DENVER— Channel management specialist Sceptre has reported a 23% average increase in overall bookings from the global distribution systems, third-party distributors and hotels’ own web sites. The global reservations distribution and channel management/advisory services company for the independent hotel/resort and vacation ownership markets also has experienced a 132% increase in bookings per available room for same store hotels in its portfolio from 2002 to 2003. According to the PhoCusWright Consumer Travel Trends Survey Sixth Edition, more than 35 million Americans purchased travel online in 2003, five million more than in 2002. PhocusWright projects that hotel Internet gross bookings will reach $11.8 million this year, representing 16% of all revenue booked online.
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