Why BookingCenter is a Multi-Billion Dollar Connection for You 
The BookingCenter Network is a conduit of business for you. No other technology partner gives you such exposure to so many consumers and so many travel professionals. The best way to increase your ability to get bookings is to increase your connections with systems that deliver bookings to you.
More connections means more bookings for you.
The more visibility you get for your business, the easier it’s going to be for you to make bookings.- The BookingCenter Global Booking Network gives your property real-time visibility on more than 10,000 travel websites, including GDS systems such as Sabre, WorldSpan, Amadeus, and Galileo/TravelPort – used by over 650,000 travel agents worldwide.
- The BookingCenter Global Booking Network also includes the Pegasus system, which provides distribution to TravelWeb, Expedia, Hotwire, Orbitz and other online reservation systems.
- The BookingCenter Global Booking Network also includes other consumer networks such as YellowPages.com, Verizon SuperPages, and TourWorld.
For more details, take a look at a sample list of partner distribution sites.
Get more connections and enjoy more control.
With the BookingCenter Global Booking Network, you not only get more connections to the customers you want to reach, you have complete control over what they see. You can allocate some rooms to distribution partners and reserve others for your walk-ins, your website or your partner agents. Allocate rooms to suit your needs, your goals, and whatever seasonal variables you want to leverage. You can strategically price your rooms with real-time yielded rates at any level you like. Learn more about BookingCenter's powerful allocation and pricing features for users of the Global Booking Network.
Gain control over negotiated rates.
The travel industry is full of corporations and travel agencies who only book at properties that provide direct, negotiated rates. To make it easy for you to accommodate this reality, BookingCenter makes it easy for you to provide these negotiated rates through your website as well as through our Local Distribution Systems and via the GDS and Pegasus systems.
Net Rate/Merchant Model programs.
The travel industry has seen the rise of large travel websites such as Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz. These systems are an excellent source of reservations for you, especially in competitive markets. BookingCenter can manage your Net Rate/Merchant Model inventory and rates seamlessly - right through any of our Management Tools. These programs account for as much as 35% monthly occupancy for some of our customers. By using these programs in tandem with direct marketing, you can build long-lasting customer relationships easily.
Learn more about how BookingCenter can help you automate your relationship-marketing power with the Net Rate/Merchant Model companies.
BookingCenter makes it easier to sell packages.
The BookingCenter Global Booking Network makes it easier for you to sell packages (containing combinations of rooms and items), both on your website and through GDS systems. Packages today comprise an increasing percentage of all online transactions, and usually provide a higher margin of profit to you, and create a better experience for your guests. You may have seen how Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz market packages on their websites – now you can use those same techniques to market your lodging. Ask us how to take advantage of Packages now.
Take advantage of Consortia programs.
According to HEDNA a consortia is a "rate negotiated between a hotel company and a travel agency group. Viewing of these rates in the GDS by a travel agent or other GDS user is restricted and the rate may be booked only after entry of either the Agent or Client authorization code." Originally started for mom and pop travel agencies, Consortias have become a major player in the travel industry. Consortia is a conglomerate of travel agencies that have joined together into an organization, and by doing this, can increase marketing to their customers by offering competitive rates at BookingCenter-connected hotels worldwide. This program is offered for enrollment once per year, and returns excellent results for many of our properties. Learn more here.
Increase visibility through Webervations.
Webervations is used by many North American lodging associations to display availability, and any user of a BookingCenter product can maintain seamless availability into - and from - the Webervations system. For details, click here.
For more information about any topic listed above or the BookingCenter Global Booking Network in general, contact us or review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, here.
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