Hospitality Distribution Dissected

Summary

On the surface, year-to-year changes in the percent of revenue booked through traditional hospitality distribution channels appear to be stable. This belies seismic changes occurring among the major players in distribution – chains, online travel agencies, metasearch sites, travel agencies, travel management companies, search engines, tour operators, social media sites and new distribution related startups. We need an alternate way to view the hospitality distribution system.