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How to implement an automated reservation system for your hotel

Little Hotelier

More bookings and more revenue. The Paradise Motel, a family-run business in Australia, knew that they needed to move on from manual processes. This meant that keeping room inventory up to date across all distribution channels was difficult and time-consuming. But it needn’t be. Here’s how they did it in 3 simple steps.

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Beyond the price tag: The true value of an integrated hotel payment system

Cloudbeds

In pursuit of cost savings, many lodging businesses opt for a local payment solution that lacks integration, which can look good upfront but ultimately leads to costly errors, a poor guest experience, and lost revenue down the road. More revenue. Take payments virtually anywhere. Fewer invalid bookings.

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ORHMA Hosts Second-Annual Ontario Hospitality Conference

Hotelier Magazine

By Amy Bostock and Nicole Di Tomasso TORONTO — Last week, the Ontario Restaurant Hotel Motel Association (ORHMA) hosted its second annual Ontario Hospitality Conference at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites in Richmond Hill, Ont. But as we move into 2024, we’ll start to see a much more stable marketplace.

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What is a hotel reservation system and why is it important?

Cloudbeds

We’ll also show you how to harness this powerful technology to capture more reservations, streamline booking processes, save time and costs, and increase guest satisfaction – whether you operate a hotel, hostel, motel, B&B, or vacation rental company. Generate more revenue. What is a hotel reservation system? Frontdesk Anywhere.

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Hotel Revenue Management Strategies

Xotels

We have written extensively about hotel revenue management strategies and tactics here throughout the years. As strategy is one of the most essential parts of revenue management, we have made a summary of all the top advice from our perspective as a hotel revenue management consulting company.

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Cloudbeds Launches Inaugural State of Independent Lodging Report

Cloudbeds

The report utilizes data gathered from thousands of properties globally to shed light on the current state of travel recovery, booking behavior post-pandemic, and travel trends influencing consumer behavior. Properties in the data set comprise hotels, hostels, bed & breakfasts, vacation rentals, motels, and alternative accommodations.

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What the Changing Traveller Report told us about travellers planning a stay at a hotel group or chain

SiteMinder

That was the key message from SiteMinder’s recent Changing Traveller Report, the world’s largest accommodation consumer survey, highlighting the major traveller trends transforming the world of accommodation. Trend 2: Right now, travellers are the most winnable consumers on earth. Our fourth global trend was the ‘Trust Trend’.

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