With the increase in internet users in recent times, people using the
internet for online shopping and making online bookings has gone up
tremendously. To keep up with the trend, making a mark online and being
visible to the crowd 24*7 has become crucial for all businesses.
Due to heavy work schedules, everyone is on a look out for a vacation
whenever possible. Due to time crunch issues, online booking for travel
has taken over manual bookings, increasing the value of online booking
of hotels and OTAs immensely.
A recent study had stated that the number of people making travel
bookings and accommodations online is close to 148 million. A large
portion of the booking comes from OTAs, with direct bookings taking a
backseat. 65% of tourists make same day reservations at hotels through a
mobile device. 50% of corporate tourists prefer booking through an OTA
rather than making direct bookings.
To keep up with this trend, use of an appropriate software will help
make your work less hectic and manage your internet bookings in a hassle
free manner. Hotels looking to increase their revenue and profit should
make use of Internet Booking Engine and Channel Manager
to manage their hotel room bookings efficiently. This cloud based
software will take care of updating room rates, inventory and other room
related details for you. Manage all your available channels at once
using Channel Manager and make updating room information simple.
Creating a user friendly website will also help to get bookings from
your website directly. Making the website mobile compatible is an added
feature since the use of smart phones has increased recently. Placing a
plug-in on your website will get customers to book directly from your
website and your payment gateway can be used for receiving payments
immediately.
We at Bookon4D provide software and services to help manage your business better.
Talk to us at 0800 002 9298 or email us at info@bookon4d.com to find out more!!
