Revenue Hub

MARCH 4, 2024

Fortunately, there are a few strategies that hoteliers can use to checkmate OTAs and encourage more hotel direct bookings. These strategies will help you boost direct bookings, reduce reliance on OTAs, and increase your hotel’s profitability. But, what can you do to increase your direct bookings and reduce your OTA dependency?

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SiteMinder

APRIL 16, 2024

New data from SiteMinder, the name behind the only software platform that unlocks the full revenue potential of hotels, reveals a 70% rise in the average booking lead time for hotels in Vietnam, following a sharp rise in international arrivals in 2023. The data was revealed by SiteMinder at the 7th Hospitality Vietnam Conference.

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Revenue Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Last-minute bookings are bookings that arrive days, hours, or minutes before the guests do. While these bookings can be trickier to handle (no one likes doing things last minute), they are worthwhile to pursue. Hint: There are OTAs specifically geared towards late bookings. Here is how to land guests in a hurry.

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SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

What is the online booking process? The online hotel booking process is how guests book and pay for a stay at your hotel. It should include a smooth, secure booking system that shows real-time room availability and pricing, letting guests book a room without the back-and-forth of phone calls or emails.

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Hotelogix

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

  Reservation management: This feature allows you to manage all your reservations from a single dashboard. You can see which rooms are available, which are booked, and which guests are checking in and out. You can also cancel or modify reservations based on guests' requirements here. 

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SiteMinder

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

What is a hotel booking plugin? Direct booking plugins are apps that will further reduce your reliance on OTAs by bringing more features and greater functionality to your existing booking engine. Table of contents Why are booking plugins so powerful? Many hotel booking plugins help with: Easy mobile bookings.

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SiteMinder

MARCH 16, 2023

What is a Hotel Reservation System? A hotel reservation system, or hotel reservation software, is a technology platform that enables hoteliers to accept direct bookings through the hotel’s website and through various distribution channels. Generally, there are 2 major types of hotel booking reservation systems: 1.

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Revenue Hub

OCTOBER 6, 2023

NB: This is an article from Revinate Ever since the introduction of online travel agencies (OTAs) in the ‘90s, hoteliers have struggled to achieve the optimal distribution mix between OTAs and hotel direct bookings. The state of OTAs and direct bookings The pandemic transformed the booking behavior of today’s travelers.

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SiteMinder

MAY 12, 2023

What is hotel accounting? Hotel accounting is the process of recording and maintaining the financial records and performance of your hotel business. Good accounting makes the finances of your hotel easy to understand for management and other stakeholders – so they can make informed decisions. room sales).

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Revenue Hub

MAY 17, 2024

NB: This is an article from eZee Absolute Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date Credit card fraud happens when someone uses another person’s credit card information without their permission to make purchases or reservations. This can occur in a few ways: Card Not Present (CNP) Fraud : This is becoming increasingly common.

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Revenue Hub

APRIL 29, 2024

The channel manager for the hotel instantly adjusts your inventory when a guest makes a reservation through an online booking platform, which is reflected in all associated channels and your PMS. In other words, a channel manager streamlines and increases the efficiency of your hotel’s booking procedure.

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Revenue Hub

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

NB: This is an article from WebRezPro Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up to date The Purpose of Cancellation Policies A cancellation policy protects both you and your customers by: Reducing the number of no-shows and holding guests accountable. Below are a few common policies and the situations in which they best apply.

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It also aids in managing reservation cancellations and modifications, accepting reservations, sending confirmation emails, extending self-service facilities to guests, processing payments, etc.   Accounting Management: It automates the accounting processes of hotels, such as billing and invoicing.

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Revenue Hub

JUNE 13, 2023

In the hospitality world, where competition is fierce and the consumer is king, offering attractive direct booking benefits is not just a complementary strategy—it’s a potential game-changer. For these premium establishments, it’s not just the room rates that influence guests’ booking preferences.

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Revenue Hub

JULY 28, 2023

NB: This is an article from Net Affinity Not only this, but it looks like direct bookings for summer 2023 are aligning with 2022 levels, and also are continuing to significantly outperform all other channels’, including Booking and Expedia. Hurrah for independent hotels! Are your rateplans and descriptions clear?

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Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Here is how you go about generating this report – Report Console >> Night Audit Reports >> MTD & YTD Report Rooms on book report – This report helps you with a snapshot of room revenue, room nights and ARR for a specific search date. You can filter the report by reservation status.

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Hospitality Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If you’re working with a PR agency, put together a list of publications you’d like to be featured in and have an account manager pitch to editorial teams with information about your venue as well as an invitation to come in. This can be done yourself or by a professional videographer or content agency.

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STAAH

MARCH 24, 2024

The boutique Malaysian property reports a 30% increase in bookings and a 50% jump in direct bookings since joining the STAAH network. Booking is an easy three-step process for website users, as effortless on mobile as it is on desktop. The implementation of the booking engine had a remarkable impact on our revenue – up 50%.

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Revenue Hub

APRIL 19, 2024

This information includes personal details, preferences, booking history, and communication logs, enabling you to deliver personalized experiences, increase guest satisfaction, and drive loyalty. You’ll be able to capture necessary information from leads to create robust contact and account profiles.

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Revenue Hub

APRIL 19, 2024

In the realm of boosting direct bookings, numerous hotels find themselves constrained by a finite set of strategies. This is why we recommend every property have an aggressive metasearch strategy to ensure their best book-direct rate is showing in as many metasearch opportunities as possible, particularly Google Hotel Ads.

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Also known as Hotel Property Management Software (Hotel PMS) or hotel management system, it enables hoteliers to efficiently manage reservations, housekeeping, guest data, accounting, distribution, etc. Then, they write positive feedback about your property across booking/review sites, improving your brand's reputation. 

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eZee Absolute

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It is a well-known fact that hoteliers nowadays secure a large percentage of their overall bookings through the online ecosystem. And there’s no hiding that Online Travel Agents (OTAs) are a major source for optimizing their online booking flow. It is observed that OTAs control approximately 2/3rd of all online bookings.

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Hotel Business

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In July, less than a year since the acquisition, all of the Radisson Americas brands were migrated onto Choice’s central reservation system , making them bookable on choicehotels.com. Digital bookings for the Country Inn & Suites brand are up 36%.

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SiteMinder

JUNE 29, 2023

What is a hotel booking site? A hotel booking site, also known as an online travel agency (OTA) , is a platform where travellers can book accommodations over the internet. The best hotel booking sites can list a large number of hotels from various regions, providing travellers with a wide array of options to choose from.

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Revenue Hub

MARCH 11, 2024

It is calculated by estimating the total profit generated by a customer for the entire duration of their patronage and takes into account how many repeat bookings they’ve made, gross revenue from the customer, and the length of the relationship (churn rate). Filter by repeat guests and get the lowdown on your most valuable crowd.

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SiteMinder

JUNE 22, 2023

Barcelona, Spain – New data from SiteMinder, the world’s leading open hotel commerce platform, suggests Spain’s hotel sector could be facing a historic summer of bookings. Hotel booking volumes in Spain are currently 17 percent higher than at the beginning of summer 2019, when the country experienced its biggest year of tourism to date.

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Revenue Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Hotel overbooking is a common practice in the hospitality industry, where hotels accept more reservations than the actual number of available rooms. Historical Data Analysis: Hotels should analyze historical booking patterns and guest behavior to determine the probability of cancellations and no-shows.

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STAAH

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Kickstarting on this venture requires meticulous planning and collaboration with key stakeholders, including Opera OXI Account Managers, Oracle Hospitality coordinators, and, if applicable, Oracle Partners/Dealers. Set up authentication credentials, endpoints, and configure ARI endpoint and booking posting methods.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 23, 2023

New data from SiteMinder, the world’s leading open hotel commerce platform, suggests Spain’s hotel sector could be facing a historic summer of bookings. percent this same time last year.

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InnQuest

AUGUST 11, 2022

T his blog covers everything you need to know about roomMaster Anywhere – From securing bookings and streamlining operations to managing a workforce and enhancing the guest experience, there’s a lot that goes behind efficient property management. To book a demonstration of our award-winning hotel management software , click here.

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Revenue Hub

OCTOBER 3, 2023

behind them is how to prove their incrementality beyond the “you’ll get more bookings” promise of their account managers. Booking.com highlights the programs’ benefits with irresistible messages such as “boost your property”, “attract high-value guests”, “drive more bookings” or even “increase occupancy”. Sounds terrific!

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eZee Absolute

MAY 16, 2024

Credit card fraud happens when someone uses another person’s credit card information without their permission to make purchases or reservations. Fraudsters steal credit card details (card number, expiration date, CVV code) and use them online to book rooms or pay for services without even needing a physical card.

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Revenue Hub

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Essentially, it is a formula used to calculate the time between a guest confirming a reservation at your hotel, and their arrival date. Optimising your lead time is all about understanding the specific nuances of your booking window and finding the right balance , also taking into account your cancellation rate and no-show rate.

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Horizon Hospitality

MARCH 19, 2024

Can someone easily book a tee time or restaurant reservation from their mobile device? Feature upcoming events and encourage members to tag your club when posting to their social accounts. With that in mind, is your club’s website catering to those users? Is it visually appealing?

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InnQuest

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The cloud PMS software must be adept at all key functions like getting listed online, making reservations, facilitating guest entry and housekeeping to communicating with guests all-throughout. accounting) so that all the information is seamlessly integrated and easily accessible at all times. To Wrap It Up.

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Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The front desk module will typically include features like a reservation management system. It can connect to the web, so any bookings that are done online rather than over the phone or in person can be updated in real-time. This is helpful, as it will help to reduce the chance of double-booking a room or not filling a room.

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Serviced Apartments

OCTOBER 3, 2023

For the 12 month period ending June 2023, guest room revenue (for seven consecutive nights or longer) accounted for $8.97 The full report – The 50 Largest Markets: ALOS, ESOC and More Report 2019-2013 – extended-stay demand, revenues, length of stay, booking lead time and reservation costs. million and 72.2

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