Internet Marketing

SURVEY: Web bookings up for hotel chains

Business Internet Marketing TravelCLICKs 2005 full-year eTRAK results indicate that Internet reservations received at major hotel brands grew 26.8 percent in 2005 compared to the previous year.

Hotel Search Choose from over 5, 000 hotels in the UK and the rest of the world with our hotel partner Superbreak. With over 20 years experience in the short break market you can be sure you are booking your hotel with confidence. We cater for all budgets in well known hotel chains as well as small, independent hotels.

Internet Marketing Strategic In 2005, brand websites grew again and gained share compared to third-party merchant and opaque websites.

Internet booking site Quikbook just upped the ante in the stakes of "why book here" on the Web.

Internet Marketing Seo According to eTRAK, brand websites were the source of 75.2 percent of the brands' centrally booked Internet reservations, compared to 71.4 percent in 2004.

Book your room at one of the finest hotels Boston can offer on our web site with no booking fees and be guaranteed the lowest rate online.

Ebook Internet Marketing Reservations booked through brand websites climbed 33.4 percent over the 2004 level.

Marketing survey opportunity to make money or win prizes without paying a penny! Easy Marketing Surveys here!

Business Home Internet Bookings through merchant websites, such as Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity channels, grew by 34 percent over 2004. Opaque websites, such as Priceline and Hotwire, decreased by 10.2 percent.

Roomrate.com Soars as Discount Hotel Search Site "In the increasingly competitive world of internet commerce, having a strong domain name can provide a major edge. After spending endless hours trying to find a good domain to register for our new business initiative, we found Roomrate.com on BuyDomains.com. We purchased Roomrate.com and launched an online hotel booking and travel site which features no booking fees and real time discount rates. We are proud to report that Roomrate.com is now one of the top web hotel search brands on the internet."

Internet Marketing Site Web eTRAK is a quarterly benchmarking report that allows hotel chains to track booking trends on the Internet and GDS.

Based Business Home Internet The full-year 2005 eTRAK report highlights both the growth of electronic hotel bookings on the Internet and the continuing importance of GDS e-commerce for 30 major hotel brands and chains. eTRAK shows that 34.6 percent of CRO reservations came through GDS channels, while Internet sites contributed 35.2 percent of CRO reservations in 2005. In total, 61,248,204 bookings were made last year for these brands through the GDS and the Internet -- 30,410,234 GDS bookings and 30,837,970 Internet bookings.

Internet Marketing Web The 30 major brands also reported that, on average, 26.6 percent of their CRO reservations were received from their brand website (marriott.com, hilton.com, etc.) while slightly less than one-third, or 30.2 percent, of CRO reservations were made by phone.

Estate Internet Marketing Real "The market is giving a clear indication that hotels are regaining control of their distribution channels," commented Robert Post, President and CEO of TravelCLICK.

Engine Internet Marketing "While hotels recognize the key role of the GDS and third-party online agencies, they will continue to look for ways to drive business through their proprietary channels. But due to its highly effective target marketing, we expect the GDS to maintain its 30+ percent share of bookings over the next two years, while voice reservations continue to decline because of the increasing preference of consumers to book electronically."