Boutique Hotel News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Worldwide: Hospitality content distribution company HotelPORT has announced a global partnership with database management company GIATA to expand the reach of PropertyVIEW. ” GIATA, headquartered in Berlin, provides distribution solutions for non-bookable content.

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Hotel Speak

JULY 24, 2024

Effective hotel distribution strategies enable hotels to target the right audience, optimise occupancy rates, and enhance revenue management. Hotels have worked with third parties such as airlines, travel agents, online travel agents (OTAs) and the Global Distribution System (GDS) for decades.

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Hotel Speak

MARCH 13, 2024

The ways in which businesses get their products and services to customers continue to rapidly evolve. An effective distribution strategy is critical for any business looking to get its products or services to customers efficiently. What is distribution strategy? Why is a distribution strategy important?

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STAAH

APRIL 16, 2024

In the ever-evolving hospitality industry, staying competitive demands more than just offering great accommodations and service. Choose a provider that offers comprehensive support services, including training resources, technical assistance, and regular updates.

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Little Hotelier

OCTOBER 30, 2024

For example, if your PMS is integrated with a channel manager , the interface will ensure that when a room is booked through an OTA, your PMS updates automatically. It’s like having a smooth communication line between all your systems, keeping things running effortlessly. Streamlined operations. Cost-effectiveness.

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Inn Quest

AUGUST 15, 2023

Understanding the Hotel Channel Management Landscape Managing hotel bookings and distribution across multiple online travel agencies (OTAs) and booking platforms is becoming an increasingly complex and time-consuming task for hoteliers. Support and Training: Look for a provider with excellent customer service and training resources.

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STAAH

OCTOBER 3, 2023

6) Service and Support Is the channel manager backed by a local support crew who don’t just troubleshoot when you have issues, but actively reach out to help you optimise the use of their platform? Channel Managers connect to hundreds of OTAs, allowing you to reach more people through one platform. Greater market reach.

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Cloudbeds

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A hotel distribution strategy involves selecting and managing the different channels through which a hotel sells its rooms to potential guests. A basic strategy might involve listing your property on a few key online travel agencies (OTAs) like Airbnb and Booking.com and leaving it at that.

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STAAH

JUNE 6, 2023

If you are a smart hotelier or any type of accommodation provider, you would not want to miss the chance of converting your website visitors from an OTA (or any other source) and bag the commission-free direct bookings. To make this possible having a robust online booking system is really important to help you reach your revenue goals.

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Little Hotelier

JULY 3, 2024

A computer reservation system (CRS), also called a hotel central reservation system, is a piece of software designed to help hotels and other travel and hospitality businesses track and manage their bookings. When you choose wisely, a modern central reservation system for hotels will be easy to implement and use.

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eZee Absolute

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In the rapidly evolving hospitality industry landscape, staying ahead of the curve requires more than just excellent service—it demands a forward-thinking approach to distribution. By leveraging such tools, hotels can attract more direct bookings, ultimately reducing their reliance on OTAs and increasing profitability.

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Hotelogix

JULY 11, 2024

Tailor your services and packages to cater to diverse guest preferences. Partner with Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), metasearch engines, and global distribution systems (GDS) to increase your hotel's visibility. Ensure your pricing strategy is consistent across all channels to avoid rate parity issues.

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Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The information is then populated into the PMS and distributed to the hotel’s booking channels with the help of channel management software. These channels may include the hotel’s website booking engine, online travel agencies (OTAs), the global distribution system (GDS), wholesalers, and metasearch sites.

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Inn Quest

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Hotel inventory management is the process of efficiently overseeing and optimizing a hotel’s available resources including rooms, services and facilities, to maximize revenue and guest satisfaction. Food and Beverage: Restaurants, bars and room service are vital revenue streams. Firstly, What is Hotel Inventory Management?

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Cloudbeds

JULY 15, 2023

Channel Management is the process of actively managing the distribution of rates and availability onto multiple online distribution sites. And when you receive a new booking from an OTA, it will show up in your Channel Manager (and PMS /CRS), and that room’s availability will be closed automatically across all distribution channels.

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Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

This decreases your overall number of third-party bookings and your reliance on OTAs to drive occupancy. Decrease the high commission bookings from OTAs and increase direct bookings, which come at a lower cost to you. Reduced Dependency on OTAs Create a more balanced distribution strategy.

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Amadeus Hospitality

APRIL 23, 2024

In order to maximize revenue across the business, hoteliers should focus their budget on elevating the guest experience using advanced reservations, distribution, marketing, and data services. It will take an integrated set of solutions to tackle challenges hoteliers have long struggled with due to aging technology. 4.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

This can involve the management of anything related to the hotel industry and requires knowledge of distribution strategy, finance and accounts, customer service, staff management, marketing, catering management, hotel administration and more. It can take time to get everything right and as we can see there’s a lot to be aware of.

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we delve into what a hotel reservation system entails and highlight its pivotal role in modern hotel businesses' success. It frees up your staff's time to focus on providing exceptional guest service and other crucial hotel operations. Here's how you can go about it: 1.

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SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

China’s largest OTA, Trip.com, discovered the most popular destinations so far are Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand. A secure booking and payment process was a top 3 consideration for 55% when making a booking 62% have higher expectations when it comes to the standard of human-delivered accommodation services?

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

This can involve the management of anything related to the hotel industry and requires knowledge of distribution strategy, finance and accounts, customer service, staff management, marketing, catering management, hotel administration and more. It can take time to get everything right and as we can see there’s a lot to be aware of.

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SiteMinder

AUGUST 1, 2024

This might include unique amenities, services, or a distinctive atmosphere. Assess their pricing, services, marketing strategies, and customer reviews. This might include travellers’ age, income, travel purpose (leisure, business, family), interests, and preferences for specific amenities or services.

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Cloudbeds

APRIL 2, 2024

The main function of a CRS is to act as a hub for all distribution activities, including making available rooms visible across distribution channels, allowing travelers and travel agents to make reservations, and collecting booking data. Top representation companies with expertise in the GDS include: HotelREZ.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Customer service is the main purpose of these roles, so the department must be designed in a way that allows for easy and comfortable customer interaction. As the main guest service department in a hotel, front office functions include: Answering phones. Service area (for waiters to collect dishes to take to guests).

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SiteMinder

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The term ‘hotel’ can refer to a specific type of accommodation – a large building filled with small, serviced rooms that are used for short-term stays – or it can be more broadly applied to refer to almost all types of accommodation, from bed and breakfasts, unserviced apartments, glamping and more. Will it focus on a particular cuisine?

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SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Finally, with millennials being so connected to the Internet, WiFi is an increasingly important service for hotels to offer, so they can keep in touch and communicate back home. Additionally, 47% plan to book with an OTA and 24% direct with their accommodation.

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SiteMinder

MARCH 16, 2023

Without a hotel reservation system, it’s hard to know how many guests are travelling, what their interests are, what amenities they prefer, how old they are, where they’re coming from, why they’re visiting your destination, and so forth. More revenue: A pooled inventory model to put more of your rooms online and reduce overbookings.

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Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

The Hotel’s Own Website (and Booking Engine) Online Travel Agencies (OTAs): Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb, etc. Global Distribution System (GDS): A GDS system can be defined as a worldwide reservation system that acts as a platform to connect travel bookers or suppliers and hotels.

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