sonatainn
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I have been playing around with the idea of adding my inn to the GDS system, although, personally, I have a few problems with it.
I use Kayak and Expedia often to find deals and opportunities when I travel. Typically, I use it to find a hotel/flight, then I simply go to the website of the airline/hotel and book it directly with them...often times the price matches the "deal."
I do the same thing with Tripadvisor....I find a decent looking place, then I simply google the name, and find the website...book directly. I know a lot of people do this, because I see a lot of traffic to my website coming from people googling my business name.
Sites like Expedia, and hotels.com seem to cater to the lazy...but I don't see how clicking a few more times warrants being lazy anymore in this age. Should I just assume people will google my name, or do I have to cater to the ultra lazy now?
So, what I'm trying to say is the following: Should I invest and spend the money to hook up to the GDS, and submit contact info to Tripadvisor? I'm a RezGT customer, so I'm sure the link to GDS will be smooth (anyone have any good/bad experiences?)
I use Kayak and Expedia often to find deals and opportunities when I travel. Typically, I use it to find a hotel/flight, then I simply go to the website of the airline/hotel and book it directly with them...often times the price matches the "deal."
I do the same thing with Tripadvisor....I find a decent looking place, then I simply google the name, and find the website...book directly. I know a lot of people do this, because I see a lot of traffic to my website coming from people googling my business name.
Sites like Expedia, and hotels.com seem to cater to the lazy...but I don't see how clicking a few more times warrants being lazy anymore in this age. Should I just assume people will google my name, or do I have to cater to the ultra lazy now?
So, what I'm trying to say is the following: Should I invest and spend the money to hook up to the GDS, and submit contact info to Tripadvisor? I'm a RezGT customer, so I'm sure the link to GDS will be smooth (anyone have any good/bad experiences?)