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Channel Manager

Mews Channel Manager

Mews Channel Manager, powered by SiteMinder, is the native distribution module inside Mews PMS. It sends rates, availability and restrictions to connected channels and receives reservations into Mews. Select this module or a standalone SiteMinder connection as alternative routes; a second SiteMinder channel manager is not required alongside this module.

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The assessment

What stands out

Strengths

One distribution workflow. Channel mapping, synchronisation status and channel performance are managed inside Mews.

Core and Pro choices. Core includes Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb Hotels, alongside the Mews direct booking engine. Pro opens the wider SiteConnect catalogue of more than 400 channels.

Worth knowing

Requires Mews PMS. Core is included according to current package documentation; Pro is included in Mews Pro or can be purchased as an upgrade. A wider channel catalogue does not mean every channel is active or certified for every property. Confirm mappings, restrictions, regional availability and the exact package. This is not an independently compatible channel manager for non-Mews PMS platforms.

Mews Channel Manager is powered by SiteMinder and embedded in Mews. Standalone SiteMinder is an alternative distribution route, not an additional channel manager required alongside the Mews module. Confirm contracted module and channel entitlements.

Operational fit

Where it fits

  • Channel management

Best suited for

Mews properties needing channel management.

May not suit

Properties retaining a non-Mews PMS. Requires Mews PMS. Core is included according to current package documentation; Pro is included in Mews Pro or can be purchased as an upgrade. A wider channel catalogue does not mean every channel is active or certified for every property. Confirm mappings, restrictions, regional availability and the exact package. This is not an independently compatible channel manager for non-Mews PMS platforms.

What it supports

Key capabilities

Channel management

Native

Requires Mews PMS. Core is included according to current package documentation; Pro is included in Mews Pro or can be purchased as an upgrade. A wider channel catalogue does not mean every channel is active or certified for every property. Confirm mappings, restrictions, regional availability and the exact package. This is not an independently compatible channel manager for non-Mews PMS platforms.

Automated native workflows

Native

Requires Mews PMS. Core is included according to current package documentation; Pro is included in Mews Pro or can be purchased as an upgrade. A wider channel catalogue does not mean every channel is active or certified for every property. Confirm mappings, restrictions, regional availability and the exact package. This is not an independently compatible channel manager for non-Mews PMS platforms.

Stack compatibility

Connects with

SystemSupportDirectionData exchanged
MewsVerifiedTwo WayRates, availability and restrictions from Mews PMS to channels, Channel reservations received into Mews PMS

Evidence

What this assessment is based on

Supplier statedhigh confidence · field: strengths

**One distribution workflow.** Channel mapping, synchronisation status and channel performance are managed inside Mews. **Core and Pro choices.** Core includes Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb Hotels, alongside the Mews direct booking engine. Pro opens the wider SiteConnect catalogue of more than 400 channels.

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Supplier statedhigh confidence · field: worthKnowing

Mews Channel Manager is powered by SiteMinder and embedded in Mews. Standalone SiteMinder is an alternative distribution route, not an additional channel manager required alongside the Mews module. Confirm contracted module and channel entitlements.

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Supplier statedhigh confidence · field: pricingModel

Current Core package documentation includes revenue management and channel management functions; Pro adds capabilities.

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Supplier statedhigh confidence · capability: channel_management

Mews Channel Manager is the native distribution module for Mews PMS. It sends rates, availability and restrictions to connected channels and receives their reservations back into Mews. It is a separate functional product in the technology stack, even when bundled in a Mews package.

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