Hoteliers are getting back in the trenches and fighting to regain a healthy balance in their business segmentation, not least because the contribution level of direct sales has an immediate impact into the profitability of a hotel.
In 2014, where consumers do their travel research (mostly online) will be the battleground for distribution.
Of course, we love the third party websites - they have the capacity to drive consumers from all ends of the world to hotels. But this year, hotel need to put themselves in midst of this battle for business.
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