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Xavier Amatriain is the former VP of AI and compute enablement at Google.
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Hotels are adopting revenue management techniques to boost outside of room sales as processes are increasingly automated and the technology becomes more accessible.
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SiteMinder sees platform evolution in revenue management
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September 17, 2024
The company is launching its revenue management technology Dynamic Revenue Plus in Australia and New Zealand and plans to offer the technology globally next year.
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International bookings rose in ’23 even as hotel rooms got costlier
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The SiteMinder trends report for 2023 was based on 115 million hotel bookings. Booking.com remained the most popular booking channel.
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Poor security, clunky processes driving online hotel booking abandonment
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September 25, 2023
Most important to consumers when booking accommodation online is an easy and secure booking and payment experience, 53%, followed by video and images of rooms and the property, 50%.
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SiteMinder acquires GuestJoy to expand hotel commerce platform
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A SiteMinder partner since 2017, GuestJoy will be fully integrated into the SiteMinder hotel commerce platform following the completion of the acquisition.
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