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Sabre teams up with BYHOURS to distribute hotel microstays and support the recovery of ... - 1 views

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  • Under the agreement, hundreds of thousands of travel agents using Sabre's global distribution system (GDS) will have access to BYHOURS' content, significantly increasing the distribution reach and potential revenue opportunities for BYHOURS and hoteliers across the world, while providing travel agents access to the relevant content that their customers demand.
  • This distribution agreement comes at a key moment for the global travel industry, as COVID-19 has generated an increased need for microstays whether for business, local leisure staycations or stopover travel.
  • In today's challenging times, synergies for constant improvement and the ability to offer optimal solutions are indispensable.
  • mcont036 on 27 May 21
     
    Sabre Corporation has teamed up with BYHOURS, the leading international platform for hotel microstays, in order to provide Sabre's agency community the ability to sell rooms by the hour through BYHOURS' Sabre Red App. Travel agents using Sabre's GDS will now have access to BYHOURS' content in order to meet the new demand for microstays from buyers who want more options with regards to their stays. This agreement comes as the hospitality and hotel needs have shifted due to COVID-19 conditions that include needing to work and meet remotely and has increased interest in leisure staycations and stopover travel. Customers have the ability to select check-in time, length of stay and pay the time they use the rooms. BYHOURS is headquartered in Barcelona and has a second office in Mexico City which serves as the hub for Latin America and the U.S. The agreement with Sabre reinforces their objective to open up the North American market.
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Online booking history: CRSs, GDSs, and online bookings | AltexSoft - 1 views

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  • For 2019 online booking experienced several minor enhancements, generally connected with overall technical progress. Online payment systems became much more secure, providing fast processing, or even transactions with cryptocurrencies. A common mobile application now allows a leisure customer to plan a week-long trip in minutes, book flights, hotel rooms, and rent cars in just a few taps
    • zeyupu
      zeyupu on 27 Jan 20
       
      GDS is developing.
  • It’s still hard for small online travel agencies and other travel distribution businesses to enter the market because such giants as Expedia and Booking Holdings own most of the market.
  • Airlines are stuck with a limited number of distribution capabilities as three major players on the market (Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport) dominate the distribution landscape.
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  • In this article, we will look at the history of flight booking: from the beginning of the first semi-automatic systems to modern e-ticketing and online booking. We chose events that depict the gradual change of reservation systems, giving a solid understanding of how airline distribution developed. By looking at this history timeline, you’ll be able to understand, at least partially, how the modern flight reservation market formed.
  • shanegmark on 26 Jan 21
     
    This is an article that goes through the history of bookings from the early 1900s through to today. It walks through the players in the industry, the changes in technology and the factors impacting the changes. It discusses the rise of the Computer Reservation Systems and subsequently GDSs, ultimately bringing readers to todays OTAs.
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Corporate travel distribution is broken - now some blame the GDSs | PhocusWire - 0 views

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  • , NDC and retailing in the corporate space is the simplification of the traveler’s experience.
  • the traveler buys their fare here, their bag there. Why can’t that all be wrapped up in one bundle and sold at the point of sale for the corporate traveler
  • “It eliminates expense report nightmares
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  • The distribution model is broken, and airlines are signing GDS contracts pretty much wit
  • h a gun to their head.
  • customers simply want access to content
  • Our role is to use our size and influence to talk to GDSs, get them to the table, to airlines about how do we move forward.
  • The distribution model is broken, and airlines are signing GDS contracts pretty much with a gun to their head, and I don’t think that’s a healthy or sustainable way
  • But the longer we cling to this old model that’s been around forever and doesn’t work
  • The consensus among panelists was that the GDSs have been slow to advance the technology needed to help airlines achieve their distribution goals with NDC.
  • They’ve been very slow to advance their technology. When NDC becomes a commercial issue, that’s not what [NDC] is
  • GDSs are realizing, you better catch up or you’re going to be in trouble.”
  • has been slow to meet the needs of the end traveler, and it’s up to those in the industry to scrutinize whatever is blocking that path.
  • the GDS doesn’t acknowledge products, it’s hard to build.
  • The customer is suffering. There are products created for their benefit they cannot see and cannot buy
  • It’s not just about shopping, not just about selection
  • “We have to do it in a way where the whole process can be effectively managed for the traveler/buyer. Different suppliers are going at different paces. What we don’t want is an inconsistent experience for the end custom
  • With airlines having different capabilities and services and moving at different speeds, and the GDS having to do individual implementation for each, it becomes more complicated.
  • You did shit across the last decade. The GDS playbook for the past 10 years was, ‘What if we sit here and do nothing and see if it goes away?’ Now airlines have some success, and now your hand is forced. You had ample time to do it
  • khadija2050 on 21 Sep 20
     
    the article highlights the expectations of the airlines and travel management companies from the GDS system and showcase what kind modifications can be made to better the service.
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ECommerce in Hospitality and Tourism Industry - 1 views

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  • New technologies are providing different channels for marketing and management that improve the capabilities of society. And computers are providing faster and more reliable processing with lower cost continually.
  • In Hospitality and Tourism industry, hardware, software, information management, and telecommunications systems have allowed for the processing and information flow amongst organizations. The way in which tourism organizations take advantage of IT tools may determine their future success in the marketplace [4]. We consider the importance of the trend of Information Technology by implementing an effective IT system for advertising, distribution, encouragement and co-ordination of the industry. It is important that Hotel Industry take the lead of the emerging technologies to improve management abilities and develop business plans focusing on the most efficient income of delivering value added products to clients.
  • B2C transactions involve business-to-customer interactions.
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  • B2B transactions involve business-to-business.
  • B2E transactions involve a business and its employees.
  • C2C transactions involve two or more consumers (customer-to-customer).
  • The industry can make profits to many countries and pull foreign currencies into the country.
  • The travel distribution system is currently facing many changes as online agencies such as Priceline, Travelocity, Expedia, etc. have introduced a way to access travel suppliers directly via the worldwide web. In general, Global distribution Systems have not shown much of an effort toward targeting on-line customers. As an alternative, Customer Relation Systems have remained trustworthy to their travel agency distributors.
  • The Internet is not the full solution to success in the Hospitality and Tourism industry. However, the Internet is the “overall business answer” across industries
  • The success of the Hospitality and Tourism industry will depend upon the abilities to identify and answer quickly to current and potential customer needs
  • Starwood Hotel Group was standing ahead of other Hotels to offer a online “virtual tours” of its properties. This feature provides a site visit to potential guests without having to travel to each property. And now, many well-known hotels are also providing this promotion feature for stand top of the roles to attract potential customers.
  • Google presented the vision of Internet marketing is likely to grow by 2015. Some of them are worth to be informed and aware about.
  • 50% of ad campaigns will include video ads bought on a cost-per-view basis 50% of ads will be bought using this real-time bidding technology to tailor experiences for different viewers Smartphones / mobile phone will be the number one screen for digital brands to engage users There will be at least 5 metrics that advertisers will regard as more important than the “click” 75% of web ads will be “social” in nature such as facebook. Therefore, Ads will be shared, discussed, subscribed to and recommended Multimedia formats enable great creativity and interaction – these will grow from 6% of display ad impressions to 50%, especially for brand building campaigns Digital display advertising is going to grow to a $50 billion industry This forecast shows that competition to attract potential customers via worldwide web will be more and more drastic.
  • World Tourism Organization (WTO) estimates that over 1.5 billion tourists would take international journeys in the year 2020.
  • Airlines have a stronger straight link to customers as they compete directly against travel agents [23]. Furthermore, they could have stronger control over the customers due in part to the e-ticketing. In this respect, online technology has replaced the travel agency by adding value via fare shoppers, promotions, and personalized recommendations
  • Another e-Commerce model such as Auction style-pricing models are becoming customer preference, where the customer are able to control the price of the products and services to be consumed.
  • Customers are almost guaranteed that they will obtain the best price by negotiating via an online agent such as Priceline. But a shortcoming to all of this is that the customer will not understand all of the normal benefits of air tickets as they are sacrificed via online auction purchases. For example, in many cases the travel ticket does not permit any changes or accrual of or without significant penalty charges.
  • Online companies have more of a chance at success in Hong Kong due to the dense population, strong education systems, high credit card and cell phone usage. This leaves room for the future development of the next Priceline or Travelocity in Asia which could pose a major threat to hospitality & tourism organizations. Based on the high volume cell phone usage in Hong Kong, Mobile commerce should be a new trend on next stage. [29]
  • As low cost computer real-time data, fast speed internet access, voice and video communications become a reality, travel agencies may no longer be needed. On the other hand, the Internet challenge can also mean chance. Hotel owners and operators who understand and master e-commerce or m-commerce challenges will be able to jump ahead of online threats from large players such as Priceline. Otherwise, many will find themselves out of business.
  • Information Technology tools have allowed travel intermediaries to expand their role in the industry by presenting opportunities to venture into other markets on a geographical level.
  • Not only should hoteliers focus on the business traveler, but they should also consider whether there are other types of potential target customers as we may find that both young and older generations were sitting in the Internet shops utilizing online services during their vacation as well.
  • Organizations have to invest in the expertise and equipment (Hardware, Software) for building a strong IT base at first.
  • Internet security has been a major issue surrounding the Internet community.
  • Governments are currently addressing Internet based global commerce by considering rules of conduct, guiding principles, laws and taxation. [*30]
  • Today, hotels are distributing their product via more and more channels. How they keep control of availability and price, maintain a consistent level of customer service, in addition to keep their distribution partners up to date at the same time has becomes a complicated and expensive process.
  • The core transactions of our business involve intimate face-to-face interactions, which have certain limitations in regard to the use of e-commerce in the hospitality industry compared with other enterprises
  • It is important to take a look at how Internet technology will affect the future of the tourism industry. Most IT tools are being utilized
  • The hospitality & tourism internet future suggests a universal system where property management systems will eliminate the need for expensive on-site computer hardware/software.
  • Future success for hospitality & tourism companies depends upon their abilities to identify a target market and the strategic opportunities available for survival and growth.
  • It is crucial for hospitality & tourism organizations to stay on top of the roles of the major online players that are posing a serious threat to the industry such as Travelocity, Priceline, Expedia, Yahoo, etc. Their role in the future of hospitality & tourism marketing is crucial to the survival of Hoteliers.
  • jackyreis on 15 Jun 20
     
    This article highlights the different aspects that e-commerce brings to society. It highlights the many ways that e-commerce has affected the Hospitality Industry and the things that can be done about it, and it also highlights the economical and political impact that e-commerce might have on the future of our society (especially the hospitality industry).
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Developing an Email Marketing Strategy in Hospitality By Max Starkov, Adjunct Professor... - 0 views

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  • This year over 20% of all revenues in hospitality will be generated from the Internet (15% in 2003). Another 20% of hotel bookings will be influenced by the Internet, but done offline (call center, walk-ins). In 2004, for the first time Internet hotel bookings will surpass GDS hotel bookings. Two years from now the Internet will contribute over 27% of all hotel bookings (PhoCusWright). 53% of all Internet bookings in hospitality will be direct to consumer (i.e. via hotel-owned websites).
  • Email Marketing - a Powerful Direct-to-Consumer Distribution Tool
  • In the context of explosive growth in Internet distribution and marketing in hospitality, email marketing is a powerful direct-to-consumer distribution and marketing tool. It allows hoteliers to engage customers in strong, personalized and mutually beneficial interactive relationships, increases conversions, and sells more efficiently. Email marketing is an important aspect of today’s multi-channel marketing model that requires hoteliers to communicate a single brand image across all channels.
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  • So the fight is to build your organic database, construct effective email campaign messages, win the right to be recognized and accepted into the email box, and convert the reader into a customer now and into the future.
  • The analytics to measure the success of an email campaign should include: open or view rates, click through rates, the number of pages viewed, the duration of the site visit, the number of contact forms submitted, the number of phone calls received, revenues and roomnights from special rate code bookings or packages purchased, and the long term sustainability of the campaign. Do people print out the email and present it by mail or at the front desk when making a reservation? Have you received inquires referencing the special rate announcement?
  • Email Marketing is here to stay. It is an important aspect of the hotelier’s Direct Online Distribution and eMarketing Strategy. Email and eMarketing in general can be used both as a direct response vehicle (short-term, results-oriented) and as a branding tool (long-term and strategic goals). Email marketing allows hoteliers to engage the customer in a strong, personalized and mutually beneficial interactive relationship at a fraction of the cost of traditional marketing. And most importantly, email marketing allows the hotelier to “own the customer” in this new online Distribution and marketing environment.
  • kuhang on 14 Nov 20
     
    This article makes a detailed analysis of E-mail marketing strategies in the hospitality industry. Through a large number of data and case analysis, the author resolves the current development environment of E-mail marketing. In addition, the author puts forward his own views and summarizes a set of standard E-mail summaries from several important aspects of E-mail marketing activities.
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Large Hotel Group connects custom built PMS to the world via RDX - 0 views

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  • Regal Hotels Group, which offers thousands of rooms in Hong Kong, has gained powerful and seamless two-way connectivity with hundreds of online travel agents (OTAs) around the world directly from its custom-built Miro PMS after deploying Room Distribution Exchange (RDX) - SiteMinder’s new, direct connectivity platform.
  • “RDX allows hotel groups such as Regal to build one connection from their custom built PMS or CRS to RDX and gain complete two-way access to the world’s leading booking sites. The move automates and streamlines online distribution for Regal Hotels and will save Regal staff hundreds of hours in manual reservations processing, with the group receiving thousands of bookings every day.”
  • RDX is the only real time hotel room exchange platform, eliminating the gap between hotel reservation systems and booking channels.
  • Kelly Baptist on 25 Sep 12
     
    This article announces that the Regal Hotels Group, a Hong Kong based company, now has seamless connnectivity with hundreds of online travel agents from its custom-built Miro PMS and RDX, Room Distribution Exchange. According to the article, RDX allows hotel groups to build a custom PMS and connect it the world's leading booking sites through RDX. The process saves staff hundreds of hours in manual reservations processing and allows hotels to receive thousands of bookings every day. Room Distribution Exchange is a technology powered by SiteMinder. What I didn't know was that RDX is the only real time hotel room exhange platform. It appears to be very beneficial and efficient because it allows busineses to connect directly to their partners. The system also reduces the amount of time hotel staff have to spend manually making reservations, and allows customers all around the world to book reservations. In a time where consumers are becoming more demanding and internet savvy, having an effective PMS is imperative.
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Airline distribution - 0 views

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  • THE INTERNET HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR IN MAKING LIFE DIFFICULT FOR TODAY'S AIRLINE LEADERS. Information technology has always created headaches for management, but the appearance of the internet added a whole new dimension of transparency – of prices and seat availability. This engaged the consumer more directly and opened up new opportunities for intermediary dealing
  • These, the so-called online travel agents (OTAs), were not in reality agents paid by the airline. They merely were able to insert themselves in the selling chain because they provided the public with an attractive proposition. And, instead of selling tickets directly, they referred a would-be traveller on – either to the airline directly or to a global distribution system (GDS), which then paid the OTA for the referra
  • American found this distasteful, firstly because the heavy accent on prices alone led to commoditisation of the airline’s product; and secondly because the GDS – to add insult to injury – was paying the OTA out of the fee the GDS then charged American for the referral. The concentration on pricing, argued American, meant that qualitative and other valuable items were overlooked. If instead the customers had gone to American’s website directly, they would have been able to see the full range of upsell opportunities, therefore preventing American from maximising its ancillary revenues.
  • Tomas Moreira on 10 Jun 13
     
    This article talks about the challenges of internet referral webpages that is hurting American Airlines and other big airlines.  This is an example of how this travel business is loosing profit by paying referral fees.
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Agents fear new GDS flight standard will lead to customer poaching - 0 views

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  • fearful that a new industry standard
  • will expose commercially sensitive information
  • New Distribution Capability Standards
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  • at least one pilot scheme for the NDC would be up and running later this year
  • NDC is a common standard to enable airlines to provide more detailed information about their flights and ancillary products on global distributions systems and to allow customers to search for flights using a range of criteria, not just price
  • enable third parties to compare fares from all carriers
  • airlines to sell all their ancillary products
  • rovide more information about their customers
  • "pro-competition and pro-consumer"
  • customers
  • more choice
  • lower fares
  • airlines to tailor offers to passengers
  • NDC is not a system but a standard, which will allow airlines to sell via GDS in the same way that they sell on their websites.
  • concerned
  • agents
  • uncomfortable with the idea of a centrally controlled system with information available to all users
  • rival
  • to compete
  • American Society of Travel Agents was opposed to NDC due to a lack of information
  • "Data is the new oil." she said. "You are rich with the data you have.
  • "Agents should not give data away for nothing."
  • representatives from Sabre, Travelport and Amadeus who attended the conference all said they had reservations
  • about NDC and none of them believed it was necessary to develop a common standard.
  • 'understanding the distribution model of the future', it had left him confused."I've got more questions than answers
  • Danelkis Serra on 09 Jun 13
     
    I must admit, I stand along with Alasdair Chalmers MD of DP&L Travel; I am left confused and have more questions than answers. I do not understand the goal and/or reason of the NDS standard.  The article states that it is not a system, but a standard for airlines to provide more detailed information about flights and products on the GDSs.  Benefitting customers with more search options, choices and lower fares.   It raises the controversy of agents being concerned with data availability and feeling uncomfortable with a centrally controlled information....  I think I am missing a big piece because I do not exactly understand what the concern is. I'll need to think about this and reassess....   please share your comments and clarity!   
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Airlines vs. the World | An Analysis of Future GDS & OTA Trends | By Douglas Quinby - 1 views

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  • yiran DING on 31 Jan 13
     
    This article analysis the future of the GDS for airlines from both the airline company's perspective and the marketing perspective. The conflicts between airlines and GDS and the agencies is a recycling battle. It has been back and forth with the airlines withdraw from the system and ended up renewing contracts. The most recent war initiated by American airline pulled its inventory from Orbitz in December, 2010, in order to force GDS Travelport to drop the distribution cost. The two parties need each other and it is time for them to reach common ground and have mutual benefits.Delta has done something for that by adopting three second-tire OTAs. http://www.tnooz.com/2010/12/22/news/delta-cites-apple-experience-exits-cheapoair-bookit-com-onetravel/ But those are the short-term issues. In the long term is that " airlines' long-term strategy to advance distribution from fare- and schedule-led selling to merchandising. " The article also give a marketing perspective. It shows the intention of American Airline to build a system that link directly to the airline that don`t have to obey the searching rules of the agency. It also listed nine unanswered questions and wild cards, which indicates the risk of this strategic shift.
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Hotelinkers - Hotels Centralised Distribution System on Cloud - 0 views

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shared by Xuan Huang on 16 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • It lets you work with third party booking channels & mediums in real-time for your room sales.
  • Get rid of these complexities
  • Enjoy dynamic room allotments, which will automatically top-up your rooms to sell on distribution channels, as long as you have rooms to sell at your Hotel.
  • Xuan Huang on 16 Feb 13
     
    As we have discussed WebRezPro Property Management System early in this week, which considered as the TOP one hotel PMS technology, the Hoteliker counts the second place. Centralize, manage & distribute operations of your property with the worlds easiest Hotel Management System on Cloud. Multi-lingual, multi-property & multi-currency system with anytime-anywhere access. Like WebRezPro, Hotelogix has several similar advantages. It allows you to manage all your hotel operations from a central PMS, no matter where you are; It saves money a lot and simple to use. What is more important, it shows status and progress in real-time
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HFTP developing hospitality accounting system users guide | Hotel Management - 0 views

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  • To create a global resource for the hospitality finance industry, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals has begun development on a global hospitality accounting system users guide.
  • Our plan is to document how the industry is actually performing the process, as opposed to mandating a process."
  • Long Jin on 19 Oct 12
     
    HFTP is short for Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals. It is working with members of several organizations, including EHL, HFTP's Research institute at the University of Houston, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hospitality Professionals Association. From the article, HFTP has start developing a global hospitality accounting system users guide. The global guide will provide the industry with a comprehensive glossary of inventory terminology, charts of accounts and will benchmark common allocation for specific regions of the world. The project is planned as a three-step process. 1. Final year bachelor students at Ecole Hoteliere De Lausanne (EHL) in Switzerland working on their Student Business Project are gathering data, surveying hotel operations and assembling terms of reference. 2. Once the data is assembled, it will be distributed to regional teams of industry professionals that are chaired by industry consultants. These teams will develop sample charts of accounts and common allocations for their specific areas. 3. The team chairs will finalize the project by authoring a discussion on similarities or differences of allocations. The initial guide will be published in English, with plans to distribute globally in multiple languages.
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Three top trends in Hospitality Marketing and Distribution to Consider When Planning fo... - 0 views

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  • Dhaval Khakhar on 25 Mar 12
     
    This article from sabre hospitality talks about the top 3 trends for 2012 to enhance the hotel's marketing and distribution. with constant changes in the industry to lead the pack, the advent of new distribution channels have created more options to personalize strategies which suit the requirements of the respective properties. the number one trend is mobile for computing and communication reasons as it is more personal and user-customized. the second one is social media which has initiated conversations and established relationships with customers through different social media channels. And the third one is channel management, by managing channels, it can help the company to use third party relationships to to drive business for the company, by offering rate parity across channels, which will help the property to be optimized to convert and be the place where there will be more customers making reservations through these channels.
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Heritage Hotels & Resorts Realizes 23% Increase in GDS Revenue Year-to-date with Pegasu... - 1 views

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  • global distribution
    • Michael Anthony
      Michael Anthony on 07 Sep 12
       
      I have no idea, why a hotel wouldn't want to focus on global distrubution in the first place. The only reason I can think of would be they don't have enough $
  • Matt Turner on 07 Sep 12
     
    Heritage hotels and resorts, regarded for their culturally distinct hotels, made a strategic decision to leave its representation service, switch to RezView NG from Legacy CRS, and begin to use Pegasus connect for global distribution. The brand's use of the global distribution systems has yielded a 23% increase in year-to-date revenue. Heritage hotels and resorts initially left its representation service in order to renew its focus on offering its unique and independent hotels, which are tailored to the property's unique local culture. Heritage was forced to make a decision regarding how to maintain global visibility. Kathleen Cullen, who is the vice president of revenue strategies for Heritage hotels and resorts, talks about how flexibility was one of the biggest factors considered when researching the new platform. She also talks about customer service being an important factor, and how as a young company they needed to go with a business partner that would help Heritage grow their business. Pegasus' RezView NG was the first major redesign to the CRS in more than 20 years. It won several awards, and was implemented by more than 8000 properties. Cullen states that RezView NG allowed Heritage hotels to redesign their revenue management strategy, affording them the flexibility to allow their hotels to structure themselves in the best possible ways for their unique destinations. Also, Heritage chose Pegasus distribution through Pegasus connect, allowing Heritage properties to their rates, availability, and overall hotel experience to online travel agencies, corporate travel departments, and tour operators. Overall, since the implementation of these new technologies, Heritage has seen a 23% growth in revenue generated through the GDS, which further increases solid gains realized last year.
  • Michael Anthony on 07 Sep 12
     
    Now with Peagsus CRS system any budget constraint property has the opportunity to market globally. Attracting a foregin market would certainly give the hotel an edge over it's local competition especially in a state like New Mexico.
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GDS Overview | Hospitality Distribution Experts - 0 views

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  • The Global Distribution Systems (GDS) have long been the main tool for travel agents bookings in the world.
  • The GDS systems are a huge network of thousands of computers set up originally by companies like Sabre, WorldSpan. Amadeus, Galileo and Pegasus. They provided Computer-based Reservations services (CRS) to all travel agents long before the Internet.
  • To avoid delays and errors, many large hotels with  their technology providers now integrate the GDS information with their own reservations and property management solutions.
  • Qianlin Wang on 11 Sep 12
     
    Nowadays global distribution systems interconnect almost everything within the hospitality industry, from hotels to car rental companies and travel agencies. There are four major GDS available: Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre and WorldSpan. Some of the advantages provided by GDS are their availability (99,9% of the time), their response times (up to a fraction of a second), their multiple booking capability, as well as their top of the line architecture. On any given day, a GDS will be capable of accessing over 50000 hotels and approximately 1000 airlines. Through GDS systems, people are able to book various hotel rooms, tours, airline seats, cruises and even limousines.
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Brands grind to push online presence in China - 0 views

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shared by Long Jin on 14 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • More than 500 million Internet users reside in China, according to the China Internet Network Information Center, and hoteliers around the world believe the opportunities for online distribution are abundant as that number continues to grow.
  • Online distribution in China is quite complex and different from the rest of the world.
  • Government restrictions on social media are an added hurdle for hoteliers operating in the nation,
  • Long Jin on 14 Sep 12
     
    The article introduced about the opportunities and challenges if the hotels want to expand their ecommerce in China. As the China Internet Network Information Center said, more than 500 million Internet users reside in China while it is still growing, hotels around the world believe that it is a big opportunities to develop their online distribution in China. However, although this is a big opportunities, there are also many challenges which can influence the effect. As the author said, the challenges are government restriction, language and translation and lack of adequate technology. As many hoteliers said, in china, it is very hard to develop its ecommerce. The key issue is the language, only the companies can find professional staff to translate the system into Chinese, the ecommerce can be used. Also, as Chinese credit limits are very low, most of the overseas travel transactions are completed offline in cash.However, hoteliers are trying to find solutions to beat challenges like hiring local marketing agencies or developing in-house marketing teams. Also working with local partners has been more used in the industry.
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Hospitality eBusiness Strategies, Inc. (HeBS) | Hospitality-Industry.com - 0 views

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shared by Linfan Cai on 14 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Linfan Cai on 14 Sep 12
     
    This is a full-service hotel internet marketing firm. The workers in this firm are responsible for hoteliers to take full advantage of the direct online channel. Customers could connect the hotel's main distribution channel by HeBS' websites. They could provide crucial advice, recommendations and solution for the hotel or travel company. The hotel Internet marketing experts could increase Internet presence and online business while capturing new valuable online markets by using all kinds of methodology and tools. The Internet-based business models and techonologies are achieved. The marketers could be the guests' speakers and presenters. Guests could preferably gain more distributions and informations about hotel events, conferences or tourism events. The hotel internet marketing firm is able to build the better joint.
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Amadeus building a "Google Hotel Finder" for travel agents - 1 views

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shared by Fesal Alanazi on 21 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • multi-source" hotel distribution initiative
  • giving agents easy access to hotels from different sources from a single screen
  • similar to Google Hotel Finder allows agents to click on a hotel listing and view its multiple offers from different sources.
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  • the strong trend to self-booking tools in corporations increases demand for the new graphical user interfaces not only from corporations but also their travel agents
  • Just a day after the announcement of its new distribution alliance with Amadeus, HRS send a note to all hotel partners announcing a commission increase from 13% to 15% effective March 1, 2012.
  • Fesal Alanazi on 21 Jan 12
     
    This article is talking about a distribution system called Amadeus. It gives agents easy access to a hotel listing and view its multiple offers from different source, which is similar to Google hotel finder. however, a day after the announcement of this system, HRS announcing to all hotel partners a commission increase from 13% to 15%
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Mövenpick merchandises online with VFM Leonardo's VBrochure - 0 views

www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles.aspx/2562/Mövenpick-merchandises-online-with-VFM-Leonardos-VBrochure network hotel
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  • Yi Pan on 29 Jan 12
     
    Highlight of the article: Toronto, Canada & Glattbrugg, Switzerland -- January 21, 2010 -- VFM Leonardo, leader in online visual content distribution for hotels, today announced that Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an upscale hotel management company represented through over 90 hotels in operation or under construction in 26 countries, is using the Premium edition of VFM Leonardo's VBrochure Online Merchandising System to better merchandise its properties online with photos and rich media on thousands of electronic channels and websites in the VNetwork™. My description: VFM online merchandising system has been used more and more widely in hotel digital asset management and online visual content distribution network.It is a source helping potential customers to find the visual information of a certain hotel and increase booking of this hotel.The article mentioned a successful example of using VFM in Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an upscale hotel management company.VFM makes it possible that make advertisements for this hotel in 26 countries of four core markets, Europe , Asian, Mid West ,and Africa.Nowadays, VFM Leonardo is a technology leader in online visual content management and distribution for the hotel industry and there are 90,000 hotels worldwide currently in distribution across the VNetwork.
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Metro Hotels Sees Results After Switch to Sabre Hospitality Solutions - 1 views

eon.businesswire.com/...Sabre-Hospitality-Solutions hospitality solutions GDS CRS
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  • a more than 70 percent increase in bookings
  • connect seamlessly to all channels including distributing rooms and rates through all four major Global Distribution Systems (GDSs), as well as hundreds of online travel agents
  • Metro Hotel’s turnaround time for rate loading from over a week to just one day
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  • functionality and efficiencies of the system
  • huge improvements across the board since our switch to Sabre
  • functionality also allows for a higher volume of information and images that Metro Hotels can load for each property
  • over the past two years have increased bookings into the region across the SynXis platform by 50 percent.
  • provides technology to the global hospitality industry
  • Akshay Ramanathan on 04 Jun 12
     
    This article is about an Australian Hotel company, Metro Hotel, that recently adopted Sabre Hospitality Solutions Central Reservation System which has caused an almost 70% increase in bookings. Using Sabre's technology has done a number of major things such as enable their rooms and rates to be easily distributed through all four major GDSs and as well as many online travel agents. Additionally the time Metro Hotel takes to reload rates has decreased from a week to one day. The more advanced and improved Sabre system also allows for a greater volume of information and images to be displayed for each property, targeting a wider audience. Overall the article is a testament to how technology in the hospitality industry like CRS and GDS can greatly impact the business.
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SiteMinder Named One of Australia's 50 Fastest Growing Technology Companies for Second ... - 0 views

www.hospitalitynet.org/...4058721.html PMS CRS integration RDX connectivity online booking channels reservation
shared by Alyssa Westmeyer on 18 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Room Distribution Exchange (RDX) platform that directly connects hotel reservation systems and online booking channels over the web
  • eliminated the gap between hotel reservation systems and booking channels, making the online booking process faster, more efficient and more lucrative for hotels than ever before.
  • "The RDX platform has helped bridge the widening gap in connectivity and turned distribution into a commodity item that can be accessed by hotels of all sizes around the world," Mr Ford said. "RDX allows PMS and Central Reservation Systems (CRS) vendors to operate and fully support their own branded distribution platform, providing full, two-way, seamless connectivity to hundreds of channels including OTAs (online travel agents), wholesalers, Global distribution System (GDS) networks and social media channels.
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  • the inherent complexity of connecting and maintaining hundreds of channels is elimated for both technology providers and hotels globally
  • Alyssa Westmeyer on 18 Sep 13
     
    One of the greatest challenges a hotel faces is ensuring that all of its booking channels are updated on a real-time basis. With this tool, a Revenue Manager can quickly manage all inventory from a single place. With instant 2-way integration, On the property side, changes can be made easily and efficiently and applied to all sites. The reservations will also be dropped directly into the PMS or CRS so there is no more manual input necessary. On the consumer side, every booking will reduce inventory across all sites so that there is no chance of overbooking. This is a very valuable tool.
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