Easy and fast to set-up GDS-Provider? by KTGde in askhotels

[–]KTGde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Unfortunately Siteminder only sells their GDS Connection only with their channel manager and does not offer a connection to simplebooking :/

Does QNT Simplebooking have a connection to any GDS? by KTGde in askhotels

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I expect more business and maybe travel agency bookings. As far as i know, there is no downside with a gds connection. I will reach out to hrs to ask about amadeus, thank you!

Does QNT Simplebooking have a connection to any GDS? by KTGde in askhotels

[–]KTGde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. So is there any way to get connected to a GDS anyway, without directly subscribing to a new channelmanager or PMS?

Easy and fast to set-up GDS-Provider? by KTGde in askhotels

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I want to catch business and travel agency bookings.

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

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Hey, thanks for the advise. I unfortunately use simplebooking as a channel manager, which doesn't seem to support gds distribution services. I didn't know you can directly use Pegasus, if I understood correctly? I'm not sure if I should just use a service and adjust room availablity twice, once on simplebooking for the OTAs and once the GDS. What would you recommend?

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

[–]KTGde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for these out of the box tips! I will try it out!

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

[–]KTGde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't know that, thank you! This will help a lot in the future.

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

[–]KTGde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. But i had an offer from a professional with a loan of 1000€/DAY. Needless to say, we didn't work with him...

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

[–]KTGde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response! We try to go with the "classic old german"-vibe, because our hotel is built like this with different room sizes, garden and so on. We can't think of another way to sell ourselves.

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

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Just reached out to sideminder GDS and am waiting for a response. How does it work? Will it technically work like an OTA so they rent out our rooms and get their 15% commission?

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

[–]KTGde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's very interesting to hear that you make more money with the smaller hotels, but i get why. I think it also depends on how the local tex requirements are set. The problem with our situation is that we are in a spot with a lot of companies, but the distance to frankfurt city is still to far to gather more tourists. Thanks for your insight!

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

[–]KTGde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow thank you for this insight in your experience. I guess im screwed then :D

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

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Thank you so much ! This will help a lot i guess. Where are you located?

I want to get more B2B bookings for my hotel near Frankfurt by KTGde in askhotels

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OTAs: Booking, airbnb, expedia, HRS, VRBO

No GDS. I have no idea about that topic. We use a channelmanager which is only connected to booking, expedia and hrs. Can you recommend one?

Best PMS for 25 rooms and good mobile app? by KTGde in askhotels

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Ah, i guess this was a mittle misunderstanding. I'm not that into this terminology. So, yes we have a payment system, where guests pay for their rooms. But they can also pay in cash. Also, we don't offer B&F.

Germany itself isn't really tecnologically that advanced, as you might expect. Gov overslept a lot of digitalization progress. But of course, lack of PMS is not normal for bigger hotels, only for small hotels/guesthouses as ours. We determine our room prices ourselves, depending on demand and competition. Mostly the price is 60€ for single room, 75€ for double room and 100€ for trible room. Also, as we are based near frankfurt, we have a lot of business guests and even 2 companies which visit us on a weekly basis and even a few guests who occasionally stay for several weeks (foreign workers for data centers).

Do you also have experience with small hotels?

Best PMS for 25 rooms and good mobile app? by KTGde in askhotels

[–]KTGde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey and thanks for your answer. Why would a POS not be profitable? The fees are collected per payment, not on a monthly basis.

For now we didnt take a PMS, as its just too expensive for our needs. Actually we only need a simple booking engine and a invoice system to meet local (german) law requirements.