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Hotel overbookings: What are the pros and cons and how can you make the most of an overbooking strategy?

SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hotel overbookings can be a divisive topic. Some hoteliers love using this strategy to boost their revenue and protect their property from losing out due to last-minute cancellations. However, you can minimise the risk of having to walk travellers if you have a solid overbooking strategy. What happens when a hotel overbooks?

Overbooking

Overbooking Cancellation Occupancy Closing

What is a channel manager? All you need to know

Cloudbeds

JULY 15, 2023

And even then, manually-managed distribution is risky: any delays in updating rates and availability on a channel’s extranet could mean selling a room that isn’t available or selling at a lower rate, which can lead to overbooking and sub-optimal yield management. The same happens with a cancellation. What’s allotment ?

Management

Management OTA Cancellation Overbooking

Hotel Sales Focus

Hotel overbookings: What are the pros and cons and how can you make the most of an overbooking strategy?

What is a channel manager? All you need to know

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