Comments on: Hotel Internet Marketing Strategy – Practical Tips for Direct Digital Marketing http://www.hotelemarketer.com/hotel-internet-marketing/hotel-emarketing-best-practices/hotel-internet-marketing-strategy-practical-tips-for-direct-digital-marketing/ Inspiration for the Digital Hotelier. The world of Hotel Internet Marketing, eCommerce, emarketing and Online Strategy Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:04:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Derrick schwan http://www.hotelemarketer.com/hotel-internet-marketing/hotel-emarketing-best-practices/hotel-internet-marketing-strategy-practical-tips-for-direct-digital-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Derrick schwan Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:13:16 +0000 http://www.hotelemarketer.com/?p=383#comment-612 Very nice read. Thank you for the information. Will apply this information and wait to see the results. Very nice read. Thank you for the information. Will apply this information and wait to see the results.

]]> By: Bill Todd http://www.hotelemarketer.com/hotel-internet-marketing/hotel-emarketing-best-practices/hotel-internet-marketing-strategy-practical-tips-for-direct-digital-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Bill Todd Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:11:04 +0000 http://www.hotelemarketer.com/?p=383#comment-611 Are FIT Bookings Torturing Your Sales and Accounting Teams? In 2009 The Airline Reporting Corporation was approached by senior finance and sales directors from two of North America's largest full service lodging chains to fix a huge problem. A revenue problem that should have gone away 10 years ago! <br>The ARC agreed to create a rapid payment system that enables hotels to get paid faster and eliminate 83% of the man hours + the mountains of paperwork associated with wholesale and FIT bookings and antiquated vouchers. Its called " PayABill " <br>This system was developed by the same team who converted the airline industry over to e-tickets from old fashioned paper almost 10 years ago! Remember that required standardization and universal adoption by over 180 independently owned/managed airlines- each with their own unique systems and processes. A recent pilot program was conducted with a company that owned full service hotels. Together they processed over $240,000 in FIT bookings during a 60 day period. <br>During this pilot the hotels: <br><br>• Received full payment 13 days faster than their best month todate. <br>• Reduced the time spent by accounting to research disputes by 53% <br>• Reduced merchant fees paid for the single use credit card FIT transactions from $6300.00 to $145.00 <br><br>We should have fixed this years ago ...but better late than never ! Are FIT Bookings Torturing Your Sales and Accounting Teams? In 2009 The Airline Reporting Corporation was approached by senior finance and sales directors from two of North America's largest full service lodging chains to fix a huge problem. A revenue problem that should have gone away 10 years ago!
The ARC agreed to create a rapid payment system that enables hotels to get paid faster and eliminate 83% of the man hours + the mountains of paperwork associated with wholesale and FIT bookings and antiquated vouchers. Its called ” PayABill ”
This system was developed by the same team who converted the airline industry over to e-tickets from old fashioned paper almost 10 years ago! Remember that required standardization and universal adoption by over 180 independently owned/managed airlines- each with their own unique systems and processes. A recent pilot program was conducted with a company that owned full service hotels. Together they processed over $240,000 in FIT bookings during a 60 day period.
During this pilot the hotels:

• Received full payment 13 days faster than their best month todate.
• Reduced the time spent by accounting to research disputes by 53%
• Reduced merchant fees paid for the single use credit card FIT transactions from $6300.00 to $145.00

We should have fixed this years ago …but better late than never !

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