There are many simple strategies you can use to increase your online revenue.  RezStream helps by sharing ten easy and effective ways to make this happen.  We will publish the first five tips this week and follow up next week with five more sure-fire ways to increase your online reservations.

1.  Improve Your Website Design:  Never underestimate the importance of “on page” design elements.  It is a known fact that people look at several websites before they purchase.  How does your website compare to your competitors? The answer to this question could be worth hundreds of thousands…

TripAdvisor issues their annual Travelers’ Choice Awards based on reviews that they receive by millions of people. TripAdvisor has become the world’s largest travel community and for that reason, many people turn to TripAdvisor for advice before booking travel online. Today, travelers are trusting reviews more than property websites when deciding where to stay. As such, TripAdvisor has become tremendously influential. To receive a Travelers’ Choice Award is a huge honor. There is also a “Dirtiest Hotel” list, which is a crushing blow to a company’s reputation!

One of RezStream’s clients, Dunton Hot Springs, located in an idyllic setting…

There has been recent criticism of the Select Registry/SynXis partnership, an alliance that will enable Select Registry to offer online reservations on their website and SynXis to provide optional Global Distribution System (GDS) reservation services to Select Registry members. 

RezStream believes that some of this criticism is misleading and biased.

The agreement between Select Registry and SynXis does not require any Select Registry member to exclusively use SynXis as their online booking engine; nor does the agreement mandate that Select Registry members sign up for the optional SynXis GDS services or use the SynXis booking engine on their…

As 2009 draws to a close, the staff at RezStream would like to thank all of its customers for their support and business this year.  We not only appreciate the continuing relationships with our long-standing clients, but also are excited about the new properties that have chosen RezStream to fill their hospitality needs. 

The New Year marks a busy time for RezStream as we focus on introducing new products and improving current product lines that will benefit our clients by maximizing revenue potential.  Be on the lookout for big savings with our special offers, changes to the…

Beginning January 4th, 2010, hotels will be able to enhance their TripAdvisor listing to include their website address, telephone number and email address. This is an excellent opportunity to provide a convenient link with additional information about your property to the 25 million monthly searchers who use TripAdvisor for their travel needs.

To help entice properties to utilize this new feature, TripAdvisor is offering a 50% discount on their introductory rate for a one-year subscription.  This special runs until January 31, 2010. The discounted rates start at $300 for a ten-room property and increase in price based on…

At the end of next month, RezStream will travel to California as part of its national tradeshow tour.  RezStream is excited to return to the California Association of Bed & Breakfast Inn’s annual InnSpire Conference.  This year’s CABBI event is scheduled to take place at the beautiful Meritage Resort in Napa, California from Sunday, January 31st through Monday, February 1st, 2010. 

RezStream enjoys participating at the CABBI conference as it is a perfect place to reconnect with existing clients and forge relationships with new customers.  RezStream’s suite of hospitality products and services including

Did you know that 80 to 90% of gift certificates are sold during the holiday season?  What better time then now to offer customers the convenience to purchase gift certificates directly from your website.  Gift certificates have become a gift giving must for anyone on your holiday shopping list. 

RezStream offers the capability to sell gift certificates directly from your website.  We’re currently running a special for existing booking engine clients to activate the gift certificate feature with no setup fee and only $5 fee per gift certificate sold.  Learn more or contact us at…

It’s that time of year when our hallways have become quiet and arriving guests are fewer and farther between. You’ve said your goodbyes to late summer and fall customers and are anxiously anticipating the holiday rush that always comes faster than expected. 

Anyone who has worked in the hospitality industry is probably all too familiar with the characteristic off-season lull. Resort communities across the country and reaching to the far corners of the world expect bookings to drop this time each year. This industry-specific period gives us a moment to reflect on the summer season’s highlights and take a…