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Practical writing on hotel operations, distribution, compliance and AI in Türkiye’s tourism, from the team building the Tourism Brain of Türkiye.

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  • Compliance in Türkiye

    Pre-season compliance checklist for seasonal hotels in Türkiye

    This checklist covers the compliance duties every stay in Türkiye involves. Learn how to verify KBS access, fiscal documents and data notices before the season starts.

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    12 min read

  • Türkiye tourism data

    Certified accommodation in Türkiye: İşletme, Yatırım and Basit

    This guide defines the three Ministry certificates for lodging in Türkiye and explains how to read official statistics. It clarifies the difference between facility counts, room numbers and bed capacity to help you avoid common data errors.

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    9 min read

  • Distribution and channels

    Stop sale in hotels: when to close a channel and how

    A stop sale withholds rooms from sale, but scope and timing determine its success. This guide explains the four stop sale types, contract differences, and logging best practices.

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    9 min read

  • Hotel operations

    Front office terms explained: folio, posting, routing and more

    Clarify front office terms like folio, posting, and routing to resolve billing disputes. Understand the difference between deposits and guarantees, and how business dates impact your reports.

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    12 min read

  • AI in hospitality

    Human approval for hotel AI: which actions need a person

    Human in the loop AI hotel design requires a named person to approve sensitive actions. This guide explains how to sort actions into three tiers based on money, guest impact, and reversibility to prevent approval fatigue.

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    12 min read

  • Guest experience

    Hotel upselling: matching each offer to the right moment

    Discover how to match hotel upselling offers to genuine decision moments in a guest's stay. Learn to protect upgrade inventory, ensure accurate billing, and maintain compliance.

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    14 min read

  • Hotel technology

    Hotel PMS integrations explained: APIs in plain words

    A hotel PMS integration is an agreed connection that lets systems exchange data automatically. Learn to judge these connections with four simple questions, without reading code.

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    13 min read

  • Distribution and channels

    Channel manager mapping: room types, rate plans and testing

    Channel manager mapping connects hotel products to booking channels. Learn to build an auditable sheet, name products clearly, and test derived rates to prevent mismatches.

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    13 min read

  • Revenue and pricing

    Hotel pickup report: how to read booking pace day by day

    A pickup report shows rooms and revenue added since the last snapshot. Learn to calculate pace, align years by holiday, and trigger clear decisions.

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    11 min read

  • Compliance in Türkiye

    KVKK for hotels: notices, consent, staff access and retention

    Turn KVKK into front office practice. This guide explains the four core duties, maps the data a stay creates, and shows how to prove consent and enforce retention periods.

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    13 min read

  • Hotel operations

    Hotel room status codes explained: VC, VD, OOO, OOS and more

    Understand the difference between out of order and out of service. Learn who sets each status and how to run the twice-daily check that keeps the desk and housekeeping aligned.

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    12 min read