Channel Management

From Our Partners / Distribution

4 tips to help hoteliers create an effective distribution strategy

By Diane Merlino | February 28, 2019

Hoteliers who want to gain and hold a competitive edge in today’s fragmented marketplace need to implement a diverse distribution strategy that makes it easy for potential customers to find them. Read More

News / Distribution

The false promise of hospitality technology integration

By Gaurav Singh - RateGain | February 19, 2019

The industry should do more to give hoteliers a seamless end-to-end experience for them to distribute their rooms, with a lot less work. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Digitalization can help remove mafia tag from tours and activities

By PhocusWire | February 15, 2019

Removing manual process (such as cash) and historic (perhaps unfair) relationships between supplier and the concierge as intermediary should ultimately benefit the consumer. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Distributed ledger technology can bring rate parity to hotel distribution

By Nadim El Manawy - Arise Travel | February 15, 2019

We ask if distribution technology in use today has been designed with goals that are out of alignment with hotelier’s best interests Read More

Opinion / Technology

Why customer data platforms hold immense potential for travel companies

By Jim Price - MParticle | February 13, 2019

For travel companies, a CDP can add significant agility and resilience to infrastructure and organization, reduce operating costs and provide the necessary controls for proper data governance. Read More

News / Distribution

WEBINAR REPLAY! Going beyond NDC: A Q&A with Sabre and partners

By Kevin May | February 12, 2019

Join Sabre and our industry-leading airline and agency partners as we discuss how we’re implementing NDC solutions in our organizations and collaborating across segments and regions to ensure collective... Read More

News / Distribution

As competition diversifies, Booking.com remains top hotel channel

By Jill Menze | February 6, 2019

When it comes to bringing in booking revenue to hotels, Booking.com remains the channel on top - though new players are entering the space. Read More

Interview / Distribution

Sounding Off: Airbnb should accept that some things are done certain ways

By PhocusWire | February 1, 2019

The dull mechanics behind what is known as process shouldn't be allowed to prohibit a brand such as Airbnb from making a genuine challenge to OTAs. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Why Airbnb must avoid the tech trap OTAs fell into for years

By Craig Stewart - Freetobook | January 29, 2019

Airbnb's much-lauded move into hotel distribution has been a welcome addition to the hotel ecosystem - but it should beware of age-old pitfalls. Read More

News / Distribution

WEBINAR REPLAY! How well are independent hoteliers adapting to the digital age?

By Kevin May | January 25, 2019

Phocuswright and trivago present key findings from the Independent Lodging Study 2018. In 2018 independent hotels are performing better in the online environment — but challenges remain. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Airline distribution in 2030, part 2: Four scenarios for the future

By Mario Gavira | January 25, 2019

Who wins - the tech giants, existing intermediaries, airlines, lawmakers or something else? Four possible patterns are analyzed here in part two. Read More

News / Technology

Flyiin secures first funding round of €2.4M for airline booking platform

By Kevin May | January 22, 2019

Former Air Canada boss Montie Brewer is one of a number of airline industry execs who has backed the Germany-based startup in its debut round. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Airline distribution in 2030, part 1: Gravitating towards airlines, intermediaries or tech giants?

By Mario Gavira | January 17, 2019

Airline distribution is an evolving beast - but in the first of this two-part series we outline why developments over the next decade could trigger the most fundamental changes in its history. Read More