Showing posts with label OTA vs Direct Hotel Booking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OTA vs Direct Hotel Booking. Show all posts

Monday, 12 December 2016

Use the best of the Hotel and Travel APIs with Multiple XML connectivity.

PROVAB TECHNOSOFT is leading hotel software system development company. We deliver XML based and Non XML based hotel booking engine for global hospitality companies.
Multiple distribution channels emphasized with channel manager usage. Off late Travel management companies have seen different customers with multiple choices. Having a variety of travel offers in hand will bring customers from different locations and of different genre.
hotel booking engine

PROVAB TECHNOSOFT, the leading hotel reservation system development company in India suggests travel agents and OTAs to use the best of the travel APIs (for both GDS and XML)
Below are some of hotel XML suppliers:
• GULLIVER – GTA XML Integration - Hotels, Tours, Transfers
• TOURICO XML Integration – Hotels, Cruises – Worldwide Inventory
• HOTEL BEDS (HOTELBEDS) XML Integration - Worldwide Hotel inventory
• DOTW (Destinations Of The World) XML Integration - Middle East Hotel Inventory
• HOTELSPRO XML Integration - Worldwide Hotel inventory
• KUONI XML Integration - European Hotel Inventory
• MIKI XML Integration - Worldwide Hotel Inventory
• JAC (JACOB) XML Integration - Worldwide Hotel Inventory
• SPECIAL TOURS XML Integration - Europe & Middle East hotel inventory
• TRAVCO XML Integration - USA Hotel Inventory
• TRAVELPORT and Galileo XML Integration - (WORLDSPAN, GALILEO, THOR) – Flights
• BOSCOLO XML Integration - European Hotel Inventory
• JUMBO XML Integration - European Hotel Inventory
• Travel Asia XML Integration - Far East Hotel Inventory
• Hotels Do XML Integration - Spanish Hotel Inventory
• SMILO XML Integration - Spanish, European and Central American Hotel Inventory
• WHL XML Integration - Italian Hotel Inventory
• Transhotel XML Integration - Spanish and European Hotel Inventory
• RESTEL XML Integration - Spanish and European Hotel Inventory
• GOGLOBAL XML Integration - WorldWide Hotel Inventory
• WORLD AVENUES XML Integration - Middle East Hotel inventory
• Hilton XML Integration - Worldwide Hotel inventory
• Paradores XML Integration - Spanish Hotel inventory
• BARCELO XML Integration - South American and Spanish Hotel inventory
• BONOTEL XML Integration - Luxury Hotels and Resorts in North America
• ASTRAL HOLIDAYS XML Integration - BULGARIA Charter flights and Hotels



Below are some of Flight GDS/XML suppliers:
  • Amadeus
  • TravelPort
  • Galileo
  • WorldSpan
  • Sabre
Below are some of Car and transfers XML suppliers:
  • Car Trawler,
  • A2B
  • GTA & Hotelbeds (for transfers)
Below are some of Bus XML suppliers:
  • TicketGoose
  • Redbus
Below are some of Cruise XML suppliers:
  • MSC
  • Princess
  • Carnival
PROVAB also offers multiple XML connectivity at an affordable price, so you can give the product and services to your customers more choices with just a click of a button. The APIs we integrate to your system will make it easy for third parties. When you use Travel APIs with Multiple XML connectivity, you’ll have the following benefits:
  • Reduce operational costs
  • Offer more variety of products
  • Improve customer service
  • Provide comprehensive service
  • Increase profits and sales
  • Monitor your business with statistics in real-time and more ...
One of the main challenges the travel agencies are facing is connection with multiple providers like Travel GDS and in the management of contracts and licenses. The process is usually long and can happen. However, our experience in integrating and devising solutions have helped our customers to integrate several providers in a single platform in a short time.

Wednesday, 31 August 2016

What are the benefits of OTA travel technology solutions over direct booking system?

The key to successful usage of the direct booking strategy increases site’s customization to ensure that visitors have access to direct booking rewards when it means the most. When a website visitor comes directly from an Online Travel Agency (OTA), hotels have the opportunity to give a unique and special experience which makes them place the booking.

Online Travel Agency
There is no doubt that the reservation giants consolidate and display travel information related to pricing. The main problem for hoteliers is that these sites have a primary purpose of booking rooms than to please the travelers. OTA is the ideal choice to book quickly, but many forget the hidden benefits of booking directly with hotels.

If customers choose to search directly on the hotel website and book ahead, they will be looking for a personalized experience. Independent hotels can provide great flexibility regarding the choice of rooms available, re-booking and price negotiations. The hotel's agent knows the system inside and outside to provide the best recommendations for restaurants and local attractions and accommodation for guests. The marketing benefits of direct booking is not a new concept to travelers, but many hotels continue building on their own websites.

The key is to capture the attention of visitors quickly when they visit websites, by marketing the benefits of direct booking on the site, which are best for them. By understanding the interest of the visitors from their first visit to the site, many agents have been able to engage visitors to build the value of booking directly with third parties.
Direct Booking Website
Meanwhile, at least one travel agency prices jumped on OTA, the possibility of using the value to promote and decry OTA’s use of customers. Travel agencies are using data of the customers to provide customized services. OTAs that act as marketing organizations are not sustainable for long term. The brand message will be lost when consumers realize that there is no real advantage to use their products. If metasearch provides a superior products and best prices and operations are intuitive and smooth the sites through the party.

From a customer perspective, by an OTA reservation makes no difference, because they see the same speed in the hotel room, as they do in OTA. However, there are several additional benefits directly to consumers to get the booking, but consumers won't get these advantages, unless the hotel knows about the reservation.

Driving Traffic: OTA vs Direct Hotel Booking

One of the benefits of OTA which is little-known is that it really drives traffic to the hotel reservation website. According to a study by Google, 52% of travelers visit the hotel’s website and view the available room or space before they place the booking. Towards the end, using OTA for the first time or to quickly fill vacant rooms is worth the cost of the commission. However, the purpose is to display the required information to the website visitor and place the booking. It helps in balancing satisfaction and expectation level of the customer. In that case OTA acts fast than a direct booking website.