http://www.kraukoblog.com/travel-technology/hotels-connectivity-a-stake-for-the-whole-travel-industry/
1. How can a hotel sell rooms?
a. Direct channels (walk-in, phone, own website)
b. Third party (hotel chains, OTA, metasearch)
2.
The channel management solutions are tools to update rooms’ prices and availability on several channel.
a. Updaters : The first generation of channel management tools are the updaters. They allow hoteliers to update several distribution channel from a central point. However they only offer a one way connectivity, which means the solution doesn’t handle real time bookings. The reservation are received through fax or email.
e.g Fastbooking, eRevMax
b. “switch” or 2 way connectivity platforms
The information flows in two directions between the hotel PMS and third parties allow the hotelier to update availability and rates without the need to split the inventory between channels and with no risk of overbooking.
AvailPro, Interface Technologies, TouriSoft, SiteMinder
http://www.tnooz.com/article/tues-siteminder-ceo-qa-mike-ford/ (Mariott using Siteminder)
1. How can a hotel sell rooms?
a. Direct channels (walk-in, phone, own website)
b. Third party (hotel chains, OTA, metasearch)
2.
The channel management solutions are tools to update rooms’ prices and availability on several channel.
a. Updaters : The first generation of channel management tools are the updaters. They allow hoteliers to update several distribution channel from a central point. However they only offer a one way connectivity, which means the solution doesn’t handle real time bookings. The reservation are received through fax or email.
e.g Fastbooking, eRevMax
b. “switch” or 2 way connectivity platforms
The information flows in two directions between the hotel PMS and third parties allow the hotelier to update availability and rates without the need to split the inventory between channels and with no risk of overbooking.
AvailPro, Interface Technologies, TouriSoft, SiteMinder
http://www.tnooz.com/article/tues-siteminder-ceo-qa-mike-ford/ (Mariott using Siteminder)
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