distribution

Heal your Self-Inflicted Wound and Decrease OTA Dependency

NB: This is an article by Max Starkov, President and CEO of HeBS Digital Background: The year of 2016 will be the first in which OTA revenues in the U.S. […]

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10 key learning points from Hoteliers at WIT (Pt 1)

Key industry players geared up to “Reboot” and tackle the big issues like how to surf the wave of technology that pervades the industry (without being caught in the riptide), […]

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Book. Stay. Go. Launches SaaS Marketplace

Book. Stay. Go., a leading mobile hotel solution for business, mobile, and millennial travelers, today announced the launch of the hotel industry’s first SaaS-enabled marketplace, featuring mobile check-in and mobile […]

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Hotels and the dirty battle with OTAs

From point-of-sale shenanigans to wholesaler tactics and the rise of club rates, hotels of all shapes and sizes are fighting back and it’s not over yet. The battle for direct […]

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9 Habits to Get Your Hotel Distribution and Marketing Right

The inaugural WIT Hospitality conference took place in Hong Kong’s state-of-the-art Hotel ICON on March 22, 2016. The day brought forth far more than fresh insight, but it also acted […]

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Can Hotels Give Distribution and Online Marketing the Urgent Attention They Need?

  Managed guest relationships, integrated technology systems, and improved data collection and security are the three most critical needs of hoteliers when it comes to distribution and online marketing. That […]

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Is Expedia’s Accelerator the Way Forward for Hotels ?

  NB: This is an article by Taylor Smariga of NetAffinity Expedia has developed the new Accelerator program, which has begun rolling out over the past quarter of 2015. The […]

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Hotels and OTAs race to revamp loyalty programs

  Loyalty programs had been a somewhat neglected weapon in the marketing arsenals of both hotels and online travel agencies until recent months. Major hotel chains have been adjusting their […]

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Pursue direct but milk distribution partnerships

  No hotel is an island, especially in distribution, and once you accept that fact then the wisest approach to take is to then find the right distribution channel which […]

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The Future of Hotel Distribution and Online Marketing

  NB: These are extracts from a recent whitepaper by Peter O’Connor in conjunction with SiteMinder and Revinate Peter O’Connor, Ph.D. is Professor of Information Systems at ESSEC Business School, […]

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