A booking engine is the tool that lets guests book directly on the hotel's own website. It shows availability, prices and takes the payment with no middleman. It is the key piece for winning direct bookings and saving commissions.
Example A good booking engine turns the hotel website into a sales channel with no OTA commission.
A direct booking is one the guest makes through the hotel's own channels, with no middleman. It saves the OTA...
DistributionAn online travel agency is a channel that sells accommodation and travel online in exchange for a commission....
DistributionA channel manager syncs a hotel's rates and availability across all its sales channels at once. When a room...
DistributionIn the agency model, the guest pays at the hotel and the hotel later settles the commission with the OTA. The...
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