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2023 Buying Guide

The Ultimate Guide to Channel Managers

The Ultimate Guide to Channel Managers
Promoting your property on 7+ more channels can increase your bookings by up to 60%
Millions of travelers book every day using third-party OTAs and other sales channels.
In this guide, we explore these sections:
  • Introduction
  • Key Benefits
  • Trends & Developments
  • Key Features
  • Critical Integrations
  • Pricing & Implementation
  • Questions to Ask Vendors
  • Curated Resources
Stay in Control & Save Time
​​Distribute your room availability and rates to hundreds of sales channels and travel agencies from one central application and repository with a pooled inventory model. Leverage yield management to maximize occupancy rates while avoiding double bookings.
Drive Profitable Revenue
The most efficient way to drive profitability is using a channel manager with central reservation management (or CRS) features, along with a booking engine for direct bookings to help ensure a hotel website is kept at the forefront of the guest acquisition strategy and commissions kept under control. Rate automation and rules can maintain the pricing strategy with little effort in real-time.
Prevent Double Bookings
There’s nothing worse for a guest than to finish an exhausting journey only to find out the hotel they booked is sold out, even though they have a confirmation email in their pocket. Channel manager uptime and connection are critical to prevent overbookings.
Choose the Right Channel Manager for Your Hotel!