SiteMinder

JANUARY 14, 2025

Sabre is a travel distribution company that utilises the GDS to allow travel agents and corporations to search, book and manage reservations for flights, hotels and car rentals. Sabre allows GDS users real-time access to travel inventory, so they can efficiently search, compare and book travel services for their clients.

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SiteMinder

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Amadeus GDS is one of the hospitality industrys leading global distribution systems. It provides a platform for hotels and travel companies to advertise their offerings to a broad marketplace. With connections to 400+ airlines and 50+ rail, cruise and ferry operators, Amadeus is a gateway to new revenue opportunities.

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STAAH

APRIL 16, 2024

Hoteliers need to employ smart strategies to optimize revenue and profitability. One of the most powerful tools in their arsenal is a robust Revenue Management Solution (RMS). This enables hoteliers to adjust room rates dynamically to maximize revenue based on current market conditions.

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STAAH

AUGUST 6, 2024

Have you ever wondered how travel agents can instantly find the perfect hotel for a last-minute business trip or secure the best rates for a corporate client? The answer lies in the use by over 600,000 Travel Agents of one of the 4 Global Distribution Systems (GDS) – Sabre, Galileo, Amadeus or Worldspan.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 14, 2025

Travelport GDS is a global distribution system vendor that connects travel service providers (hotels, airlines, car hire companies) with travel agents who book these services on behalf of their clients. This allows you to more precisely target specific travel segments, such as luxury, corporate or group travellers.

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STAAH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

For greater visibility by travel agents, targeted, correct, consistent, and easily searchable GDS content and availability are prerequisites. The Global Distribution System (GDS) is one of the many channels to sell your rooms to the world of business travelers. 4) Highlight sustainability measures.

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

SiteMinder’s new Hotel Booking Trends report, a hotel commerce data analysis of more than 36,000 hotels and 450+ connected booking integrations, has revealed travelers booked their trips on average eight days earlier, and canceled 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

JUNE 26, 2024

What is revenue optimization? Revenue optimization in hotels is a comprehensive strategy that accounts for all revenue streams and uses data to enhance the overall revenue performance of the business. Table of contents Why is hotel revenue optimization important? Our smart hotel platform helps you do exactly that.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 16, 2025

Galileo is a travel distribution platform that utilises a global distribution system (GDS) to allow travel agents to book hotels, flights and other travel services. The GDS offers a way for travel professionals to book travel services flights, hotel rooms, car rentals, tours for their clients.

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Global Distribution System Hotels Upsell Travel 52

Skift Blog

MAY 30, 2023

Skift Take: Travelers worldwide want to purchase and manage ground transport tickets digitally, same as they typically can for flights and hotels. The industry is finally starting to respond. Justin Dawes Read the Complete Story On Skift

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Optimized global distribution: Cloudbeds properties gain immediate access to Sabres global distribution network, which includes major OTAs, direct booking engines and travel management companies via Sabres Global Distribution System.

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SiteMinder

AUGUST 11, 2024

It’s hard to imagine revenue management before the advent of hotel software and systems. Thanks to these solutions, today’s revenue manager can produce forecasts, distribute inventory and adjust rates with speed – a stark contrast to the manual and long drawn-out processes that defined the practice in the past.

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SiteMinder

JUNE 11, 2024

We recently spoke to Alexandra Rolton , Strategic Sales & Key Account Manager , about the group’s operations and how it has been utilising SiteMinder’s platform to optimise operations and revenue strategies. “We We provide versatile accommodations which allow us to work with both long and short term guests,” she said.

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Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

It can directly impact revenue, guest satisfaction, and your ability to scale. A channel manager connects your property management system to booking platforms such as OTAs, GDS (Global Distribution Systems), and direct booking engines. Delays can lead to double bookings or lost revenue.

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Amadeus Hospitality

DECEMBER 21, 2023

And today’s travelers have higher expectations than ever for more sustainable, personalized and flexible journeys. Helping Travelers Throughout Their Journeys We evolved as a company, too, as we considered the question, “ How can we make travel better? ” markets has already recovered by 99.1%

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Hotel Speak

MARCH 13, 2024

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about distribution strategies. By the end, you will know what a distribution strategy is and have the knowledge to create an optimized distribution approach to maximize reach, boost revenue, and enhance the customer experience.

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SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The modern, community-oriented, Ariv Apartments in Zug, Cham, offer an option for expats and business travellers looking for flexible stays ranging from one night to three months. Optimised workflows and increased productivity Before using SiteMinder, managing multiple online booking channels was a major challenge for the Ariv team.

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STAAH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The strategic adoption of channel management technology has become essential for hotels to remain visible to modern travelers. Let’s explore the various types of online distribution that every hospitality industry should embrace to maintain their prominence in the eyes of potential guests.

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Cloudbeds

JANUARY 22, 2025

EBITDAR formula explained One way to calculate EBITDAR is first to determine earnings by subtracting all expenses from revenue and then adding back five cost categories. EBITDAR is calculated using details from the income statement, which presents a company’s revenues and operating expenses over a specific period.

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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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STAAH

JUNE 6, 2023

To make this possible having a robust online booking system is really important to help you reach your revenue goals. 2) Boost your Revenue: Direct bookings generated through a hotel booking engine can significantly boost revenue. How STAAH Booking Engine can help you drive more bookings?

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SiteMinder

AUGUST 1, 2024

SiteMinder’s platform empowers you to execute your hotel business plan seamlessly and drive revenue growth. Key goals: State your main objectives, such as increasing occupancy rates, boosting revenue, or expanding your hotel chain. Market trends: Stay abreast of current travel trends and adapt your strategies accordingly.

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Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

When travelers make a hotel reservation, they expect a seamless experience , or they may decide to stay elsewhere. For hotels, meeting this expectation means moving away from manual processes and investing in booking software that allows travelers to book a room when they want on the channel of their choice.

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Revenue Management Hotels Revenue Operations 98

SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Many parts of the world are excited about the prospect of travellers from mainland China returning to their shores but, while your hotel can certainly benefit from the opportunity, there are no simple answers when it comes to planning and preparing for this. It also allowed citizens to travel during the Lunar New Year celebrations.

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STAAH

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Read an in-depth blog on optimal distribution mix This broad distribution capability allows hotels to reach a diverse audience through platforms such as online travel agencies, global distribution systems, metasearch engines, and their own website.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 14, 2025

Apollo is a global distribution system (GDS) vendor which allows travel agents to access and book inventory from hotels, airlines, car hires, and more. When a hotel connects to the GDS via a partner like SiteMinder, it becomes bookable on Apollo by travel agents around the world. What is Apollo?

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Amadeus Hospitality

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As we bid farewell to 2024, were reflecting on a year filled with innovation and leadership in the travel and hospitality industry a year in which we’ve kept our partners and customers ahead of the curve with the latest trends and technologies. This shift toward smarter, more impactful distribution strategies is driven by technology.

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SiteMinder

MARCH 13, 2024

A hotel booking app is an application or website that travellers use to book a stay at a hotel. Often travellers will use apps via their mobile devices to research, book, and pay for hotel accommodation. Travellers can spend up to 12 weeks researching their trip and may visit up to 38 websites before they complete a purchase.

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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.

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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. Does Worldspan GDS still exist?

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Cloudbeds

OCTOBER 17, 2024

When planning a trip, travelers browse dozens of properties across multiple websites before landing on their final pick. While you want them to choose your hotel (and ideally book through your website), you should also aim to maximize the performance of your booking channels to generate more revenue at lower acquisition costs.

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eZee Absolute

OCTOBER 24, 2024

But before we get into the techie part, let’s understand what exactly hotel distribution is. Simply put, hotel distribution refers to the process by which hotels make their rooms, rates, and inventory available to potential guests. By nailing distribution, hotels can build loyalty, drive repeat business, and stay ahead in the game.

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Little Hotelier

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Revenue management integration For properties working with global distribution systems (GDS), a property management system and GDS integration can help maximise exposure. Choose a PMS that integrates with revenue management software and set it to update rates in real-time.

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