distribution
The Future of Hotel Booking
Sabre has released a new travel trend report with advice for hoteliers on how to sell to modern travellers. The Future of Hotel Booking – A Guide to Hotel Retailing, […]
Fear of new strategy stymies revenue managers
Revenue managers in Scandinavia are working to overcome their fear of being first. Speaking during a Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International Europe event Thursday, revenue managers said they understand […]
Amadeus slots a major piece into its merchandising puzzle
Amadeus slotted a key element of its merchandising jigsaw into place last week with the launch of a Customer Experience Management system. The technology is central to the distribution giant’s vision […]
Accor fights OTA with open enrollment for independents
Accor has rebranded itself into AccorHotels while also opening up its booking platform to independent hoteliers. This bold move is taking the fight to online travel agencies by giving independents […]
Implementing direct bookings within the online distribution jungle
The world is on the move. Tourist arrivals and spending on leisure tourism keep growing and experiencing one of the highest growth rates is South-East Asia. Just this year, Thailand […]
Airlines seek more bookings by pulling fares from travel sites
Airlines are increasingly pushing and prodding travelers to book flights through their own websites, where they can sell more services like in-flight entertainment and add-ons like hotel reservations. They also […]
Digital Channels Drive Impressive Booking Growth
In the first quarter (Q1) 2015, digital channels – which include hotel websites (Brand.com) and Online Travel Agents (OTA) and Global Distribution Systems (GDS) – grew in popularity among individual […]
Hotels in China need to dig deeper
Hotel organizations today need to handle a gamut of distribution channels that can pave way for bookings. The route to optimising distribution involves several key aspects such as connectivity (configuring […]
The end of dynamic packaging?
Industry consultant Andy Cooper considers whether recent developments mean the end of the dynamic packaging era I read with interest Steve Endacott’s recent viewthat HM Revenue and Customs may have Flight-Plus […]
Booking.com implements new parity provisions in Germany
Booking.com, an operating business of The Priceline Group has announced it will waive enforcement of its existing wide parity provisions with German accommodations with immediate effect and will amend its […]
