 2025 Cloudbeds , the innovative leader in hospitality management technology , has today announced a strategic partnership with Sabre Hospitality, a leading global travel technology company. For more information, visit www.cloudbeds.com. For more information visit www.sabre.com.

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Hospitality OTA Overbooking Operations 59

SiteMinder

JUNE 29, 2023

What is an OTA channel manager? An OTA channel manager is a tool used to manage online travel agents (OTAs) in a single platform. The OTA channel manager syncs your hotel prices and availability across your property management system (PMS) and all connected OTA channels such as Booking.com, Expedia, and Airbnb.

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OTA Management Revenue Occupancy 52

STAAH

JUNE 11, 2023

It features all facilities a modern traveller seeks, including free WiFi, free airport shuttle, air-conditioned rooms and on-site food and beverage. Prior to joining the STAAH network, the hotel staff spent endless hours updating availability and rates on OTAs. Bernardos Lantia Hotel is conveniently located minutes from a beach.

Overbooking 98

Overbooking OTA Revenue Hotels 98

Hotel Speak

AUGUST 13, 2024

Today, hotels must maximise visibility to travellers and central to this strategy is the ability to harness the power of different channels to capture the right guest profile. Research has found the more visible your hotel is online, the more likely someone is to book it – both directly or via an OTA.

Revenue 104

Revenue Sales OTA Average Daily Rate 104

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.

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OTA Global Distribution System Hotels Revenue 40

SiteMinder

MAY 21, 2023

The remarkable service and awe-inspiring ocean views leave a lasting impression on both local and global travellers, making it a coveted destination on their must-visit lists. With a two-way connection between the hotel and online travel agents (OTAs), the PMS automatically updates reservations made through any online booking channel.

Resorts 98

Resorts Overbooking Yield Management OTA 98

STAAH

JUNE 18, 2024

The more intuitive and easier your booking process is, the easier it will be for hotels to compete with online travel agents (OTAs) for direct bookings. Booking process Display accurate, up-to-date information on room availability and pricing to avoid overbooking and ensure transparency.

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Cancellation OTA Overbooking Accommodation 104

Hotel Speak

JULY 24, 2024

Hotels have worked with third parties such as airlines, travel agents, online travel agents (OTAs) and the Global Distribution System (GDS) for decades. Myth 1: Hoteliers must adhere to rate parity FACT : Firstly, this all depends on the contract in place with your third-party travel sales platforms.

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OTA Hotels Revenue Marketing 101

SiteMinder

JUNE 5, 2025

When travellers are weighing up where to stay, the terms “hotel” and “motel” might seem interchangeable. While both motels and hotels offer paid lodging, they serve different purposes and types of travellers. Guests usually enter their rooms from inside the building, and the atmosphere caters to both leisure and business travellers.

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Motels Hotels Travel Market 52

Little Hotelier

JULY 25, 2023

Since using Little Hotelier , bookings are going directly into their PMS via the property’s website and coming in from OTAs via the channel manager feature. It’s such a relief to know we’re not accidentally overbooking our property. The two owners are planning to connect to additional OTAs in order to reach more markets.

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OTA Overbooking Consumer Management 98

AskSuite

APRIL 28, 2025

Despite that, nearly 45% of independent hotels still operate with partially integrated or disconnected platforms, leading to challenges such as overbooking, inconsistent pricing across channels, and lack of real-time visibility of interactions with travelers. Did you know? Did you know?

Operations 52

Operations Upsell Overbooking Hotels 52

STAAH

JULY 7, 2024

This has not just saved countless hours but has also reduced the risk of errors and overbookings , providing a seamless booking experience for guests. With business being a key segment, STAAH GDS has been critical to enhance CityBlue’s global reach via travel agents and corporate travel planners.

Revenue 113

Revenue Overbooking Hotels Marketing Strategy 113

Hotelogix

APRIL 11, 2025

For instance, an AI chatbot may efficiently handle routine inquiries, but it lacks the emotional intelligence to comfort a distressed traveler.​ ​ 👉 Read Also - Motel vs. Hotel: 7 Key Factors for Smart Travelers 3. Striking the right balance between innovation and empathy is what sets modern hotels apart.

Average Daily Rate 52

Average Daily Rate Hotels Overbooking Operations 52

SiteMinder

MARCH 25, 2025

For example, during peak travel periods, an efficient reservations manager using a modern property management system (PMS) can swiftly allocate room blocks for group bookings or special events, maximising occupancy without overbooking. Efficiently managing OTAs and direct bookings is key to maintaining high occupancy rates.

Management 52

Management Overbooking Occupancy Revenue 52

STAAH

JUNE 3, 2025

If your hotel site takes more than a few seconds to load, chances are guests are hitting the back button and heading elsewhere maybe to an online travel agents (OTAs) or a competitor down the street. Use real-time syncing with your channel manager to avoid showing wrong info, eliminate overbookings and avoid guest frustration.

OTA 88

OTA Overbooking Revenue Cancellation 88

STAAH

MAY 5, 2024

Coordinating availability across multiple channels was a cumbersome task, often leading to overbookings or missed opportunities. Setting up new online travel agents (OTA) channels during and after the initial set-up was simple.

Management 109

Management Overbooking Revenue Hotels 109

Cloudbeds

APRIL 8, 2024

Many hoteliers question if it’s worthwhile investing in a direct booking strategy or if they can solely rely on online travel agencies (OTAs) like Airbnb, Booking.com, or Trip.com to fill occupancy. Travelers crave experiences. Are you wondering whether you need a hotel booking engine? Upsells and add-ons. Multiple rate plans.

OTA 98

OTA Upsell Average Length of Stay Revenue 98

SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Whether travellers choose the Homewood Hotel & Spa , The Bird or the Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa , they’re in for a time of discovery, pampering and pure enjoyment. It’s way easier to try additional channels now because SiteMinder connects to so many OTAs”, he said. But adding partners used to be challenging.

Revenue 98

Revenue OTA Overbooking Online Sales 98

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. Channel Managers connect to hundreds of OTAs, allowing you to reach more people through one platform. Greater market reach.

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Accommodation Management Global Distribution System OTA 104

SiteMinder

MAY 2, 2023

An elegant inner city featuring cafés and shops, a beautiful park, the Hessian State Theatre and countless thermal spas, make Wiesbaden a unique travel destination. We used to manually manage our profiles and rates across different OTAs and our website. That took up an enormous amount of time. We save two hours a day using SiteMinder.

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Overbooking Online Sales Hotels Shopping 97

Hotelogix

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Not sure how online travel agencies (OTAs) work Social media feels overwhelming Don’t know how to manage online reviews Here’s what you can do: Start small: Pick one platform (like Facebook) and master it before moving on. You’re not alone. Many small hotel owners feel the same. What’s the problem?

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Online Marketing Marketing Market Hotels 52