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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. Upsells and add-ons. If you rely too heavily on OTAs, you risk giving away your profit in commissions. Travelers crave experiences.

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How decision intelligence unlocks hotel data for better insights

Cloudbeds

Consider booking patterns, cancellation rates, average length of stay, guest preferences for room amenities or dietary restrictions, website and app metrics, competitor rates, and market trends—the list goes on. Decision intelligence unifies the full range of pricing decision-making through both OTAs and direct bookings.

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Hotel revenue optimisation strategies for small hotels

Little Hotelier

Upselling and cross-selling Grab upselling and cross-selling opportunities with both hands. 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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HB on the Scene: Wyndham launches new owner and guest engagement platforms

Hotel Business

Dynamic upsell: Hotels can engage guests in advance of their stay, offering enhancements like early check-in, late checkout and room upgrades. It’s driving a longer average length of stay and a higher ADR, driving, on average, $22,000 in revenue,” he said.

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The role of data analytics in optimizing hotel operations

Cloudbeds

For hotels, that involves collecting and analyzing data across various sources, including your hotel website, social media channels, online travel agencies (OTAs), surveys, and more. Basic KPIs include average daily rate (ADR) , occupancy (OCC), revenue per available room (RevPAR), and average length of stay (ALOS).

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What is Yield Management: Guide for Hotels

SiteMinder

The use of yield management should factor in the costs of channels – from GDSs, OTAs, wholesalers, meta search sites and property websites to direct calls – and therefore how to better yield your inventory by channel, customer and more. What are the elements of hotel yield management?