UPDATE 12 June 2014: Initial gossip and rumor from Buuteeq HQ: Customer agreements are between Buuteeq and client. Priceline has zero access or interest in hotel data, or at least won’t be allowed any
Revenue Management tools, Yield Management, Rate Shoppers, Channel Management, Booking Engines, and some hotel tech: PRICEMATCH.FR!
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.
Hotel Website & Travel site best practices? What is cutting edge hotel website design in mid-2011?
Ed Note: Pardon my current technological shortcomings, for the time being. You might have to click on the pic to open the full size photo of the website. Â Currently, I am having trouble having them display