Fuel Travel

APRIL 19, 2023

Direct hotel bookings are reservations that a guest makes directly with a property. A direct booking is made with the hotel itself, rather than via a third-party such as an online travel agent, meta-search site, a managed travel service, or similar. As a hotel, your technology is essential to increasing direct bookings.

Hotels 82

Hotels Travel Upsell Services 82

SiteMinder

MARCH 13, 2024

What is a hotel booking app? A hotel booking app is an application or website that travellers use to book a stay at a hotel. Often travellers will use apps via their mobile devices to research, book, and pay for hotel accommodation. Table of contents Why should you be aware of the best hotel booking apps?

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Hotel Business

MARCH 14, 2024

That’s why at Maestro, we are continually enhancing our solutions to remove friction along the guest journey and empower staff to act and be rewarded for jobs well done. That’s why at Maestro, we are continually enhancing our solutions to remove friction along the guest journey and empower staff to act and be rewarded for jobs well done.

Overbooking 59

Overbooking Revenue Upsell Forecasting 59

Little Hotelier

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Rae and the team needed to boost online bookings and find a channel manager that could reliably connect to prominent OTAs such as Agoda and Booking.com. In the past, doing all this work manually not only took more time, but made reservations harder to predict and manage. We love the mobile app,” said Rae.

Resorts 98

Resorts Operations OTA Revenue 98

Hotel Management

MAY 1, 2024

Kutlucan said the trial will see recruited guests test out six different rooms, all with their own unique design approach spanning the look and feel, storage solutions, room flow and bathroom styles. To tap into Gen Z and Millennial travellers, MM:NT Berlin Lab took to social media to recruit these first-in guests.

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Amadeus Hospitality

MARCH 5, 2024

Since 2018, Mews has integrated with Amadeus’ iHotelier ®, an industry leading reservations and booking engine that makes it simple for hoteliers to capture, curate and convert more bookings with hundreds of channel partners and GDS connectivity for a larger distribution network.

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Hospitality Events Sales Travel 59

Fuel Travel

MARCH 28, 2024

Navigating the complex world of revenue management requires innovative solutions. Focus on Direct Bookings: Direct bookings are the “cheapest” room bookings, coming in without any commission or fees. Encourage guests to book directly through your website by offering exclusive perks and personalized experiences.

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Revenue Average Daily Rate Occupancy Digital Marketing 90

SiteMinder

MARCH 27, 2024

SiteMinder’s booking engine will form a key component of ASURE’s direct booking strategy to improve e-commerce conversions, while SiteMinder’s distribution solution and end-to-end GDS service will allow ASURE to recognise the potential of a broadening travel community, including business travellers, as volumes grow. “Our

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Accommodation Revenue Motels Travel 105

Guest Centric

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes Guestcentric, award-winning provider of hotel websites and reservation solutions for premium hotels in over 60 countries, is reinforcing its partnership with HiJiffy by making its AI-powered Booking Assistant a core solution to enhance the guest communication of Guestcentric’s clients.

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Hotels Services 52

SiteMinder

JANUARY 10, 2023

SiteMinder secured nine major awards in total, including Best Hotel eCommerce Platform — a new category recognising the best all-in-one solution for hoteliers to accelerate their business growth online, which unifies the highest-rated channel manager, booking engine and website builder in one easily integrated platform.

Accommodation 98

Accommodation Hotels Revenue Business 98

Amadeus Hospitality

APRIL 21, 2023

The prospect of implementing major technological changes was daunting, however, as the hotel was frequently almost entirely booked. As Beta testing for this new integration was just starting, the hotel was able to evaluate the new solution by dividing all web traffic between the new and old iHotelier Booking Engine and analyzing the outcome.

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Ancillary Revenue Revenue Occupancy Hotels 52

Amadeus Hospitality

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Travelers are offered greater peace of mind with travel protection options built right in the booking solution. The interactive dashboards allow hoteliers to pull actionable data on promotions and booking performance and analyze on-demand and automated real-time pace reporting.

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Revenue Upsell Hotels OTA 59

STAAH

MAY 30, 2023

Most cloud-based channel managers, including STAAH , are integrated with a hotel’s property management system (PMS), making the booking process even more seamless. Most cloud-based channel managers, including STAAH , are integrated with a hotel’s property management system (PMS), making the booking process even more seamless.

OTA 83

OTA Hotels Revenue Travel 83

gcommerce

AUGUST 21, 2023

Hotel metasearch engines work as aggregators, pulling data from various sources to create a list of available room rates for a potential guest to choose from. They improve the booking experience for your guests, making it easier to reserve rooms and compare rates. Guests can't book direct if there's no direct listing available!

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OTA Hotels Market Marketing 52

SiteMinder

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Cloudbeds is a cloud-based hospitality management platform that provides tools to hoteliers for managing reservations, admin, revenue, distribution, and guest engagement. Some key features of Cloudbeds include a channel manager, booking engine, and property management system.

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Amadeus Hospitality

AUGUST 15, 2023

The resort saw consistent YOY growth of over 100% after implementing Amadeus Meta and a solid growth in direct bookings of 226% (2021) and 153% (2022) by adding Digital Media to their suite of solutions. The Haven’s current set of solutions includes iHotelier® suite; Web Solutions; Business Intelligence; and Digital Media.

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Revenue Resorts Shopping Hotels 52

STAAH

APRIL 30, 2024

Legacy system upgrades: Many hotels still rely on outdated legacy systems for operations such as property management, reservations and accounting. Tech switching involves replacing these legacy systems with modern, cloud-based solutions that offer advanced features, scalability and integration capabilities.

Revenue Management 86

Revenue Management Hotels Operations Forecasting 86

Hotelier Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

ATLANTA – IBS Software, a leading SaaS solutions provider to the travel industry globally, has acquired hotel and travel technology provider Above Property Services (APS). Too many businesses are being held back by legacy technology that prevents them from living up to their potential.

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Services Revenue Management Hospitality Resorts 59

Little Hotelier

APRIL 26, 2023

What is the Wix booking system? The Wix booking system, or Wix Bookings, is a scheduling plugin designed for use on one of the world’s most popular website building platforms, Wix. The Wix online booking system is a general appointment booking tool with self-service functionality.

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Upsell Revenue Business Services 59

SiteMinder

DECEMBER 20, 2023

ThinkReservations styles itself as an all-in-one property management solution built to streamline hotel businesses. Between the ThinkReservations booking system, PMS and channel manager, this ecosystem of tools promises to save time and increase bookings. But is it the ideal solution for hotel businesses?

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OTA Yield Management Management Business 59

Amadeus Hospitality

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Taylor Swift demonstrated the impact that cultural experiences can have on driving air and hotel bookings as she smashed records in the music industry. over the same time in 2019, and worldwide, on-the-books occupancy data showed us that there were around 11% more reservations at the start of Q4 2023 than at the same time in 2022.

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Travel Occupancy Average Daily Rate Global Distribution System 97

Boutique Hotel News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Worldwide: Hospitality software company Shiji Group has integrated with travel technology company Amadeus to form an AI-driven chatbot which connects customer research with booking. Travellers which interact with the Shiji ReviewPro chatbot while researching their trip will be routed into the booking flow.

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Shopping Travel Revenue Hospitality 52

Little Hotelier

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A hotel marketing agency is a specialised business that delivers strategies and solutions to help hotels boost bookings and revenue. Some focus solely on marketing, while others are full scale services that also include sales and/or technology solutions. What is a hotel marketing agency? Here are some we can recommend.

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Hotel Marketing Market Marketing Digital Marketing 59

Little Hotelier

JULY 31, 2023

Maximise your property's performance with Little Hotelier Little Hotelier integrates seamlessly with Hotelbeds and MaxiRoom, helping you maximise your bookings and smash your revenue targets. The platform offers a faster, smarter, and more user-friendly interface, providing hoteliers with greater autonomy and control over their inventory.

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SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It offers tools for reservations and property management, but its strength lies in its comprehensive suite of solutions aimed at maximising a hotel’s revenue potential. Amenitiz is a great choice for hoteliers looking for a straightforward, basic platform to manage their online presence and bookings.

OTA 52

OTA Revenue Management Overbooking 52

Hotelogix

DECEMBER 25, 2023

A Hotel Property Management System (Hotel PMS System) is a solution that streamlines and automates the daily operations of a hotel. It is a powerful tool that efficiently enables hotel managers/owners to manage guest reservations, room assignments, check-ins, check-outs, billing, housekeeping, and many other essential tasks.

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Revenue Sales Shopping Hotels 59

Travelboom Marketing

APRIL 5, 2024

In the realm of boosting direct bookings, numerous hotels find themselves constrained by a finite set of strategies. The Importance of Hotel Metasearch Engines According to a study by EyeForTravel , 94% of travelers use metasearch sites regularly when planning a vacation.

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Market Marketing OTA Hotels 52

Hotel Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Founded in 2012 and acquired by MCR in 2020, Stayntouch offers a cloud PMS for hotels to streamline operations and connect front and back office functions, including reservations, front desk operations, payments, revenue management and reporting and multi-property management. In October 2022, the company launched Stayntouch 2.0,

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Revenue Management Operations Management Revenue 95

SiteMinder

MAY 25, 2023

SiteMinder and The Hotels Network Conversion rates and abandoned reservations have always been a challenge for hotels, more so than in most other industries. Additional data shows that over 80% of travel bookings are abandoned, compared to the general average of around 70%. The average hotel website converts somewhere between 1.5-2.5%

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Revenue Cancellation Accommodation Hotels 98

Little Hotelier

APRIL 14, 2024

Plus, it automatically links with the channel manager , the booking engine and the payments solution via the front desk system. Plus, it automatically links with the channel manager , the booking engine and the payments solution via the front desk system.

Accommodation 52

Accommodation Management Hotels General Manager 52

Little Hotelier

JANUARY 11, 2024

We were searching for a system to help manage everything, and we came across Little Hotelier, an all-inclusive solution,” she continued. At the same time, we focus on old customers by accepting them from direct bookings through Little Hotelier’s booking engine in order to reduce commission and get maximum income,” she said. “At

Services 59

Services Accommodation Overbooking OTA 59

Travelboom Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2024

January 9, 2024 — TravelBoom, a leading provider of innovative digital solutions for the hospitality industry, has successfully developed and launched four captivating websites for Firefall Ranch , TPC Myrtle Beach , The Rusk House , and Innisfree Hotels. Myrtle Beach, S.C.,

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Digital Marketing Hotel Marketing Market Marketing 59

Little Hotelier

MAY 7, 2023

What is a hotel reservation form? A hotel reservation form is a document designed to obtain all the information that an accommodation provider might need when taking a booking from a guest. Hotel reservation forms are a balancing act. Why are hotel reservation forms important?

OTA 59

OTA Hotels Revenue Business 59

STAAH

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Leverage these features to optimize bookings and enhance your online visibility. In case you have missed these features make sure to make a note off Reopenings and availability You’re missing out on potential bookings due to lack of availability Why should you add long-term availability?

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Cancellation Revenue Market Marketing 78

Amadeus Hospitality

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The boutique Seattle hotel Inn at the Market has shown a very strong return on investment (ROI) – increasing revenue by over 500% (full year 2022 vs. revenue through August 2023) – since they started utilizing the marketing capabilities of Amadeus’ Guest Management Solutions early in 2023.

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Market Marketing Revenue Average Daily Rate 52

SiteMinder

APRIL 1, 2024

The hotel aimed to connect with a wider array of OTA platforms, including smaller players, to maximise its visibility and bookings. Clayton Myett lauded SiteMinder for its user-friendly interface and comprehensive functionalities, which drastically reduced the hotel’s workload and streamlined the booking process.

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Operations OTA Revenue General Manager 52

MediaBoom

MARCH 15, 2024

What does search engine optimization entail, and why is it important for hotels? An Hotel SEO Strategy encompasses a tailored approach to search engine optimization specifically designed to enhance the online visibility and ranking of hotels and accommodation providers in search engine results pages (SERPs).

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