distribution

Your front desk staff is a gold mine for extra revenue. With a little bit of training, they can be trained to convert enquiry calls into bookings. More importantly, being […]

The media has carried out a widespread diffusion of the story that Airbnb is now offering hotels. The size of this giant company and its potential are well worth the […]

  Last year we saw the direct booking journey make the move to metasearch. For travelers, it meant a more seamless booking experience. But what did it mean for hotels? […]

If attaining guests through loyalty programs, personalization and the provision of choice is the hospitality industry’s Holy Grail, then profitability is the infinite abundance it promises. NB: This is an […]

Today, hundreds of thousands of hoteliers around the globe are empowered to take control of their hotel profiles and drive bookings through the use of metasearch marketing tools. And these […]

Online travel agencies (OTAs) offer a great platform for independent, small and mid-sized hotels as well as larger hotel properties to reach a wider market. OTAs, as they are popularly […]

A global distribution system, or GDS, is an advanced network of travel agents who specialise in selling and booking travel products, including hotel rooms and packages. When a hotel operator […]

Amadeus has dropped the word ’distribution’ in its lexicon, in favour of ‘travel channels’, and is building a new Amadeus Travel Platform to tap future growth. It’s not just a […]

For hotels, staying alive — and staying competitive — is no longer a question of whether to adopt technology or not. It’s a question of what technology to adopt, and of […]

  Distribution falls into two camps – third party and direct. Each one has huge benefits, and potential challenges. Keeping a keen eye on both is essential to ensuring healthy […]