Expert Insights

Will Revenue Managers Be Ready For Next Downturn?

There are at least a few industries where the price of the product is totally or substantially disconnected from the cost of production. NB: This is an article from Richard […]

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Hotel Distribution: Stop Predicting, Start Diagnosing

There is a fine line that separates guesswork and prediction – the quality of data and analysis. The hospitality sector is not unique in exploring for ways to take advantage […]

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If You List It They Will Come: A Hotelier’s Guide to Google My Business

Most people planning a vacation start with a Google search. That’s why you work so hard to optimize your search results placement with SEO strategies. And you should. NB: This […]

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Google Hotel Ads Become Most Profitable Metasearch Engine

Direct channel specialist Roiback has announced that Google Hotel Ads (GHA), the Google platform that distributes hotel prices in real time, now represents 65% of hotel bookings coming from metasearch […]

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Future of Revenue Management Is Not What It Used to Be

Not too long ago we thought the future of Revenue Management would be more data; faster processing capability; more revenue streams optimized; and more properties managed by one revenue professional. […]

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3 Key Components of Your Dynamic Pricing Optimization Strategy

In the past decade, pricing in the hospitality industry has come a long way. Thanks to advances in technology and methodology, hotel pricing has never been more efficient or profitable. […]

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B&B Basics: What Is The Difference Between Metasearch And OTAs?

As you seek to expand and improve your online distribution network, you will quickly discover that metasearch engines and online travel agents are the major players in the travel industry […]

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8 Ways the Best Revenue Managers Have Re-Defined their Job

The 25,000 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 […]

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Why You Need to Take a Holistic Approach to Hotel Budget

Why You Need to Take a Holistic Approach to Hotel Budgeting

As summer’s warm breezes and lush, green growth transform into the vibrant colors and crisp air of the fall season, another familiar season arrives in its wake: the often dreaded […]

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When Marketing And Revenue Management Walked Into The Sunset

RM and marketing have typically been two distinct functions but with new ancillary fees, the drive towards personalisation and greater demand for clever merchandising, this is changing. Marketing and revenue […]

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