A Booking Engine, Reservation Tools, PMS, are you confused ?
That's totally normal. Let's clarify a bit and help you to understand everythings.
A booking engine by definition is a tool used to help you to receive reservations from your customers, right, but… it’s about online reservation, it recreates a kind of experience like Booki**.com or others big portals. At the end, you have an automatic way of reservations.
Why invest in a booking Engine ?
It’s a good question, after all, why not just doing all-in on a big platform? There is a really good answer, i’m sure you’re close to find it alone…
Yes… The commission of these platforms of divulgation and reservation !
High commissions, Low profits
Yes, absurd commission can definitely put you in an unconfortable position. Do you really find fair that sometimes 20,30 % of your price go to someone else ? Imagine your potencial if you could keep a big part of this difference ?
Lack of times, Lack of quality
Do you think about the times spent to answer the phone or e-mail to make a reservation ? This time can be used to take care of your customers. Create the best experience for them and meet their expectative, because at the end, they will judge you.
A Booking Engine yes, but a good one
If you take the good decision to implement a booking Engine, congratulations, you’re on the right way !
Now, be careful on some points:
- A Good After Sales Services. It’s essential because a booking engine off = a sale off.
- A fair price. It depends a lot of your size but compare and choose the one that fit your needs, a huge price will kill the entire benefit of your online reservation.
- Essential features. Ok, ok let’s check a small list together.
For a successful experience with this kind of tool, we think that you must first be able to block a date for a special event.
Having promotion option is also valuable to activate late promotions or special offers.
Easy way to implement. Of course, you don’t always have technical skills on websites management and you don’t want to spend a lot of times to link it to your website.
The integration point is also a vital point. Depending on the size of your hotel, you will need now or in the future of integrations. Channel manager or PMS can be a great idea to help you to manage your business.
Nice looking… Yes it’s important. Simple yes but with class please !
In conclusion
You are now with a clearer idea of the Booking Engine World.
It exists a lot of booking Engine for all kind of hotels and all type of Wallets. Now try to find the right fit with your needs.
What about starting now ? What about with Libertas ?
Psst… And if you ask it nicely, We let you try it for FREE !
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