Online travel sites (Internet Distribution System - IDS) have become a major source of reservation opportunities! Consumers are increasingly booking their travel arrangements online not just for lower rates but convenience.
Through a single connectivity to major online travel sites and thousands of affiliate websites, hotels can choose to optimize retail or merchant rates.
Sceptre positions client properties within the travel websites and introduces new programs and opportunities enabling hotels to lower costs and increase booking revenue.
With Sceptre “direct connect” hotels can now manage their merchant-rated programs from the central reservation system versus the extranets, saving them time and costs.