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noreen1

Millennials are driving the comeback of travel agents - Kansas City Business Journal - 0 views

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shared by noreen1 on 29 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • more Americans, including millennials, are opting for a more traditional route: brick-and-mortar travel agencies.
  • In 2014, 18 percent of American travelers used traditional travel agents compared to 12 percent in 2013.
  • millennials are actually using traditional travel agents at a higher rate than a lot of age groups."
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  • "They want to go some place no one else has been, which means they really need a third party to help them work through the details," he said.
  • Millennials are more adventurous travelers — they want to go off the beaten path, but they're also less sophisticated and less experienced travelers.
  • In 2014, 28 percent of millennials used a traditional travel agent, compared to only 13 percent of Baby Boomers (ages 50 to 65) and 15 percent of Generation X (ages 36 to 49).
  • MMGY's research found that those who booked a leisure trip through a travel agent within the last year were more satisfied with their overall trip than those who booked through online third parties, such as Orbitz.
  • noreen1 on 29 Jan 15
     
    In contrast to the notion that the use of a travel agent is outdated, Millennials are actually more likely to use a travel agent than other demographics. This trend seems to go hand in hand with the increase in experiential marketing we see geared towards Millennials, and the fact that they often want more extreme or unique experiences. While in some ways Millennials are a spontaneous generation, they also appreciate a well planned trip that allows them to make the most of their time.
  • annastone on 31 Jan 15
     
    Noreen, I loved the points this article made. One might assume with the millennial generation they would use travel agents less as they would view them as outdated, but it is the opposite. Because the millennial generation are more adventurous and use travel to learn about themselves, they are consulting with agents who have perhaps been to the destination and can fill them in on the really great places to visit. Thank you for sharing!
yimengliu

Are travel agents REALLY booking less often with GDSs and going direct? - 2 views

www.tnooz.com/...vel-agents-booking-GDSs-direct

travel agents booking

shared by yimengliu on 13 Sep 17 - No Cached
  • The report says agents are booking air tickets 15% less than they did in 2006, while they’re booking tickets direct from airline websites 65% more. That result combines with the trend that there are fewer than 10,000 agencies in the US today — down from 32,000 in 1998.
  • That’s one perspective, over a long period. But if you look at the latest data from another source, a different picture emerges. TravelClick, a provider of cloud-based solutions for hotels, found that GDS room nights in Q4 2013 grew by 5.3%, year-over-year, in North America. That was a larger jump than it reported for either OTAs or brand.com sites received from travel agents.
  • GDSs have long given travel agents a cut of the fees, while also often supplying back-office systems. GDSs have wanted to reduce these kickbacks in recent years, as airlines have negotiated hard on segment fees. But they haven’t been able to, as the bargaining hand of agents has been strong.
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  • GDSs have responded by trying to make their tools more user friendly with “graphical user-interfaces”, but uptake has been slow. Despite complaints, some established agencies seem reluctant to learn new systems.
  • yimengliu on 13 Sep 17
     
    There has a report about the travel agents are booking less with GDSs, the customers booking air tickets 15% less than they did in 2006 and they found they are booking tickets from the company the airline website 65% more than before. According to the research, more than 32,000 travel agencies in the US in 1998, but there are less than 10,000 travel agencies in the US today. According to this report, the article trying to find the answer about if travel agents are doing significantly fewer bookings with GDSs. Online travel agencies are very popular led by Priceline.com, Expedia, and Orbitz etc. More and more people would like to book the hotel rooms, airline ticket via the OTA. The benefit of the OTA is the customers can see the price of the different hotels or airline companies on one website rather than several websites. That can help customers save the time and money because they always can show you the lowest price. OTA make the booking easier and clear. We know how popular of the Online travel agent in these years. That's why this article trying to find it out of why the percentage of direct booking more than their booking via GDSs. Travel agents attract a lot of customers that can directly influence the number of booking with GDSs. "ASTA's survey found that American agents use GDSs to book hotel rooms 29% less today than they did in 2006 but agent reservations made on hotel websites have increased 58%". But if we change a perspective, TravelClick found that GDS room grew 5.3% in the 2013 year over year. Therefore, we can found that travel agents use of the GDS for hotel booking growing very fast than direct booking via the company website.
torte003

The Most Important Online Distribution Channels for Hotels - 0 views

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      torte003 on 14 Sep 20
       
      One of the most important online distribution channels is your own hotel website. Its the most cost effective and an effective marketing tool.
  • The Most Important Online Distribution Channels for Hotels
  • your own website and t
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  • most cost-effective marketing tools your business
  • d by 42 percent between 2013 and 2015. It is, therefore, essential that hotel websites are mobile optimised.
  • TAs include Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz.com, Hotels.com and Priceline.com and although this is usually the most costly distribution channel for hotels, there are numerous benefits.
  • This particular distribution channel remains important for hotels and can allow you to foster positive relationships with travel agents, resulting in greater commercial demand for your hotel rooms.
jfuen093

7 Most-Popular Hotel Management Software for Small Hotels - 3 views

blog.capterra.com/ions-for-small-hotels-compared

small hotels hotel management software Tech solution

shared by jfuen093 on 13 Jan 18 - No Cached
  • For hotels, finding the right software fit is especially important, because without a suitable software solution, you’re wasting time and money—big things that take you away from your customers and keep you from providing a stellar guest experience. For smaller hotels, you may think you’re getting more bang for your buck with a solution designed for enterprise hotels, but in reality you might need some tailoring. You may be paying for a bunch of extra features you’ll never use, or perhaps you run tours as well and need a feature for managing that aspect of your business.
  • 11 most popular hotel management software
  • Easy-to-use interface Customizable availability calendar Personalized guest, company, and travel agent profiles that can be exported into marketing campaigns Data encryption on secure servers, and the ability to restrict user privileges
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  • For smaller hotels, you may think you’re getting more bang for your buck with a solution designed for enterprise hotels, but in reality you might need some tailoring. You may be paying for a bunch of extra features you’ll never use, or perhaps you run tours as well and need a feature for managing that aspect of your business.
  • you’re wasting time and money
  • you’re wasting time and money—
  • you’re wasting time and money
  • For smaller hotels, you may think you’re getting more bang for your buck with a solution designed for enterprise hotels, but in reality you might need some tailoring. You may be paying for a bunch of extra features you’ll never use, or perhaps you run tours as well and need a feature for managing that aspect of your business.
  • For smaller hotels, you may think you’re getting more bang for your buck with a solution designed for enterprise hotels, but in reality you might need some tailoring. You may be paying for a bunch of extra features you’ll never use, or perhaps you run t
  • Cloudbeds serves as an all-in-one hotel management system that can also connect your property to hundreds of channels (such as Booking.com and Orbitz) with real-time, two-way integration
  • Rate management to maximize revenue through seasonal rates Mobile application to receive reports on smartphone/tablet Event management Self-service check-in kiosk
  • amberarias on 13 Jan 18
     
    Capterra is a webiste that offers the proper research for businesses to look for a software that works best for them. The article discusses the most popular software solutions that works best for small hotels. The list of the software's discussed already included what reviewers loved, their advice for improvement, and cost. This is a great article for small hotels to look at because it is an easier way for them to select a software that suits them best.
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  • sliu043 on 16 Jan 18
     
    For any hotel, it's important to find the right operating software. Especially for small hotels, choosing a well-designed software is able to save more money and time. In this article, the author has introduced 11 most popular hotel management software specially for small hotels, including Cloudbeds, eZee Frontdesk, Frontdesk Anywhere, Hotelogix PMS, Maestro PMS, MSI CloudPM, OPERA Property Management System(PMS), RDPWin, Rezlynx PMS, roomMaster, SkyTouch Hotel OS.
  • berkley7 on 13 Jun 18
     
    The following article reviews the 11 most popular PMS systems that are used within the lodging industry. The importance of choosing the right system for your property is vital and should be taken seriously when comparing the different features offered, etc. I found the article to be very helpful in the fact that it goes into detail analyzing the different systems and highlighting what each have to offer. Depending on the size of your property, facilities, and even location are just a few factors that truly depict which system is best for you. Comparing cloud based systems to dashboards is also something to consider and can drastically change the overall functions of your property based from the system that is used.
  • zxu009 on 23 Apr 19
     
    This article is about the new software technology ad uts benefits in the hospitality industry
  • natyangel on 10 Oct 19
     
    This article discusses the 7 different PMS systems that would benefit each hotel style in the hospitality industry. It's important for hotels to find the right PMS system so they do not waste time and money. Cloudbeds serves as an all-in-one PMS system, it connects your property to hundreds of channels with two-way integration. It allows guests to make direct reservations through their desktop or mobile device. eZee Frontdesk serves to help with rate management to maximize revenue, mobile access to reports, event management, and self-service check-in. This PMS system is mainly used at boutique hotels, hostels/lodges, resorts, and small hotels in 140 countries. Frontdesk Anywhere serves to create personalized guest, company, and travel agent profiles that can be exported for marketing campaigns, data encryption on secure servers, and the ability to restrict user privileges. Hotelogix PMS serves as a multi-device booking engine for third-party integrations with OTAs. This system is mainly used by small to midsize hotels and is used by more than 10,000 properties worldwide. Maestro PMS serves its purpose by helping small properties. Maestro is designed for the cloud, and brings 20 different modules under one umbrella, including reservations, front desk, sales, space and club management, and dining POS. Maestro aims to simplify things, enabling hotel managers to run everything from one dashboard. MSI CloudPM serves to keep costs down by bypassing the purchase of additional hardware. It provides an Automatic backup and optional on-site backup. Lastly, OPERA PMS system serves to help big corporations, as well as independent hotels with profile management, housekeeping management, accommodation management, and much more. These PMS systems all are beneficial to understand them to learn what PMS system fits best for your business instead of going into the hospitality industry blind.
  • leonfai on 26 Jul 20
     
    These are the most popular software that are used by small hotels specifically
  • jfuen093 on 25 Aug 20
     
    Smaller hotels run with tighter profit margins. This article discusses the 7 top softwares that are available to a small hotel that have many features i.e. front desk, bookings, food and beverage - all in one software application.
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