Hotel booking opportunities

Various types of hotel booking opportunities

Customers have different possibilities to book an hotel.

- Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) like Expedia, Last minute, venere.com, Booking.com etc…

- Brand Portals

- Hotel’s page on Social Networks

- Mobile Apps

Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) - Travel agent have applied dynamic

packaging - With Internet, now all travel sites

that sell hotels online work together with GDS, suppliers and hotels directly to search for room inventory.

- - specialize on late booking

Brand Portals Easy and fast Book directly through the brand

website

Social Networks

- Easy to see the different offers- get some offers with just a “like”

Mobile Apps

- Last minute deals available for the d-day by noon

- Up to 70% discount - easier, very quick and cheaper

- Brand Portal also available on mobile phones

Why choosing to sell by Online Travel Agencies ? (Ota’s)

- it’s the way to get the best visibility to sell the rooms- Boost their occupancy Rate- Extend their portfolio - OTA’s take commissions to customers around 10 to 25% from the total cost

of the stay

=> Hotel sites: Easier and customers are directly connected with the hotel and can have all information.

Hotel booking: should you use an online agent or go direct on hotel sites?