Category Essence: DS – Distribution Software & Solutions

Capsolve publishes Distribution Software Research for the Hospitality Industry

Bradenton, FL – Capsolve announces its updated Distribution Software & Systems research. This report analyzes the happenings in the DS category of solutions for the benefit of the hospitality industry in addition to both Restaurants and Clubs.  This category consists of vendors of all sizes with multiple large, mature solution providers and is classified as Medium based on the number of companies it contains.  The research organized the category’s styles based on number of distribution channels served – One-Channel, Two-Channels and Multiple-Channels.

While many countries were represented by at least one vendor located within their borders, almost half were headquartered within the United States.  As a result, the dispersion across countries was found to be Medium.  The United Kingdom, Germany and Spain made up the remaining countries in the top 4.

As it relates to buyers of DS solutions, the needs most serviceable with the vendors’ software products include managing Location Information, Product Details, Reservations and the many Distribution specific elements of the category.  Modular functionality is deeply intertwined with this category due to its far-reaching nature by connecting with Websites, Voice, GDS, OTA and Metasearch, among other channels.  Capsolve defines the requirements complexity level of this category as Medium, but can often increase as a result of the need to connect consumer and business channels with the location’s or corporation’s core systems.

Research Contents

• A summary of the overall solutions marketplace, and
• Its place within the Marketing Technology Ecosystem
• Current Trends influencing the category
• The Core Capabilities provided by the researched solutions
• The Styles employed by Solution Providers within the market
• Key sales and marketing considerations for these products and services
• Access to Interactive Tools