As many hoteliers, sometimes you might find yourself not reaching the full potential of your hotel. Not being able to increase your regular guest base and expand your audience may cause frustration. Also, having to manually update rates and inventory on all channels requires a lot of effort and gives room for errors. All these are distractions that prevent you from focusing your energy on where it’s actually supposed to be – your guests. Here is where a channel manager can help.
A channel manager is a valuable tool used in the hospitality industry. This software not only allows you to reach more guests efficiently but also automates everyday tasks, which saves you so much time, costs, and minimizes the chance of error.
This software is for hotels to sell rooms on multiple different platforms all at the same time. It also allows you to connect to new channels, streamlining your revenue. When reservations are made, availability dates changed or any updates made to your inventory, all of this information will be updated on all your channels in real-time.
As the world becomes more reliant on technology and everything is slowly becoming more digitized, it is important to keep up. The hospitality industry has also evolved alongside, and a channel manager platform helps hotels succeed. Not only do they help monitor your whole inventory from one dashboard, they also allow you to reduce operational costs and increase revenue. Updating your occupancy, availability, pricing of each room, has never been easier.
Distribution
The different platforms that guests are able to book hotel rooms are called “distribution channels.” These third party channels help you reach more potential guests and greatly increase your property’s online presence. This is essential because being able to be found on different platforms is going to notably increase occupancy and in turn, revenue. A channel manager is able to effectively integrate with all your desired channels. After the…