The Perils of Using an Open-Source CMS

Utilizing an open source content management system (CMS) like WordPress is in stark breach of a hotelier’s fiduciary duties and exposes them to great security and vulnerability risks hotel managers […]

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Why the hotel industry isn’t afraid of Airbnb (yet)

According to venture capitalists, Airbnb is worth $25 billion—more than major hotel chains Hilton ($24.1 billion market capitalization), Marriott ($18.7 billion), Starwood ($12.7), and Wyndham ($9 billion). But that doesn’t […]

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8 Best Practices for Hotel Revenue Managers

The 10,000 or so hotel revenue managers around the world are self-dividing into two distinct categories: those that are well prepared (or preparing) for 2024 and those that are well prepared […]

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A Revenue Managers Guide to Surviving the Awkward Teenage Years

Revenue management is a relatively young discipline in the hotel industry. Hotels only started to broadly adopt revenue management processes and systems in the late 90s and early 2000s. While […]

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Average Daily Rate Growth Continues to Lag Expectations

Average Daily Rate Growth Continues to Lag Expectations, Despite Peak Occupancy Levels, says PwC US An updated lodging forecast released today by PwC US expects revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) […]

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Revenue Strategy Reaches Hotel Students

Essec’s Online “Fundamentals of Revenue Management” Course, Powered by Duetto, Registers More than 1,300 Students in Less than a Week London, November 16, 2015 – As higher education goes online […]

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Digital window closing fast for hotels

GOING on a holiday is now a smoother process, with consumers able to explore and book travel and accommodations without having to go through middle-men. The online market for travel […]

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Owners demand yield maximizing Revenue Management

Europe is at the hard end of the revenue management discipline, but the lead on data and education comes from North America. Those who think revenue management is just one […]

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Maximize revenues from your SEM campaigns

Search Engine Marketing continues to be one of the highest revenue drivers for HeBS Digital’s clients, with more than 25% of direct online revenue coming as a direct result of […]

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Revenue Premiums Offset Greater Costs in Historic Hotels

When old hotels age gracefully and purposefully, they are able to achieve “grande dame” status. These properties typically compete in the luxury or upper-upscale market segments and frequently outperform the […]

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