A Channel Manager is a software solution designed to help short-term rental operators manage bookings and reservations for their own website while synching calendar availability across multiple booking channels. Depending on the business structure, internal resourcing and operations, operators may choose to use a PMS in combination with a channel manager or just one of the solutions in silo. Today, however, most modern PMS solutions come with channel management built in, allowing short-term rental businesses to benefit from the best of both worlds, while paying a single subscription fee.