ParityRate.com hotel distribution tutorial - business rules

ParityRate tutorial - business rules (detailed tutorial)

The first in a new series of video tutorials showing you how to make the most of ParityRate.
We take the mystery out of using and creating business rules with the following tutorial.
You'll save hours by setting up a customized business rule for your hotel, anyone can do it!

Business rules let's you control all your rates and availability with 1 or more master rooms
so you only need to enter 1 price and 1 availability to change all of your rooms.

ParityRate puts you in the driving seat with 1-quick-click.

Start driving your web revenue the easy way, with ParityRate Hotel Channel Manager 1-quick-clicks

• Increase your internet revenue, brand awareness and enhance your online strategy
• 24/7 rates & availability updates remotely on your laptop or smartphone.
• One login fits all, instant simultaneous updates on all websites
• Know what your Price is on any website on any given day
• Monitor your competitors rates
  
• Seamless updates during handovers and staff changes
• Control your rates and availability precisely using 1 login
• Reduce your update time significantly, free hours of your times weekly
• React faster to the competition
• Web based, no software to download
  
  

ParityRate Channel Manager increases your revenue across the web in 1-quick-click.

ParityRate Channel Manager ask for your free 30 day trial at uk@parityrate.com

BandB's and Guesthouses, internet Channel Management is for you too!!!

Calling all B&B's and Guesthouse's, you too can tap into the huge market the internet provides
without overbooking !

Here's how ParityRate 2-way XML Smart Hotel Distribution Manager addresses a couple of scenarios for B&B owners on the internet:

The "budget conscious" B&B
Channel Management is just not cost friendly, the prices are too high!
ParityRate solution :
ParityRate Smart Hotel Distribution Manager starting from €499pa (B&B 1-5 rooms) choose from OTA/websites like Expedia, Venere etc.
If these commission only websites don't sell, you don't pay, plus all you need is a contract with each website to link with us. It's really simple...

The "technically challenged" B&B :
Avoids the internet or appears on only 1 or 2 sites as extranets are too difficult to manage and life is too short :.
ParityRate solution :
ParityRate Smart Hotel Distribution Manager gives you an easy to use "one size fits all" backoffice

The "web cautious" B&B :
B&B has 5 rooms and only lists on 3 websites, spends too much time checking for bookings and only puts 3 rooms (60% of inventory) per day on the internet for fear of overbooking :
ParityRate solution :
Minimise overbooking : When a room is sold on 1 website, ParityRate Smart Hotel Distribution Manager automatically closes that room on all other websites, so your B&B can sell more rooms on the internet, appear on more websites and increase revenue.

ParityRate Comission free Booking Engine from €25 per month*
Power your most important online revenue source, your official website. You can use our fully integrated commission free multi-lingual Booking Engine on your official website,
take bookings 24/7 without overbooking!!
*Annual fee from €300

Connect with ParityRate Smart Hotel Distribution Manager from €499 per year, that's less than €42 per month for a property of less than 5 rooms. Connect to any of the websites below during the year and pay nothing extra.**
**Properties of 5 rooms or less are limited to 10 websites

If you have a B&B or Guesthouse and would like to :

• increase your internet,
• decrease your management time,
• automate online management
• drive revenue and brand awareness

then ask for your 30 day trial today, contact UK@ParityRate.com

ParityRate.com - 2-way XML Smart Hotel Distribution Manager

• Send updates to all your xml compatable websites with 1-click,
• Send pricing from your PMS and export reservation details to your PMS/CRS, full 2-Way XML integration.*
• Minimize mistakes, cut down on manual reservation uploads and free your time
  
• Eliminate overbookings by automatically closing rooms on all websites when a room is sold
• Maximise revenue with built in built Revenue Management System RMS.
• Set automatic price change rules depending on rooms quantity remaining.
• 1-click your way to higher web revenue, fast with 2 Way xml Hotel Distribution

2-WAY XML Websites : 40+ (expanding fast)
ParityRate Booking Engine - Agoda - AmandaTour - BookAssist - Booking.com - Central Reservations (coming soon) - ChooseToTravel - Engrande - Escapio - Expedia - HRS - HotelBeds - HotelDe - HotelNet - Hotelpro - Hotels4u (coming soon) - HotelsChart - Hotnet - in1solutions - InItalia - ItalCamel - ItalyBooking - Itwg - OfferHotel - RatesToGo - Reserver - RomaOnLine - ToBook - Transhotel - TravelEurope - Unitravel - VasTravel - Venere - WorldHotelLink - CaesarData - EasyConsulting - EasyToBook - HotelConnect - LinkHotel - N2M
*PMS price integration is optional and is not included in the standard price, please note some websites do not send reservation details.
**Properties of 5 rooms or less are limited to 10 websites

ParityRate Channel Manager at Fitur Madird 2011

The ParityRate Channel Manager team are excited to be returning to Fitur 2011 for our second visit in as many years. Spain now accounts for over 15% of our customer base, following our launch to the Spanish Market at last years Fitur.

ParityRate Spain's Sales Manager Maria Jose, "Spanish hotels are very up to speed with the internet and what it can do for their Hotels. Many Hotels made the switch to ParityRate from their current Channel Manager due to ParityRate's low low cost and unlimited websites, we are looking forward to meeting new clients and of course our existing clients at Fitur 2011."
Visit ParityRate at Hall 8 stand 8A34

for more details visit
http://www.ifema.es/ferias/fitur/default_i.html

ParityRate Channel Management increases your revenue across the web in 1-quick-click.

ParityRate Channel Manager ask for your free 30 day trial at uk@parityrate.com

ParityRate.com UK & Ireland launch at WTM Excel London 2010

ParityRate.com launch at WTM Excel London 2010

Thank you to all who visited our stand, we hope to see you at Fitur Madrid and ITB in 2011 and of course at WTM London 2011.

ParityRate were pleasantly surprised to see our UK launch featured on www.HotelNewsNow.com, which covered our "increasing the bottom online" presentation at WTM.

3 free ways to increase online hotel sales

Hoteliers are constantly advised to streamline the booking process for guests, but what about streamlining management of distribution channels as well?

An audience of revenue managers and hoteliers sought that answer during a seminar last week at the World Travel Market. Presenter David Guilfoyle, from channel management company ParityRate, highlighted the importance of streamlining the online-booking price as well as the online-booking process in his “Increasing the bottom online” presentation.

David Guilfoyle, ParityRate, discusses the importance of streamlining the online-booking process at ParityRate.com UK & Ireland launch at WTM Excel London 2010

“If you’re going to make the highest (average daily rate) on any given day, you have to … log in three to four times a day to keep on top of those rates and keep your yield as high as possible”, he said. “Consolidate all of your Internet channels into one log in and one click”.

Rate parity shouldn’t suffer just because different booking agents charge different commissions, Guilfoyle said. Prices should be consistent across various booking channels so as not to drive away sales.

For example, a hotel whose official website booking agent was offering a room at €80 (US$109) was contradicted by another booking agent selling the same room for €130 (US$177.21) and indicating no availability. Confusing the issue further was the listing on Expedia, which was also at €130 (US$177.21).

“The chances are that a customer is not going to pay 130 Euros (US$177.21) as the price is too high for the location of the hotel”, Guilfoyle said. “The hotel doesn’t make a sale, the site doesn’t make a commission. … The reason for this is that (the hotel) just doesn’t have time to manage all the websites used. Managing a lot of websites and selling them at different rates is going to leak sales”.

Click here to see the full article, thank you to HotelNewsNow correspondent Lisa Francesca Nand

http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles.aspx/4439/3-free-ways-to-increase-online-hotel-sales

ParityRate featured on WTM London 2010 website

WTM London 2010 recently put the spotlight on ParityRate on their homepage http://www.wtmlondon.com you can see the article below.
Plus with WTM's increased focus this year on web technology for Hotels, ParityRate have been invited to give two presentations at WTM technology theatre so we hope to see you there.

ParityRate Official UKI launch and Channel Manager Presentation
Title: The mouse is mightier than the sword: How to gain a competitive edge with one click
location: Technology and Online Travel Presentation Theatre - Stand TT175 (south east entrance)
date : Wednesday 10 Nov 2010
time: 10:45 - 11:30

ParityRate.com Hotel Distribution Summit discussion forum
Hotel Revenue & Channel Management Techniques
Technology and Online Travel Presentation Theatre - Stand TT175
date : Thursday 11 Nov 2011
time : 11:00 - 12.30

ParityRate.com WTM 2010 Launchpad featured Company

Low-cost software option for hoteliers

First-time WTM exhibitor, ParityRate.com is offering hoteliers a cost-effective way to manage their online rates and availability information.
The company will launch its low-cost ParityRate Channel Management and two-way XML distribution software to the UK market at WTM.
The two-way system is becoming more popular, because it automatically downloads an individual client’s reservation details to the hotel’s internal reservations system, a job that is normally done manually.
ParityRate UK and Ireland sales manager David Guilfoyle said: “ParityRate Channel Manager enables hotels to send all their online rates and availability to 150 plus third-party websites instantly and simultaneously.
“What really sets us apart from competitors is our price."
“Hotels are switching to ParityRate as they can save up to 75% per month compared to our competitors.
“In the current financial climate ParityRate adds real value to a hotel by driving web strategy fast, with one click.”
Guilfoyle, a former hotel sales manager, said he wished ParityRate Channel Manager had been available in his previous job.
He said: “Channel Manager would have saved me hours and given me more time with clients and increased our sales online.”
ParityRate is based in Italy and already has over 500 clients in Europe, although it is relatively unknown in the UK.
“We are now proactively contacting UK hotels following our company expansion with the addition of experienced members to our international sales team to cater specifically to the UK and international markets.” Hoteliers can sign up for a 30-day free trial of ParityRate Channel Manager Stand: TT159

ParityRate web based Channel Management and Revenue Tools for Hotels drive the bottom line - ask for your free 30 day trial today

ParityRate Channel Management increases your revenue across the web in 1-quick-click.

ParityRate.com's range of cutting edge web-based and Hotel Channel Management tools drive online revenue and significantly decrease management time. Power online revenue with 1-click and 1-login, integrate with PMS/CRS, and no more extranets makes ParityRate ideal for independent Hotels or large groups.

Discover the benefits at your hotel ask for your free 30 day trial today!.

Our list of online revenue & management tools for hotels includes:


ParityRate.com - Hotel Channel Manager

• Manage all your websites with 1-click
• Save hours in update time,
• Increase your brand awareness
• Connect with unlimited websites
• send price updates from your PMS*
  
• View your current rates and availability on all sites on one page
• 365 days telephone and email support
• View your competitors rates and availability instantly,
• Add as many websites as you like for no extra cost, throughout the duration of the contract.
• Say goodbye to extranets with ParityRate Channel Manager.
• all for a low low price
  

Link to any of almost 150 popular websites... (expanding fast)
Abc Fiere - Agenda Fiera - Agoda - Alfabookings - Amandatour - Asiatravel - Atrapalo - Book Hotels In Rome - Bookassist - Booking - Boscolo Tours (Market Place) - BSP - CaesarData - CentralR - CityBreak - Classic Hotel - Clickbed - Cote.azur.fr - EasyToBook - Engrande (budgetplaces, Sevilla 30, Barcellona30… ) - Escapio - Etineris - Eurores - Expedia - FastBooking - Federal hotel - Filarete - Filcoo - FishEyes - Flashbooking - Florence Promhotels - FreeReservation - Get Ready Rentals - GHRS (Unitravel) -Globres - Gomio - Gullivers GTA hotels - Guestlink - HolidayCity - HostelsClub - HostelWorld - HotelBeds - Hostelbookers - HotelClub - HotelConnect - HotelDe - Hotel Easy Reservations - Hotel Go Go - Hoteliers - HotelNet - Hotel Pro - Hotels.nl - Hotelsarea - Hotelschart - HRS 2.0 - HRS3- IHotelier - Infotel - Inthotels - Itvcations - InItalia - Inthotels - ITWG - Jacob - Just In Time - Keytel - Laterooms - Lastminute - Martehotels - MD Travel Italy - Netrez - Nyceworld - Nozio - OfferHotel - Orbitz - Pagine Gialle Visual - RatesToGo - Reserver - Reservit - Restel - Ricerca Hotel - Roline System - Roomtrade - Splendia - Sunhotels - Superbreak - SwiterlandTravel Centre - Titanka - ToBook - Tourico- Transhotel - Travco - Travel Europe - Travelitalia - Travellero - Travelocity - Tui - Vacans - Venere – ViaggiareWeb (romaviva,milanoalberghi) - Viajes el Corte Ingles - Visit Emilia Romagna - VoiceOverHotel - WebResInt - Weekend Company - Wintrade (Valle D’Aosta Pass) - WorldBy - WorldRes - WorldWideHotelLink - Wotif
*PMS price integration is optional and not included in the standard price


ParityRate.com - 2-way XML Smart Hotel Distribution Manager

• Send updates to all your xml compatable websites with 1-click,
• Send pricing from your PMS and export reservation details to your PMS/CRS, full 2-Way XML integration.*
• Minimize mistakes, cut down on manual reservation uploads and free your time
  
• Eliminate overbookings by automatically closing rooms on all websites when a room is sold
• Maximise revenue with built in built Revenue Management System RMS.
• Set automatic price change rules depending on rooms quantity remaining.
• 1-click your way to higher web revenue, fast with 2 Way xml Hotel Distribution
  

XML Websites : 37+ (expanding fast)
Agoda - AmandaTour - BE - BookAssist - Booking.com - ChooseToTravel - Engrande - Escapio - Expedia - HRS - HotelBeds - HotelDe - HotelNet - Hotelpro - HotelsChart - Hotnet - InItalia - ItalCamel - ItalyBooking - Itwg - OfferHotel - RatesToGo - Reserver - RomaOnLine - ToBook - Transhotel - TravelEurope - Unitravel - VasTravel - Venere - WorldHotelLink - CaesarData - EasyConsulting - EasyToBook - HotelConnect - LinkHotel - N2M
*PMS price integration is optional and is not included in the standard price, please note some websites do not send reservation details.


ParityRate.com - Official Hotel Booking Engine

Enhance your website with a 24 hour multi-lingual sales person, fully integrated using your Hotel's branding and simple management interface. Ask for your free trial today.
Rate - fixed or commission only, you choose


ParityRate.com - Official Website Package

Promote your brand and inspire your clients and potential clients, create the expectation before they arrive, convert visitors to guests with our cost-effective website package integrated with our booking engine.
We'll listen to your requirements and design a customised website around your needs. Ask for a consultation today and make the most of the internet for your brand.

ParityRate Channel Management increases your revenue across the web in 1-quick-click.

ParityRate Channel Manager ask for your free 30 day trial at uk@parityrate.com

ParityRate Hotel Channel Manager in Rome

ParityRate video promo especially for Italian Hoteliers... look out for more Hoteliers from other Countries to follow*
*If you are using ParityRate and would like to tell the world, do let us know.

You can find ParityRate on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/ParityRate

ParityRate.com would like to thank Stefano Tiribocchi for his enthusiam and help in making this video possible, and also to HotelSonya.it and HotelOperaRoma.it

ParityRate Channel Management increases your revenue across the web in 1-quick-click.

ParityRate Channel Manager ask for your free 30 day trial at uk@parityrate.com

ParityRate at the WTM World Travel Market 2010 Excel London

ParityRate Channel Manager
presentation at
WTM 2010 Excel London

The mouse is mightier than the sword :
How to gain a competitive edge with one click.

Date/Time :
10 Nov 2010 10:45-11:30am

Location :
WTM London Excel 2010 Technology and Online Travel Presentation Theatre - Stand TT175

Speaker :
David Guilfoyle, UKI Sales and Marketing Manager, ParityRate.com Channel Manager

Details :
ParityRate will be demonstrating their suite of online channel management tools with tips for making revenue management simple & effective. Update all your online channels in 1-click with ParityRate on over 150 websites and save up to 75% on your current channel management provider, while increasing the websites you send updates to. Ask for your free 30 day trial at the and discover for yourself how easy it is to drive your online channels.

WTM 2010 London Excel how to get there :
Take the DLR line to Prince Regent and enter at the East Entrance South Hall.

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ParityRate Channel Management increases your revenue across the web in 1-quick-click.

ParityRate Channel Manager ask for your free 30 day trial at uk@parityrate.com

ParityRate.com lands in Russia - ParityRate Channel Manager signs first Hotel in Russia - Fifth Corner Hotel St. Petersburg.

Fifth Corner Hotel www.5ugol.ru is one of the most dynamic hotels in Saint-Petersburg member of Utell Hotels & Resorts. Known as the "The Venice of the North" because of it's canals and stunning Italian Architecture and the City of White Nights due to the long summer nights "Pitur" looks toward the west and in typical fashion copies the best bits flawlessly with a unique Russian twist.

Located in the heart of the historic city, Fifth Corner Hotel welcomes the business or leisure traveller with air conditioned rooms, mini-bar and wi-fi throughout.

An incredible 95 per cent of bookings the Hotel receives are from electronic channels and Fifth Corner Hotel achieves a consistently high occupancy rate throughout the year. To run it's sales channels, the hotel needed an online channel manager, several channel manager systems were tested.

Fifth Corner Hotel's Sales and eChannel Manager Aleksei Karpov explains "From our point of view, of all the channel managers we tested we found ParityRate easy to use, combined with unlimited websites and a very reasonable cost price. We asked for the 30 day trial but after 2 weeks we were convinced of the benefits to our Hotel"

"ParityRate allows us to quickly see our rates & availability and our competitors current online R & A in real time. We save many hours weekly in update time. This system was made by hoteliers for hoteliers. We joined with the hotel's existing websites, but ParityRate enables us to expand our reach by selling on many more websites at no extra cost for each addition throughout the contract term. Parityrate has a huge amount of availiable channels and all the main websites of Fifth Corner are included. We are assured we have made the right choice and we would highly recommend ParityRate to other Independent Hotels"

Visit St.Petersburg and book your stay at the Fifth Corner Hotel at www.5ugol.ru

Fifth Corner Hotel St. Petersburg is also bookable on www.SpaghettiHotel.com

ParityRate Channel Manager increases your revenue across the web in 1-quick-click.

ParityRate Channel Manager ask for your free 30 day trial at uk@parityrate.com