In today’s hotel sector an increasingly complex network of traditional and web based channels have to be managed to insure hotel success. Key questions include: how should you distribute over the web? What should you include on your brand.com website so people book through it? How can you maximise the potential of online travel agents (OTAs)? With the distribution environment both highly complex and constantly evolving, this course will give you comprehensive foundation of current industry practices to help jump start your career in this fascinating domain.

The fundamentals of hotel distribution

The fundamentals of hotel distribution
This course is part of Hotel Management: Distribution, Revenue and Demand Management Specialization


Instructors: Peter O'Connor
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Skills you'll gain
- Branding
- Travel Arrangements
- Revenue Management
- Direct Marketing
- Web Analytics
- Hospitality
- Business Modeling
- Online Advertising
- Marketing Strategies
- Booking (Sales)
- Pay Per Click Advertising
- Hotels and Accommodations
- Marketing Channel
- Strategic Partnership
- Web Design and Development
- Hospitality Management
- E-Commerce
- Search Engine Marketing
- Direct Selling
- Wholesaling
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Reviewed on Feb 6, 2016
Very detailed and easy to understand lectures, that discover complicated inside of hotel industry in a simple way. Great professors made my pleasant learning experience.Thank you so much!
Reviewed on Jan 30, 2024
I recently completed the course on "The fundamentals of hotel distribution" and as someone with 3 years experience in the hospitality industry, I found it to be quite enlightening.
Reviewed on Apr 10, 2020
Really helpful for my career as i am working in hospitality. Clearly video and conprehensive syllabus. Thank you very much instructor Peter O' Connor.
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