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What is a bed bank? List of bed bank examples for hotels

SiteMinder

Serving as intermediaries in the travel industry, bed banks enable hotels to increase occupancy without directly managing complex distribution channels. By collaborating with bed banks, hotels gain access to international markets and diverse travel audiences. Is Hotelbeds a Bed Bank?

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How decision intelligence unlocks hotel data for better insights

Cloudbeds

This scalability is especially valuable for hotels – as more information is collected about guest behavior, booking trends , and occupancy patterns the more precise rate adjustments, inventory management, and marketing strategies will be in the future. Why it’s important for hotels? Why it’s important for hotels?

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H World Group Fully Upgrades Its Overseas Loyalty Program

Hospitality Tech

H World Group moved to a unified global distribution platform, integrating inventory management, connection of direct marketing channels, price control and membership matters across the Group's domestic and overseas operations.

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EBITDAR explained: Driving financial health for hotels

Cloudbeds

The costs above are excluded because they would skew earnings results since they are either beyond managements control, non-cash expenses, or one-off costs. Although management is expected to have strategies in place to minimize tax expenses, taxes do not depend on operational efficiency and can vary from region to region.

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Advanced distribution strategies for hotels

Cloudbeds

A hotel distribution strategy involves selecting and managing the different channels through which a hotel sells its rooms to potential guests. Hotel management must balance direct and indirect channels to secure a steady stream of bookings whilst increasing revenue. What is a hotel distribution strategy?

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13 ways to attract more direct bookings for your hotel

Cloudbeds

Most properties use a channel manager to share their inventory to keep all their channels, rates, and rooms in one place. Consider offering Earlybird, Flexible, or Non-refundable rate plans through your booking engine to encourage direct bookings. Leverage digital marketing This is where boosting direct sales can get a bit tricky.

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Atrápalo: Extranet for hotels

SiteMinder

For hotel owners and operators, Atrápalo hotels offers an extranet that allows them to manage their listings, update availability, and access valuable insights to maximise their bookings and revenue. Remember that this can be done through the SiteMinder channel manager as well. The setup was super easy. The answer is yes.

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