distribution

The rising role of Airbnb as a distributor came to the fore at this year’s Hotel Distribution Event in London. An additional route to market was seen as further challenging […]

Global Distribution Systems (GDS) are used by Travel Agents (TAs) and Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) to book hotels, offering real-time availability of rooms, rates, and dates. Even though GDS can […]

Like most hoteliers trying to figure out distribution and booking strategy, you’ve probably weighed the role of your CRS against that of your channel managers and vice versa. Maybe you’ve […]

As hoteliers navigate the different distribution channels available to them, their goal is to guide guests to the one that costs their companies the least. During the “Distribution: A hotelier’s […]

B&B operators need to create an efficient and effective distribution strategy to thrive in a competitive global industry. NB: This is an article from Little Hotelier Distributing inventory and managing […]

As the number of hotel distribution channels, marketing tools and rate types increase—and the cost for each booking varies—so does the need for determining a hotel’s optimal business mix (OBM). […]

A day in the life of somebody dealing with hotel distribution involves fighting lot of fires. “I think distribution teams are becoming more like guardians for rate and inventory parity […]

At every property revenue managers have to make pricing decisions that are crucial in maintaining a healthy bottom line, so it makes sense to use the best available tools for […]

In today’s ultra-competitive hotel market, hoteliers know that fully-functioning distribution channels are key. Yet many of them are still having trouble getting the most out of their channels. The root […]

It’s easy to forget that we didn’t always complete bookings via the internet. Before the advent of online check-in and price comparison sites, airline tickets and hotel reservations usually involved […]