Remember… I’m not a blogger, a marketer, or a web guy. I am a hotel ops guy, and I’m just trying to produce content at my leisure, as best I can. So with that out of the way, there’s 2 things I am worried and confused about, and I hate being alone on an island,…
A Perspective on the Priceline purchase of Buuteeq from an Independent, Boutique Hotelier
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.
Where does your hotel lose money – in marketing and distribution?
This is a really big question. I would love to see the industry really delve into this. Â The transition from real world to online has been very fast, and a lot of the “infrastructure” is so much e-duct
RoomKey.com, OTA’s, Online Distribution, Google, and the changing landscape of online travel
And here comes RoomKey… filling an empty space that the OTA’s have bungled. Here’s an article on Room Key, the hotel brand search engine. Upshot (summary via TNOOZ): Choice Hotels International, Hilton