TravelCLICK ChannelDirect

This products has been developed by RateGain, an Indian software development company. In Mar 2006 RateGain sold this product under the name YieldGain to Ramada Jarvis Hotels (Source). Today (Mar 2007) the company annouces that TravelCLICK has got the exclusive marketing rights to distribute the solution worldwide. Read about this product:

"ChannelDirect allows you to update rates, inventory and restrictions across multiple third-party sites from a single, web-based platform. With ChannelDirect you can increase the number of sites you manage without increasing resources. You can manage ten sites with the same effort required to manage two! ChannelDirect combines the expertise in channel management technology from RateGain with TravelCLICK’s extensive knowledge of hotel business processes to provide the leading Internet distribution solution that fits your business needs.

ChannelDirect allows you to:
• Reduce time spent managing extranets with the efficiency of one interface
• Easily load inventory into channels to sell excess inventory
• Construct and update parity groups to easily accommodate dynamic pricing decisions
• Access a display of current inventory, prices and restrictions across multiple sites in real-time
• Build consumer confidence with rate parity

ChannelDirect’s features integrate with your hotel's business processes. It provides you with flexibility when choosing which sites to update or hold in parity with intuitive an Price Calendar and allows you to easily execute pricing changes with "Quick Fill" options.

ChannelDirect is designed to reflect your hotel's business needs. The flexible user interface let's you update rates, inventory and restrictions based on:
• Price Calendar Updates: update a parity grouping of channels, rooms and rates via a calendar view
• Batch Updates: update rates, inventory or restrictions on multiple sites for specified days and date ranges
• Detailed Updates: update a specific channel(s) with visibility into all rooms, rates and restrictions on the channel(s)

ChannelDirect is accessible through TravelCLICK’s password-protected client extranet, the Electronic Marketing Centre (EMC). The EMC also houses competitive intelligence data and other revenue management tools to help you make informed decisions. Start managing third-party Internet distribution with the efficiency and reliability of ChannelDirect."
Source: www.travelclick.net

"RateGain has collaborated with TravelCLICK, a leader in integrated distribution solutions, to develop ChannelDirect, an advanced channel management application. In developing this solution, the companies combined the success of RateGain’s YieldGain product with TravelCLICK experience and product knowledge from serving thousands of hotel customers. Advantages of the RateGain/TravelCLICK collaboration:-
• Proven technology foundation of RateGain’s previous channel management products.
• Dedicated development/IT team of fifty specialists to continually monitor and support ChannelDirect customers.
• Comprehensive global support network to service ChannelDirect users.
In this customized technology exchange, TravelCLICK has exclusive marketing rights to distribute the enhanced channel management solution worldwide."
Source: www.rategain.com