eZee Absolute

JANUARY 27, 2025

Plus, dont forget to promote them through your website, OTAs, and social media platforms well ahead of the festival to drive bookings and create buzz. Flash Sales with Countdown Timers Nothing excites people more than a flash sale with a countdown timer ticking away. Dynamic Pricing : Adjust rates instantly based on demand.

Upsell

AskSuite

JULY 16, 2025

AI agents are powerful revenue enablers and can enhance direct bookings because they operate 24/7, engage website visitors, and take over non-sales tasks. Combined with the convenience of multilingual support and 24/7 availability, AI eliminates booking friction, boosts traveler confidence, and reduces OTA dependence.

Hospitality

Hospitality Today

JUNE 23, 2025

Why hotels should care Chase isn’t just trying to replicate the OTA model. Richer content opportunities : With modern booking technology and NDC content capabilities, Chase Travel can support enhanced rate and room descriptions, branded offers, and upsell content—more than some OTAs allow.

Travel

Cloudbeds

JANUARY 22, 2025

F&B or events), tap into new market segments such as corporate or family groups, and implement upselling/cross-selling. Improve marketing and distribution Optimize distribution channels to reduce sales commissions. Optimize revenue Increase ADR and RevPAR using an RMS (revenue management system) , diversify revenue streams (e.g.,

Revenue

eHotelier

JULY 22, 2025

The platform is designed to reduce OTA dependency, improve revenue performance, and enhance international visibility, while preserving the distinct identity of each member property. Advertisements “ As the expectations of sophisticated travellers evolve, so too must the models that support the hotels serving them.

Revenue Management

eHotelier

JUNE 11, 2025

This not only streamlines the ordering process but also increases revenue opportunities for hotels by encouraging upselling and cross-selling. The system’s integration with the hotel’s existing Point of Sale (POS) ensures that orders are processed quickly and accurately, minimizing errors and enhancing guest satisfaction.

Operations

SiteMinder

JULY 20, 2025

SiteMinder then turns that information into revenue by pushing updated room descriptions that highlight environmental features to every OTA, metasearch site, and direct booking channel in a single action. The system can also attach upsells like farm-to-table dining or carbon-offset packages during the booking flow.

Business

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 30, 2025

Weve seen what happens when training keeps pace with innovation — sales go up, performance gets sharper, and execution gets faster," says Sam Caucci, CEO and Founder of 1Huddle. Capture more direct bookings : Integration supports commission-free transactions through AI tools, reducing OTA dependence.

Scale

SiteMinder

JULY 17, 2025

By listing your property on Tryp.com, you appear where these younger travellers are already researching trips, without relying solely on the usual OTAs. Because the platform curates packaged itineraries, cancellation volumes stay lower than on bargain-only flash-sale sites. Think room-service brunch or late checkout.

Average Daily Rate

AskSuite

MAY 22, 2025

An AI agent powered by large language models (LLMs) can respond instantly, confirm availability, upsell a suite with pet amenities, and share relevant reviewsall within the same conversation. A smarter, more efficient sales operation where technology and human teams work hand-in-hand. The result?

Hospitality

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 16, 2025

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Services

Hotel Speak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The rise of OTAs and the ease of comparison shopping have significantly impacted guest behaviour. This enables your team to provide more relevant and valuable upsells. Marshall: The ‘rebooking paradox’ we identified really underscores the complexity of loyalty in hospitality.

Hospitality

AskSuite

APRIL 28, 2025

Running a hotel today involves managing a complex network of systems from reservations, sales operations, communication channels , marketing tools, and distribution. Upselling Tools This platform allows hotels to offer personalized upgrades, services, or experiences pre-arrival or during the guests stay. Are you in the know?

Operations

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 30, 2025

Weve seen what happens when training keeps pace with innovation — sales go up, performance gets sharper, and execution gets faster," says Sam Caucci, CEO and Founder of 1Huddle. Capture more direct bookings : Integration supports commission-free transactions through AI tools, reducing OTA dependence.

Services

Hotelogix

MAY 9, 2025

When your room rates differ across OTAs and your website, it erodes guest trust, impacts booking conversions, and weakens your revenue strategy. Rate disparity often results in reduced visibility on OTAs, loss of direct bookings, and a fractured guest experience. Enhances visibility and ranking on OTA search results.

OTA

BCV

MAY 16, 2025

No endless scrolling through OTAs. Use Messaging as Your Secret Sales Funnel Don’t silo messaging into “customer service.” Train your staff to respond like high-end retail associates—warm, helpful, and sales-minded. Make it fluent in upsell. Train your team like it’s a luxury sales floor. No glossy brochures.

Cancellation

SiteMinder

JANUARY 16, 2025

Greater global reach Galileo, and the GDS channel in general, forms the perfect complement to your other sales channels OTAs, metasearch and direct bookings because it helps you attract bookings from sources (namely travel agents and corporate travel management companies) that those other channels cannot.

Global Distribution System

Hospitality Tech

JULY 8, 2025

Technoheaven’s Bed bank solution enables hotel inventory to be distributed across a global network of B2B buyers, including OTAs, travel agents, DMCs, TMCs and more from a single platform. The tablets also drive revenue by upselling dining, spa services, and experiences. And teams stay aligned on the strategies that move the needle.

Operations

Little Hotelier

MARCH 30, 2025

As sales collateral, hotel brochures are distinct from other documents like welcome books and local directories, which are simply there to provide information to guests. If its done well, it can prove to be a surprisingly powerful sales tool. Heres how to create a truly effective sales document. What are hotel brochures?

Hotels

SiteMinder

MARCH 25, 2025

With automated systems in place, your team spends less time on manual data entry and more time on strategic tasks – such as analysing booking trends or upselling premium rooms. Efficiently managing OTAs and direct bookings is key to maintaining high occupancy rates.

Management

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 9, 2025

Development at Little Caesars Pizza , where he led nationwide efforts in franchise sales, asset management, design and non-traditional development. It enables schedule and rule enforcement, over-the-air (OTA) firmware and setting updates, notifications, as well as analytics and reporting for smarter energy management. and Canada.

Operations

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 9, 2025

PAR® Engagement is our new vision—doubling down on R&D and innovation for what will drive the future of restaurant engagement and digital sales growth," said Joe Yetter, General Manager of PAR Engagement. and kitchen operations tech company QSR Automations LLC, announced their intention to merge. and Canada.

Operations

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 9, 2025

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Operations

SiteMinder

MAY 8, 2025

Whether someone books through an OTA, contacts you directly, or shows up unannounced, a CRM gives your team the context they need to deliver a smooth experience. In the hotel world, CRMs are less about sales pipelines and more about creating memorable stays, improving efficiency, and building loyalty over time.

Management

STAAH

APRIL 3, 2024

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B2B

Cloudbeds

MARCH 15, 2023

Direct bookings are reservations guests confirm directly with a property without using an online travel agency (OTA) or 3rd party intermediary. They’re typically made on a hotel’s website or other direct booking channels, like email, the sales team, social media , or through messaging tools like WhatsApp or Messenger.

OTA

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.

OTA

STAAH

OCTOBER 24, 2023

With 60% of visitors to Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) eventually checking out your website, the opportunity to secure commission-free direct bookings is substantial. Cost Savings: OTAs are marketing powerhouses, but they come at a cost. What Makes an Internet Booking Engine So Precious? How do you do this?

OTA

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. It plays a key role in the overall success of a hotel’s operations. Result – increased retention and bookings.

Cancellation

STAAH

MAY 27, 2025

At a time when hotels are managing multiple booking channels, facing price wars on online travel agents (OTAs) , and dealing with fluctuating demand, the Revenue Manager becomes the nerve centre for strategy. Managing them efficiently across OTAs ensures maximum visibility and results.

Revenue Management

STAAH

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

While OTAs undeniably hold sway, the true gold lies in harnessing the potential of direct bookings. Dive into email marketing to create exclusive flash sales that captivate your audience. Train and encourage your team to upsell and promote the benefits of booking directly. Incentivize them to champion direct bookings.

Email Marketing

Cloudbeds

MARCH 23, 2023

eCommerce sites include hotel websites and booking engines , online travel agencies (OTAs), metasearch engines , and other online platforms where hotels advertise and sell rooms. Metasearch advertising can be an effective way to reach these travelers, compete with OTAs, and generate direct bookings.

OTA

SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Collecting data, prioritising attention to detail, and optimising personalisation are all keys to perfecting upsells and ancillary services. Our constant struggle has been efficiently managing availability, inventory, task management, and online travel agencies (OTAs),” said Pawarisa.

Operations

SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Providing upselling opportunities: Once a guest has booked a room, there are additional opportunities to upsell services such as dining or spa packages, thereby increasing overall revenue. Encouraging word-of-mouth: A guest who has a positive experience due to a special offer is more likely to recommend your hotel to others.

Events

Hotelogix

AUGUST 6, 2024

Train your staff to identify and capitalize on upselling opportunities. Strategic marketing and distribution: Optimize your presence across all distribution/sales channels. Sell via multiple OTAs and focus on selling via your hotel's website and social media pages for incremental direct bookings.

Revenue

Little Hotelier

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For example, if your PMS is integrated with a channel manager , the interface will ensure that when a room is booked through an OTA, your PMS updates automatically. Your PMS should simplify day-to-day tasks by connecting all your systems—whether it’s handling guest check-ins, updating pricing in real-time, or syncing with OTAs.

OTA

SiteMinder

JULY 13, 2024

That said, one has to ask: why are so many hotels’ margins still being eroded away by OTAs ? The growth of metasearch OTAs often outperform individual hotels in metasearch positioning and cost-per-click (CPC) performance. Some OTAs still use cached pricing.

Revenue Management