distribution
A Deep Dive into Hotel Booking Sources
The source of a reservation is known as its booking source, and all booking sources fall into one of two primary categories: direct and indirect sources
8 Best Hotel eCommerce Strategies
Typical eCommerce includes online travel agents and agencies, booking engines, metasearch, and other third-party sites selling hotel rooms
Top 10 Global Hotel Booking Channels for 2023 Revealed
Booking.com, Agoda and Traveloka continue to hold the top three positions, bringing in the highest revenue for partner hotels
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6 Strategies to Keep PACE With Changing Traveler Behavior
Hotel Leaders must be ready for a seismic shift in traveler behavior that affects everything from demand and distribution patterns to length of stay
How to Drive Bookings along the Path to Purchase
The average path to purchase length – from when a traveler starts thinking about taking a trip to when they book – is 71 days (more than two months!)
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Digital Markets Act (DMA), What Does This Mean For Your Hotel?
The Digital Markets Act has the potential to rebalance the relationship with OTAs, thanks to greater control over their online distribution
5 Doors Data Can Open for Hoteliers
With both historical and forward-looking booking data in hand, guesswork is removed, making hotel management easier and less stressful for all
GDS vs. Channel Manager: Which is Right for Your Hotel?
In the realm of hotel distribution and connectivity, two essential tools are often in the spotlight: GDS vs Channel Manager
Tripadvisor Launches New Enhanced Marketing Text
Tripadvisor Enhanced Marketing Text is a new feature that enables advertisers to display custom marketing text on the hotel list and details pages
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Measuring the Performance of Your Direct Channel
Wrong decisions are made when hotels consider “share of direct channel out of the total revenue” as the only KPI to understand how the channel is doing