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  1. NEW IN 2006 - GDS Pocket Reference Guide
    Have GDS formats at your fingertips! This handy, spiral-bound guide lists general hotel availability, description, and sell formats for all of the GDSs. It is ideal for Sales Managers who deal directly with travel agencies.

    pdf  Click here to download a complimentary version of the 2006 GDS Pocket Reference Guide.
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  2. Electronic Distribution Glossary
    Have you ever been confused by terms like ASCII, IATA, ARC, GDS, IDS, ALOS, AVI, ADR, B2B, B2C or ISDN? Then you need the HEDNA Glossary! The HEDNA Glossary is a comprehensive distribution glossary explaining everything from next generation seamless connectivity to Java to last room availability. This tool can be used to train new staff or those unfamiliar with electronic distribution, as well as be a resource tool should terms cause confusion in your organization. This glossary is a must have for anyone in the hospitality industry - hotelier, technology and service provider alike.

  3. White Paper: Hotel Distribution Nirvana - Multi-Channel Approach
    Nirvana is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary as "a goal hoped for, but apparently, unattainable". We have coined the term "distribution nirvana" as it relates to the hospitality industry as a combination of setting optimal yield and distribution channel controls to garner maximum demand share and ADR per guest; thus achieving the highest RevPAR at the lowest cost of distribution. And all of this should be completed with each sale endearing the utmost in loyalty! Unattainable? Perhaps. Hoped for? Certainly. HEDNA's latest White Paper, Hotel Distribution Nirvana: A Multi-Channel Approach, reviews the key industry drivers, key opportunities, key challenges and key success factors for implementing successful multi-channel strategies. Once you have applied the principles in this paper, you will definitely be well on your way to achieving distribution nirvana!

    Pdf  Click here to download Executive Summary

  4. White Paper: Travel Search Engines Redefine Distribution
    Pdf  Click here to download Executive Summary

  5. White Paper: Successful Content Management for Hotels
    Pdf  Click here to download Executive Summary

  6. Evaluating Potential IDS Partnership Opportunities - Factors to Consider

  7. White Paper: Dynamic Packaging
    Pdf  Click here to download Executive Summary

  8. NBTA Corporate Rate Loading
    Pdf  Corporate Rate Loading material complimentary White Paper Available in PDF

  9. White Paper: Online Group and Meeting Planning
    Pdf  Click here to download Executive Summary

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