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This article is adapted from The 2019 Smart Decision Guide to Hotel Property Management Systems, which is now available for complimentary download.

Every hotel has a different distribution channel mix, as they all have unique business needs and defined goals and objectives. In order to generate more quality leads and increase revenue and ROI, each hotel needs to optimize its distribution channel mix, which they can effectively do with a hotel booking channel manager.

Two out of three hotel websites inadvertently leak guests' booking details and personal data to third-party sites, including advertisers and analytics companies, according to research released by Symantec Corp on Wednesday.

Everyone’s talking about hotel technology and the hotels of tomorrow. We hear about smart rooms, the Internet of Things (IoT), ambient intelligence, voice search and assistance, personalization, and artificial intelligence (AI). They may seem futuristic, but many of them are already realities. Take the AI-powered hotel smartconcierge, for example.

Every hotelier, it seems, is on a never-ending quest to improve business operations, the guest experience, and financial performance. Technology can help. According to The 2019 Smart Decision Guide to Hotel Property Management Systems (now available for complimentary download), the following are a few key areas where top-performing hoteliers are focusing their efforts.

For many years, the hospitality and tourism industry has been in need of better cybersecurity services. REBEL Travel Corporation has recently partnered with cybersecurity firm Clarium Managed Services to streamline the cybersecurity assessment, validation, and customized reporting process for this industry.

The true test (and victory) for any software, in this day and age of rapid tech advancements, is when the users come forward to share their success stories with the world. And the sense of elation is even stronger when the system helps them attain their key business goals.

Next Generation Marketing Software Makes it Easy for Hotels to Target Digital Tactics

The world is mainly dominated by a hotel market that's based online and reigned by OTAs. With such a picture in mind, one of the most logical things that can be put in place in order to thrive is ensuring that direct bookings are among the most prioritized agendas for small hotel owners. OTA and various traditional agents for traveling majorly exert their effect via increasing and enhancing exposure and occupancy.