SiteMinder

JUNE 29, 2023

What is an OTA channel manager? An OTA channel manager is a tool used to manage online travel agents (OTAs) in a single platform. The OTA channel manager syncs your hotel prices and availability across your property management system (PMS) and all connected OTA channels such as Booking.com, Expedia, and Airbnb.

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STAAH

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Channel Manager Managing multiple distribution channels, from Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to direct bookings, can be complex without the right tools. A channel manager automates this process, syncing room rates and availability across all platforms, reducing the risk of overbookings or pricing discrepancies.

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Operations OTA Overbooking Revenue 85

STAAH

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Drip Feed feature allows you to strategically control inventory across OTAs to maximise revenue and booking conversions. The primary advantage of Drip Feed is you do not sell an overwhelming majority of rooms at a single price point or to a single OTA. Sending zero inventory to channels when fully booked avoids overbooking.

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STAAH

MARCH 17, 2024

The Indian hotel no longer struggles with the aftermath of manual inventory and rate management, including overbookings and loss of staff efficiency. This activity was time-consuming for the team and opened the door to issues such as unintentional overbooking or lost revenue due to delayed rate updates.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In the digital age managing hotels has a new set of challenges, especially the need to stay alert with room availability & price adjustment while managing online travel agents (OTA). Things get harder when everything needs to be done manually, and the chance of overbooking is high. Establishing room rates is no longer a problem.

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Resorts Overbooking OTA Management 105

STAAH

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Channel Manager Managing multiple distribution channels, from Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to direct bookings, can be complex without the right tools. A channel manager automates this process, syncing room rates and availability across all platforms, reducing the risk of overbookings or pricing discrepancies.

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STAAH

JANUARY 22, 2024

Connectivity challenges Prior to STAAH managing connections with multiple OTAs, ensuring correct inventory allotment and rates was challenging. In addition to this keying in bookings from OTAs into the PMS was cumbersome and prone to errors. Direct bookings are on the rise with the deployment of STAAH’s SwiftBook.

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STAAH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This reduces the risk of overbookings and guarantees accurate information for potential guests. As other OTAs, you can take inspiration from these enhancements to improve your own services and offerings. Empower your hotel partners and elevate your marketplace by exploring similar integrations!

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STAAH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Coordinating availability across multiple channels was a cumbersome task, often leading to overbooking or missed opportunities. Thanks to the channel manager’s real-time and automatic inventory management, issues related to price differences between each online travel agents (OTA) were quickly resolved.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 21, 2024

The ultimate challenge for us was to maximise our occupancy rate each month and reduce our overbookings as much as possible.” “Moreover, managing OTA inventory and data insights with quality and completeness to further develop the analysis of our target customers was important but also difficult.”

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Resorts Overbooking OTA Occupancy 52

SiteMinder

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As the largest hotel in Dalat with many room types, Terracotta Resort was in a situation where inventory management on more than 10 OTA channels became increasingly difficult,” said Mr. Triết, “The inability to update rooms and rates immediately is a potential obstacle to revenue flow and a constant obstacle for employees.

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STAAH

JUNE 11, 2023

Prior to joining the STAAH network, the hotel staff spent endless hours updating availability and rates on OTAs. The manual nature of updates limited the OTA partners they could work with as the risk of overbooking and other errors was very high, especially as they frequently have connectivity issues.

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Overbooking OTA Revenue Hotels 91

Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Maximize Direct Bookings to Reduce Dependence on OTAs When guests book through Online Travel Agents (OTAs) like Booking.com or Expedia, hotels often have to pay hefty commission fees, sometimes up to 20%. While OTAs help bring in new customers, relying too heavily on them can hurt your bottom line. front-page listing).

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STAAH

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The need to solve a juggling act Featuring multiple room types and being connected to a number of OTAs as well as their own booking engine meant that staff at River Beach Resort & Residences spent a considerable time updating availability and rates across every channel.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Agoda, being one of the leading online travel agencies (OTAs), provides a vast and valuable audience. In the cases of the best hotel channel managers , this availability is then synced across all other OTAs as well, such as Booking.com – a channel manager is OTA agnostic.

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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. This will save you from the hassle of manual updates and reduce the risk of overbookings or missed payments. Streamlined operations.

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Hotel Speak

AUGUST 13, 2024

A popular and cost-effective way to optimise this visibility is to leverage the Billboard Effect – where hotels can advertise for free on third-party websites, like Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and metasearch platforms.

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Little Hotelier

MAY 12, 2024

When we first started the business, we didn’t know which channels to sell through and what to do if overbooking occurs when selling through multiple channels at the same time,” said Licha. It helps us manage our rooms to prevent overbooking. As a new business, it was vital to attract customers and create business turnover.

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Hotelogix

APRIL 18, 2024

A common trend with novice hotels and hoteliers is to sign up with as many OTAs - Online Travel Agents (like booking.com , Expedia, etc) as possible. This is a fine strategy to start at, however, the problem is managing the hotel on all these OTAs. We used it to automate this rigmarole of updating inventories on OTAs.

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STAAH

JUNE 18, 2024

The more intuitive and easier your booking process is, the easier it will be for hotels to compete with online travel agents (OTAs) for direct bookings. Booking process Display accurate, up-to-date information on room availability and pricing to avoid overbooking and ensure transparency.

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SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Errors and overbookings prompted the search for a better tech solution Despite the breathtaking guest-facing experience, the situation for The Beautique Hotels on the backend was not so pretty. This caused data errors and overbookings. These issues negatively impacted our relationships with both partners and guests,” mentioned João. “It

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Little Hotelier

JULY 25, 2023

Since using Little Hotelier , bookings are going directly into their PMS via the property’s website and coming in from OTAs via the channel manager feature. It’s such a relief to know we’re not accidentally overbooking our property. The two owners are planning to connect to additional OTAs in order to reach more markets.

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SiteMinder

MAY 21, 2023

With a two-way connection between the hotel and online travel agents (OTAs), the PMS automatically updates reservations made through any online booking channel. This eliminates manual updates, increases bookings and revenue, and eliminates concerns about overbooking or missing bookings.

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Inn Quest

AUGUST 15, 2023

Hotels face a daunting challenge as travelers seek convenience and competitive prices: how to efficiently manage their room inventory across multiple online distribution channels while maintaining real-time updates and avoiding overbooking. This is where a hotel channel manager comes into play. What Is A Hotel Channel Manager?

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Hotel Speak

JULY 24, 2024

Hotels have worked with third parties such as airlines, travel agents, online travel agents (OTAs) and the Global Distribution System (GDS) for decades. While the OTA owns the customer in the first instance, hotels can put in place systems to win over the customer and earn more revenue from each guest’s stay.

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Little Hotelier

JULY 31, 2024

Iluh Eka Fibriani, E-commerce & Sales Manager at Kupu Kupu Barong, felt she needed support from SiteMinder, especially because her property is connected to quite a number of local and international online travel agents (OTAs). Overbooking is also very rare, almost non-existent now,” she said.

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OTA Overbooking B2B Dining 52

SiteMinder

JULY 2, 2024

Iluh Eka Fibriani, E-commerce & Sales Manager at Kupu Kupu Barong, felt she needed support from SiteMinder, especially because her property is connected to quite a number of local and international online travel agents (OTAs). Overbooking is also very rare, almost non-existent now,” she said.

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OTA Overbooking B2B Dining 52

Little Hotelier

JULY 20, 2023

Channel automation and integration to manage different bookings Since the beginning of its activity, SoloQui B&B has focused on the online presence, thus being available on several OTAs. With the booking engine, we guarantee guests all the simplicity offered by OTAs with lower accommodation costs.

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Inn Quest

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By implementing an inventory tracking system, hotels can minimize underbooking, reduce overbooking risks, set competitive prices and provide a seamless guest experience, ultimately leading to increased revenue and improved operational efficiency. This prevents overbooking and rate disparities, enhancing the guest experience.

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Management Overbooking Revenue Hotels 87

Hotelogix

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These channels include Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) like Booking.com, direct bookings through the hotel’s website, and Global Distribution Systems (GDS).   Without it, hotel staff would have to update each room's availability manually which could lead to errors such as overbookings.

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Little Hotelier

APRIL 28, 2023

Overbooking was a common occurrence. There was always the risk of overbooking. We have a 100% occupancy rate, and we’re fully booked every week, so we used to try and not put all of the motel rooms online, just in case of overbooking. We still had overbookings all the time,” said the motel owner-operators.

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Hotelogix

AUGUST 31, 2024

GDS helps hotels increase visibility and occupancy: By connecting to a global distribution system, hotels can increase their visibility as their rooms and rates are showcased to thousands of travel agents and OTAs worldwide. Read Also: Tips to increase bookings for hotels from OTAs 2.

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Hotelogix

AUGUST 27, 2024

This means using a mix of online and offline channels, like Online Travel Agents (OTAs), meta-search engines, direct bookings, reviews, Global Distribution Systems (GDS), and more. Here are some key points: Reach More Guests: Channels like OTAs and booking sites help hotels attract a bigger audience.

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eZee Absolute

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A hotel channel manager is a software that allows hotels like yours to manage their online inventory and rates across multiple booking channels, such as online travel agencies (OTAs), global distribution systems (GDSs), and your website as well. Connectivity with OTAs Not all online travel agencies (OTAs) are created equal.

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Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

It also prevents overbooking and keeps everything in sync, allowing guests to tailor their stay preferences and enhance their experience. A secure, seamless connection ensures that this data is shared in real time, preventing overbooking and cancellations. Reduced Dependency on OTAs Create a more balanced distribution strategy.

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Little Hotelier

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I constantly had to be present to manage bookings from OTAs, Airbnb and direct channels,” she explained. “But despite my best efforts, I struggled with double bookings, overbooking and lost reservations,” she recounts. I no longer have problems with overbookings and my business runs smoothly even while I’m out.

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SiteMinder

JUNE 24, 2024

Learn more Booking.com fees for hosts and hotel owners Like many OTAs, Booking.com charges some fees to hosts and hotel owners, and some to guests. Overbooking. In the first three scenarios, you also won’t have to pay commission to Booking.com (though you may need to in the case of overbooking). Invalid credit card.

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