distribution

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 […]

  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 […]

  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 […]

  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 […]

  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 […]

  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, […]

  Are hotel wholesalers headed for extinction like the dodo bird? Certainly not yet. What is the future of hotel wholesalers? There are a lot of prophecies out there, but […]

  You might call it the Booking.com-ization of Expedia. Expedia’s recent launch of its hotel Accelerator program, which enables properties to bid to move higher in search results on Expedia hotel […]

  NB: This is an article by Patrick Bosworth, CEO and co-founder of Duetto Just weeks after I wondered whether the OTAs lost some ground to hotel groups in the industry’s […]

  Amadeus has officially launched its Selling Platform Connect in the UK, which it claims is the world’s first fully online GDS booking and fulfilment platform. The company claims it has […]