On line travel companies merchants and agents, rate parity and channel shift
Hotel operators were thrilled when OTAs like Priceline, Orbitz and Hotels.com first emerged in the hotel industry. These online companies helped fill vacant rooms and brought in extra revenue that hotel operators otherwise would never have seen. Unfortunately, OTAs have done such a good job branding that customers believe these third-party websites always offer the best price. Why should they shop anywhere else?
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Peat Inn
Winner of the AA Restaurant of the Year awards for 2010-11 at the recent AA Hospitality Awards, amongst the most prestigious national awards of their kind.
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