As of now, the only commission free booking engine I know of is buuteeq’s, which doesn’t interface and provides a nightmare for inventory management. The only interfaced to PMS, commission free booking engine that I have ever heard of or known is Mirage Hotel Systems, who built their own that they offer with their PMS, which is also my favorite. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it, in a heart beat. It’s astonishing more PMS don’t do this to secure more clientele.
What if independent hotels put a splash page like this on their website? = Book directly with a hotel, and not with Expedia. Here’s why.
OTA’s were a stopgap solution when the non-tech hotel industry was being left behind during the early days of online distribution. Now, distribution has changed, and continues to change in rapid and meaningful ways. OTA’s aren’t as necessary anymore.
Why are Hotels slow to innovate?
This Quora question here finally provided me an outlet to sum up all my tired cliches. The best in this business are constantly innovating, but here’s why the overall industry is a conservative bunch
Onity’s Door Hack scandal isn’t as big a problem as their opaque response & poor PR.
I would hate to think that Onity’s botched public relations in response to this lock hack issue is the real issue that would actually endanger our business relationship. Their obviously panicked, and confused, response could destabilize our long time relationship to the point of ending it. But it’s simply whether they are more interested in their current business and bottom line, or the bottom line that they may or may not have in the future. It’s about relationships, guys – don’t forget it, and you’re not handling your relationships very well. Why is every single aspect of this handled via the press? Why hasn’t there been any direct communication? Fix this with your hotels – YOUR CLIENTS AND PARTNERS – or the impact of this somewhat tiny battle will forever be pointed to as when you started to lose the war.
Amazon just moved into Travel Distribution, & quietly sets up Amazon Local
Here’s something interesting…. and for my money, you might want to start focusing on Google vs Amazon in Travel, as the past fades away. I understand that Amazon Local is angled as a coupon site right