News & Stories
Barcelona. This year`s HEDNA conference was this time to be held on the Spanish coast. Around 300 participants - amongst which an ever increasing number of regional hotel chains - met last week in Barcelona to exchange information on the newest developments and trends. Two German technology experts attended the conference and report on latest events.
Augsburg. With summer approaching hotels can expect fewer business guests and the "Summer Special" campaigns mounted by almost all large hotel chains begin. Discounts of up to 60% per night are offered, flat price rooms for one or two persons, even excursions and transfers are included. hospitalityInside asked the sales and marketing departments of a number of hotel groups just exactly how successful the special offers were - and was amazed which hotel chains simply did not know the figures.
Southlake/London. Sabre Inc., a direct subsidiary of Sabre Holdings, and lastminute.com plc yesterday announced that they have reached an agreement for Sabre to acquire lastminute.com.
London. Selling room inventory through third party channels can be costly with some agents taking 30 percent from the sale of a room. The latest Distribution Survey by KPMG* describes the switch in the balance of power between intermediaries and hotels.
Augsburg. The bargain hunt for the cheapest hotel room is obviously coming to an end. Tired of being undercut by the middlemen, hotel groups now guarantee guests booking online the "best price". But what have the hotel groups learned from this new initiative? A survey.
Eschborn/Frankfurt. For brand sellers it is not advisable to sell their products at every existing "bazaar". A guest quickly links his experiences during the booking of his hotel stay with the chosen hotel brand. Best Western issues tips for a checklist about online reservation providers.
AOVO NETWORK was founded five years ago and is specialised in direct selling in the leisure and tourism industry. As a B2B partner, Aovo usually acts in the background.
"The net prices we pay Aovo are closely calculated," says Alfred Diem, Sales Director of Maritim Hotels.
Aovo buys alotments at certain hotels and hotel groups for the net rate on behalf of its cooperation partners.