Reservations

As hotels compete for revenue, the speed and availability of their websites is critical. Consumers expect a website to load in two seconds or less, but the average hotel homepage takes an eternity at 6.4 seconds. HT shares insight into balancing functionality with speed to capture more bookings.

evolution now offers the buuteeq DMS as a key component of its evolution hotel reservation platform.

evolution launches new service to combat results of research

Several major associations involved in hospitality distribution and technology have joined forces to implement a program of unique global identifiers for hotels.

Hilton Worldwide, the global hospitality company, has signed a long-term full content and technology services agreement with Travelport, business services provider to the global travel industry.

Pegasus will operate Open Hospitality as a division, and Pegasus will now offer its own website design, online marketing and booking solutions, search engine optimization (SEO), mobile website development, and social media services.

Linking directly to a hotel's existing booking engine, the new application highlights rooms, photos, and maps.

Fuzionlink is being used by Grecotel & Classical hotels to manage rates, availability and inventory across unlimited third-party sites through one easy-to-use web application.