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📣 Be the first to try Mews Channel Manager powered by SiteMinder

  • July 2, 2026
  • 17 replies
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aylin.klinge
Mews Employee

We’re opening limited beta access to Mews Channel Manager powered by SiteMinder, and we’re inviting a small group of customers to try it first. 

 

Who this beta is for 

To take part, your property should meet the following criteria: 

  • 1–50 rooms 

  • Hotel, Hostel or B&B business model 

  • Interested in activating at least one non-Booking.com / non-Expedia OTA 

  • No active channel manager contract in place today with SiteMinder or other alternative vendors. 

Please note that Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb aren’t eligible channels for this beta currently. 

This beta is best suited to properties that want to test complementary or regional channels and broaden their reach beyond the most popular OTAs 

 

Why join the beta? 

Managing distribution shouldn’t mean jumping between systems, chasing sync issues and double-booking occurrences, or relying on disconnected tools that cause problems every time you want to expand into a new segment or market by adding your inventory to new channels. 

That’s why we are building Mews Channel Manager, a new distribution layer that will allow you to connect to 400+ booking channels directly from your Mews workspace, so you can manage distribution in the same place you already set your rates, manage your inventory and reservations, and handle your entire guest lifecycle. 

That means no separate channel manager vendor to integrate with, no additional bill and no fragmented workflows to manage. Just what you need reach more guests, add the right channels and stay in control of your inventory without adding more complexity, while keeping an eye on how each channel is contributing to your revenue and occupancy. 

This beta is a chance to help shape a new way to expand your reach and manage distribution inside Mews. 

 

What will the Beta experience and functionality will look like? 

  • Enable Mews Channel Manager without leaving Mews 

  • Activate at least one new channel from a network of 400+ OTAs 

  • Map your rooms and rates and confirm the connection is live 

  • Sync inventory and reservations automatically between channels and Mews 

  • Manage inventory availability and restrictions across all channels from inside a single view, in the Mews workspace you already know 

 

How to join 

If you’d like to participate, comment on this post to let us know you’re interested. 

We’ll follow up with next steps and arrange a short call to confirm fit and discuss which channel you’d like to activate. 

17 Replies

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  • Rising Star
  • July 2, 2026

Hotel Intermar and Glück in Sicht are interested


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  • Navigator
  • July 2, 2026

Hello, 

We have a channel manager but we would like to connect to another OTA that they do not currently offer. Could we still participate (keeping our current manager for most OTAs but adding Mews Channel Manager to connect to an aditional OTA). 

Thank you,

Julie


  • Community Newcomer
  • July 2, 2026

Hi there ,

Northridge Golf Resort from New Zealand would like to participate.

Thanks

Simon


DavidFoxx
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  • Navigator
  • July 2, 2026

When you get to a point of using Expedia and/or Booking.com in the beta, I’d be interested in participating. They’re the only two OTAs with which we currently work.


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  • Community Catalyst
  • July 2, 2026

we do have a channel manager but would actually love to change at this point (I know that this doesn’t really match your criteria but keep us in mind please ;) ).


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Gerda Good Living Messe


Johannes Rott
Community Luminary
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  • Community Luminary
  • July 3, 2026

we would be interested as well - are active siteminder costumers and do have more than 50 rooms so if the BETA is going to be opened for bigger partners.. please let me know.


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  • Navigator
  • July 3, 2026

Glamp Nusa would be interested. 


Erick Adorno
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The Haus is interested


  • Community Newcomer
  • July 6, 2026

Interested to join the BETA for the whole Zeayou Zeeland Group (properties <50 rooms); Eclectic Hotel Copper, Hotel Bommeljé, Mezger Lodjes, B’s Strandappartementen, Zeayou Residences, Strandhotel Zoutelande and Duinhotel Tien Torens. 

 


foursides
  • Navigator
  • July 6, 2026

SKKY Hotel is currently under contract with SiteMinder but would be interested once you open it up to more partners. We are only 32 rooms and have other channels connected (I’m assuming a GDS connection would qualify). 

Looking forward to the integration in the future. 


MattJones
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  • July 9, 2026

We would potentially be interested for the Brae Hotel, Shetland

 


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Hi, we would LOVE to be a part of this beta program. We’re two hotels in San Jose, CA. 

Uptown Oasis San Jose Airport

La Hacienda San Jose Silicon Valley

 

(I know we’re a bit over the room requirements, but promise we’ll manage it just fine!) 


Mark Alexander Joel
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Hey Aylin 👋 Just checking. I run a Best Western property and we have a central reservation system layered on top. I assume we cannot benefit from this for this reason? 


Femke
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  • Navigator
  • August 12, 2026

Hey ​@aylin.klinge ! Hope you are well. 

Happy to test if you are still searching.

 


aylin.klinge
Mews Employee
  • Author
  • Mews Employee
  • August 19, 2026

The beta is now closed – Mews Channel Manager is officially live 🎉

What started as a small group of people willing to test, and share honest feedback has turned into a product that's ready for everyone. 

To everyone who took part in the beta: thank you. Your time, your edge cases, your "this doesn't work the way I expected" moments – all of it shaped what Channel Manager is today.

The official launch is now live, and the full announcement is linked here.

Stay tuned to this space – we'll be back with more Channel Manager updates and the next beta call when the time comes 🔥


aylin.klinge
Mews Employee
  • Author
  • Mews Employee
  • August 19, 2026

Hey Aylin 👋 Just checking. I run a Best Western property and we have a central reservation system layered on top. I assume we cannot benefit from this for this reason? 

 

Hey ​@Mark Alexander Joel, I’d recommend to talk to your local associates at the BWH to understand what your options are. Accessibility entirely depends on the brand’s distribution tech strategy. Hope that helps! 😊