How to yield rates to maximise your hotel’s revenue growth – part 2 of 2
Yield management is fast becoming a pivotal pricing strategy for today’s hotelier. Long gone are the days when it was just about room sales. Today, hoteliers need to consider packages, amenities […]
How to yield rates to maximise your hotel’s revenue growth – part 1 of 2
Yield management is fast becoming a pivotal pricing strategy for today’s hotelier. The concept is based on understanding, anticipating and influencing your guests’ behaviour in order to maximise revenue or […]
Expedia Acquisitions Signal Tougher Times Ahead for Hotels
When Expedia bought out Orbitz within a few weeks of gobbling up Travelocity, it was great news for a lot of stakeholders. But it’s probably not so great for the hotel […]
Google fear a factor behind Orbitz-Expedia deal
The DOJ imposed conditions on Google after it acquired airfare software maker ITA Software, but that agreement expires next year After acquiring a competitor weeks ago and just announcing plans […]
Traveling together: Expedia to buy rival Orbitz
Expedia said Thursday that it will buy online booking rival Orbitz Worldwide for roughly $1.6 billion, cementing its place as the No. 1 digital travel provider while potentially disrupting the […]
Forget your competitors, consumer demand is how to set revenue pricing
It’s a familiar scenario – and as a former hotelier, I’ve seen it played out many times before. Across the hospitality sector, we’re trained to watch our competitors and react […]
How to store, track and promote your hotel inventory effectively – part 2 of 2
Increased competition and transparency in today’s booking landscape is making effective management of inventory a high priority for today’s hotelier. In Part 1 we discussed three key aspects of creating […]
Get your Revenue Management in Shape for 2015!
During the first few days of a new year, everyone is busy planning their personal new year’s resolutions. But although most of us spend the beginning of each year focused […]
How to store, track and promote your hotel inventory effectively – part 1 of 2
Your hotel’s inventory is its greatest asset and represents a major part of your investment. That investment is tied up until rooms are sold, making the effective management of inventory […]
Key Dubai hotel hotspot to feel RevPAR pressure
Real estate advisory Colliers International has launched its MENA Hotel Market Forecast, which predicts the performance of 29 submarkets across the region. Spanning 29 submarkets across the Middle East and […]