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What is a booking engine? How to increase profitability and direct bookings

Cloudbeds

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. Integrating with these engines and offering real-time pricing and availability ensures that guests book directly instead of with an OTA.

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HB on the Scene: Wyndham launches new owner and guest engagement platforms

Hotel Business

We’re offering services that you could opt into.” Because we get to see how we’re servicing them, how we’re marketing for them, who their customers are, and now with community, here’s how they’re accessing our system.” Wyndham also debuted its new OTA reconciliation tool.

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How decision intelligence unlocks hotel data for better insights

Cloudbeds

This creates a more collaborative environment between departments that traditionally have separate goals, such as revenue managers and guest services or marketing and operations teams. Decision intelligence unifies the full range of pricing decision-making through both OTAs and direct bookings.

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Why properties should consider midterm bookings this summer

SiteMinder

Additional data from SiteMinder’s Hotel Booking Trends indicated that the average length of stay is also on the rise, with 2022 recording longer stays than previous years. This was particularly true for Spain in summer, which had the longest average stay length in August.

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Minimum stay (MLOS): What is it and how can it be used?

Little Hotelier

This allows you to apply your restrictions in bulk, instead of visiting various OTA extranets to do so. How to set your VRBO minimum stay Setting a minimum stay on VRBO is very similar to Airbnb. This is because you’re likely connected to a number of OTAs and you’ll save time if you update them all at once.

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Hotel metrics: How to measure performance in the hotel industry

SiteMinder

For instance, a consistently high occupancy rate might indicate effective marketing strategies, while low guest satisfaction scores could point to potential issues in service quality or amenities. Distribution channel performance is vital to know which channels (like OTAs, direct bookings) are most profitable.

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Hotel revenue optimisation strategies for small hotels

Little Hotelier

Revenue optimisation solutions like the Little Hotelier booking engine allow you to offer extra services as part of your direct booking process. The best channel managers allow you to seamlessly connect with all of your OTAs and channels, and give you clarity and control over all pricing.

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