Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Whether online or offline, behind every effortless booking experience is a fast, reliable, and fully integrated hospitality management system. Here we explain how hotel reservation systems work, the key benefits of an integrated platform, and what to look for when selecting reservation software. Increase efficiency.

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eZee Absolute

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Imagine you have 25 rooms to manage in your bustling hotel. Well, that’s where your trusty sidekick in this digital world comes in – the hotel channel manager. In simple words, a channel manager is your 24*7 assistant in the digital world of bookings. How to choose the right channel manager for your property?

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 15, 2023

They can also be known as distribution channels and are crucial for ensuring your hotel maintains a healthy occupancy rate and revenue stream. Examples of booking channels include your own website, online travel agents like Booking.com, metasearch sites like Google, traditional travel agencies, global distribution systems (GDS), and more.

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SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

SiteMinder’s new Hotel Booking Trends report, the only hotel commerce data analysis of more than 35,000 hotels and 450+ connected booking integrations, has revealed travellers booked their trips on average eight days earlier, and cancelled their bookings 17% less year-on-year in 2022, despite a 24% increase in the average daily hotel room rate.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 14, 2025

Worldspan is a travel distribution company that utilises its global distribution system (GDS) to allow travel agents and other travel professionals to search, book and manage reservations on behalf of their clients. What is Worldspan GDS?

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

What is hotel management? Hotel management is the practice of overseeing every operation of the business to ensure consistent growth and development. Successful hotel management is about being able to adapt and meet challenges within a range of roles and responsibilities.

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SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These measures may slow down the influx of guests from China to your location but 2023 still promises to herald their return, especially since China’s aircraft were still operating domestically throughout the pandemic and are hampered only by the required ramping up of staff to manage international flights.

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SiteMinder

MARCH 13, 2024

If you use a solution such as a channel manager , you can list your inventory on as many booking apps as you want with no risk of double bookings or inaccurate inventory. You also have to consider key metrics within your channel performance, such as which channels have the highest cancellation rates or longest lengths of stay.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

What is hotel management? Hotel management is the practice of overseeing every operation of the business to ensure consistent growth and development. Successful hotel management is about being able to adapt and meet challenges within a range of roles and responsibilities.

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Cloudbeds

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In this article, we explore how hotels can build a distribution strategy that attracts the right audience at the right price and time. What is a hotel distribution strategy? A hotel distribution strategy involves selecting and managing the different channels through which a hotel sells its rooms to potential guests.

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SiteMinder

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Hotel statistics may include occupancy rates, revenue figures, guest statistics, cancellation rates, booking channel statistics and more. The average cancellation rate is 20%. It’s released on a global scale and can be segmented by country to, to give hotels unique insights into their own market. The average length of stay is 1.93

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 24, 2024

A Central Reservation System (CRS)  helps hotels manage room availability, pricing, and bookings from different channels. These channels include Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) like Booking.com, direct bookings through the hotel’s website, and Global Distribution Systems (GDS).

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

  As technology continues to reshape the hospitality landscape, the importance of an effective reservation system cannot be overstated—it's the key to unlocking efficiency and excellence in modern hotel management. This leads to better utilization of room inventory and maximizes occupancy rates.

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Cloudbeds

APRIL 2, 2024

The number of booking channels lodging businesses must manage has expanded exponentially, from their website to online travel agencies , bed banks, GDS’, and metasearch engines. The most effective distribution strategies in the hospitality industry are dynamic. The property management system. What is a hotel CRS?

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SiteMinder

MARCH 16, 2023

Benefits of Reservation System for Hotels A hotel reservation system software is the helping hand you need to keep your occupancy up, even during the slow times and make sure everything is running smoothly. Here’s the top 7 benefits of implementing a hotel reservation system: 1.

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Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

Hotel booking software , also known as hotel reservation software, is any technology that enables hoteliers to accept direct bookings through their website and other direct distribution channels. Behind the scenes it manages rates, availability, and guest reservations, passing this information from the hotel to the guest and vice versa.

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Catala Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Hotel distribution is the backbone of a successful revenue management strategy. In todays digital landscape, travellers have countless ways to book a hoteldirect websites, online travel agencies (OTAs), global distribution systems (GDS), metasearch engines, and even social media platforms.

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