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Introducing: LUCID, The Next Generation of Content Manager
Leonardo | October 24, 2024
Leonardo is excited to announce the launch of LUCID Content Manager, the future of hotel content distribution. Our new platform is the next generation of our enterprise media distribution platform. Leonardo has been distributing hotel photos and other media for over 20 years. We have long been at the forefront of distribution innovation, and we’re excited to continue in that role with our new system. With this new platform, we’re expanding the capabilities of our technology beyond media. LUCID Content Manager distributes all static or descriptive hotel content to travel channels. We now have brand-approved textual content like contact in...
Understanding Distribution: OTA Channels
Vizergy | April 5, 2022
With countless channels and platforms to manage, distribution can be tricky. Today, we begin our series on distribution to help demystify some of the process and provide you with information you need to boost bookings and create new business. Building a Hotel Distribution Channel Strategy When it comes to hotel channel distribution, you have several options. To maximize production and revenue, you need to consider the right channel mix that best fits your property’s target market. Understanding different traveler segments who book at your property allows you to diversify your business mix and optimize your distribution strategy. The ...
Fornova Ends 2017 with Rapid Growth, Highlights Three Trends in Hotel Distribution to Watch in 2018
Fornova | December 21, 2017
Direct Bookings Will Move to Target Ownership and "Lifetime Value," as OTAs and Big Hotel Players Continue to Dance and Spar NEW YORK and LONDON, December 21, 2017 – Fornova closed 2017 with year over year revenue growth in excess of 50%, raised a Series B financing to spur accelerated expansion in the year ahead, and was recognized as one the year's most innovative companies by industry authority Lodging magazine in the U.S. Capping the success, CEO Dori Stein anticipates a year of even faster growth in 2018, and pointed to three trends in distribution that all hotels should pay attention to, in the coming year: 1. In a bid to cr...
MSI Solutions and SiteMinder Partner to Automate Distribution for CloudPM Hotel Users
MSI Solutions | June 26, 2017
Dallas, USA – June 26, 2017 – MSI Solutions and SiteMinder have announced a partnership that sees MSI's CloudPM™ property management system integrated with SiteMinder's industry-leading distribution platform. The partnership, which comes as HITEC 2017 begins in Toronto, provides a fully-automated solution for mutual hotel customers to distribute their rooms online. Mark Loyd, President at MSI Solutions, says the partnership provides freedom for the modern hotelier and the opportunity to discover untapped revenue streams. "With the growing complexity of online bookings for hotels, it was important for us to find a partn...
Vagabond Inn Corporation Sees Significant Mobile Revenue Gains with Windsurfer CRS
Vagabond Inn Corporation | June 12, 2017
EL SEGUNDO, CA and HOUSTON, TX June 12, 2017—In December 2016, Vagabond Inn Corporation completed its transition to its new distribution platform, Windsurfer® CRS by SHR, a leading provider of hospitality distribution technology. Vagabond Inn Corporation spent the 9-month transition process working with each individual Vagabond Inn hotel to ensure all locations had a seamless experience. One key driving force in the company's decision to partner with SHR and implement Windsurfer was the platform's mobile responsive booking engine. "We are extremely happy with the look, feel, and most importantly, performance of the mobile book...