OTA – Online Travel Agency - Xotels

OTAs are online companies whose websites allow consumers to book various travel related services directly via Internet. They are 3rd party ... Skiptocontent OTA–OnlineTravelAgency Home/OTA–OnlineTravelAgency OTA–OnlineTravelAgency Whatisthemeaning/definitionofOTA,inthehospitalityindustry? OTAstandsfor:OnlineTravelAgency. OTAsareonlinecompanieswhosewebsitesallowconsumerstobookvarioustravelrelatedservicesdirectlyviaInternet. Theyare3rdpartyagentsresellingtrips,hotels,cars,flights,vacationpackagesetc.provided/organisedbyothers. Travelshoppingviaonlineagencieshasbecomeverypopularnowadays.Especiallyinthelastminutesegmentandalsobecauseofthefrequentusageofthesmartphones.Todayconsumersareon-the-goandtheadvantageofabookingengineandthereservationsolutionsprovidedbytheOTAsisthatitoffersinstantpaymentandbookingconfirmation. ExamplesofthemostcommonlyknownOTAsare: ThePricelineGroup(booking.com,Priceline.com,agoda.com,KAYAK,rentalcars.com,OpenTable) Expedia,Inc.(Expedia.com,Hotels.com,Egencia,Hotwire,Trivago,Venere.com,CarRentals.com,ClassicVacations,ExpediaCruiseShipCenters,ExpediaLocalExpert(LX),WotifGroup,Travelocity) TripAdvisorInc(tripadvisor.com) Opodo(opodo.com) SynonymsforOTAareAlternativeDistributionSystem(ADS)andInternetDistributionSystem(IDS). Seealso: ElectronicDistribution(ED) E-Commerce DistributionStrategy GDS ChannelManagement Synonyms OTA OnlineTravelAgency 2021-07-09T14:52:34+00:00ByPatrickLandman| Previous Next ShareThisStory,ChooseYourPlatform! FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInWhatsAppTumblrPinterestVkEmail AbouttheAuthor: PatrickLandman AsCEOandFounderofXotels,PatrickLandmanhasmadeithismissiontoturnindependenthotelsandresortsintolocalmarketleaders.Xotels´diverseexpertiseanddeep-knowledgeacrosshotelmanagement,hoteloperator,assetmanagement,hotelconsulting,andrevenuemanagementservices,enablesthemtodriveresultsforindependentboutiquehotels,luxuryeco-resorts,andinnovativelodgingconcepts.BelowyouwillfindopinionarticleswrittenbyPatrickLandman. BrowseourGlossaryAlphabetically ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTUVWYZSearch Genericselectors Exactmatchesonly Exactmatchesonly Searchintitle Searchintitle Searchincontent Searchincontent Searchinexcerpt Hidden MoreFreeResources XotelsBlog RevenueManagementeBook HotelTerminology Top10PopularPosts 1.HotelBusinessPlan 2.How ToIncreaseHotelRevenueinLowSeason 3.HowtoReadyourHotelProfit&LossStatement 4.HotelMarketResearch 5.20+RevenueManagementTips 6.HowtoForecastHotelRevenuewithOptimizedPrecision 7.HotelFeasibilityStudy 8.RevenueManagementinaCrisisorEconomic Downturn 9.Howto ReplytoNegativeReviews 10.HowtoStartyourOwn HotelBusiness Don’tMissAThingSubscribetoourBlog SubscribeNow Xotels GotoTop