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Bed Banks: Comparing Accommodation, Travel Ancillaries, Connectivity of Hotelbeds, Travco, Bonotel, HotelsPro, and WebBeds

AltexSoft Travel

The online booking business is as good as the inventory it has, so finding the best rooms for the best price is the most important task. One of the ways to get a diverse inventory portfolio is to partner with a bed bank. What is a bed bank? Bed banks aggregate inventory from suppliers and resell it to other businesses.

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Immersive Meetings at The Smithsonian

Smart Meetings

This month, the museum will launch the new immersive experience, “ Afrofuturism ” (a term coined by scholar Mark Dery) that “reimagines, reinterprets and reclaims the past and present for a more empowering future for African Americans,” according to a statement on the event website. The exhibition is slated to run until March 2024. “To

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Beware the Public Wi-Fi Network: 6 Ways to Practice Cybersecurity While Traveling

Smart Meetings

When waiting around in an airport, the temptation is strong to book last-minute activities, additional hotel stays or different flights, but the security around public networks isn’t strong enough to protect any sensitive information you enter. To mitigate this risk, book online plans at home or with a more secure hotel Wi-Fi network.

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Hotel Booking APIs: Wholesalers, Channel managers, and GDS

AltexSoft Travel

Connectivity with key bed banks that purchase rooms in bulk. About half of all hotel bookings happens indirectly, meaning that travelers book rooms at Booking.com, Expedia, Orbitz, and other online travel agencies (OTAs). So, where do these bookings come from? Book hotel rooms. Hotel booking requests are free!

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Travel Booking Engines: Types, Functionality, and Integrations

AltexSoft Travel

A booking engine is the brains behind distributing travel products online. Trip-related companies employ different types of booking engines to run core processes instead of human personnel. Internet booking engine: its key functionality and main integrations. How a travel booking engine works. Key features.

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Understanding the value of a holistic approach to hotel distribution

Leonardo

Recently our partner SiteMinder released their annual review of the top hotel booking revenue makers of the year. Travelers have seen the value in booking directly and are doing so in higher numbers—but the major OTAS, regional channels, and GDS aren’t going anywhere. . Invest in an impactful website to continue to stand out. .

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Metasearch in Hospitality: an Overview of Hotel Search Engines

AltexSoft Travel

Listing your property in metasearch websites and investing in a marketing campaign can help increase visibility and attract more direct bookings. We’ve already described the main distribution channels : GDSs , OTAs , and bed banks. How metasearch engines work. Metasearch cost models.