DIFFERENT HOTEL BOOKING OPPORTUNITIES

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BRAND PORTALS

BRAND PORTALS

● Brand portals are a simple and efficient way to book a hotel for customers.

For example, customers who like the « Marriott brand » and want to book a hotel in Paris, they can just go to the Marriott portal, then they will have an overview of all Marriott hotels in Paris.

OFFICIAL HOTEL WEBSITE

OFFICIAL HOTEL WEBSITE

When a customer already knows which hotel he want to book, one of the best option to book is to do it through the official website of the hotel.

It gives you a good idea of how the hotel is, providing a lot of photos and describing all the hotel facilities.

ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCIES

ONLINE TRAVEL AGENCIES

● Online travel agencies are very useful for customers :

● You can have a very quick and easy comparison of fares of many hotels.

● It offers flexible dates searches.● It can also offers some special packages that

you will not encounter in the official website or the brad portal.

REVERSE AUCTION SITES

REVERSE AUCTION SITES

It is a good way to find out what is the best value for price concerning all the hotels of an area. It is similar to a comparison website which give you the best hotel category for the lower price.

SOCIAL NETWORK

SOCIAL NETWORK

Social networks as « Tripadvisor » is a very useful tool to have an idea of the hotel you want to book. You will find a lot of guest's feedback about their last stays. Nevertheless, it can be dangerous for hoteliers if they do not consider it properly.

MOBILE BOOKING APPLICATION

MOBILE BOOKING APPLICATION

Mobile booking applications were first used by business travelers a lot, but nowadays more and more people has a smartphone and use it to book hotels as it is simple and very quick.