Expert Insights

Google Upgrades Holiday Travel Search, Offers Hotel Discounts

Google has enhanced its flight and hotel search capabilities ahead of the U.S. holiday travel season, while concurrently announcing that it has started offering exclusive hotel discounts to paying users […]

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7½ Habits of Highly Effective Hotel Revenue Managers

As a consultant for Hotel Revenue Science I’ve had the opportunity to work with many Revenue Managers. I have interacted with RMs working in large brands, franchises and independents. My […]

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Top 15 Features To Look For In a Rate Shopper

At every property revenue managers have to make pricing decisions that are crucial in maintaining a healthy bottom line, so it makes sense to use the best available tools for […]

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The Fundamental Problem with Hotel Group Revenue Management

“The meetings and events industry is thriving,” says Issa Jouaneh, senior VP and GM of American Express Meetings & Events. Companies are recognizing that meetings engender growth within their organizations. […]

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5 Significant Ways to Increase Direct Bookings

Direct communication is at the centre of personalising your approach to customer retention. In order for your guest to value your business over your competitors, they need to view your […]

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How Google Latest Experiments with Metasearch Could Impact Hotels

Just a few weeks ago, Google began testing a new hotel pricing and availability graph. This new feature shows average pricing for hotels when users carry out a branded hotel […]

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Maximise Your Hotel Packages and Profits

We are all well aware of the benefits of hotel packages. Think about it- have you ever booked a hotel purely on the strength and nature of its promoted offers? […]

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Revenue Managers Look Beyond Industry For Inspiration

Hotel revenue management is an evolving discipline, and as part of that evolution, revenue managers are looking beyond the hotel industry to see how others are doing it and figuring […]

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Latest Trends in The Fast Changing World of Revenue Management

Recently, Travel Tripper, IDeaS, and OTA Insight joined forces to host roundtable discussions on current trends in the fast changing world of revenue management. Meeting in Orlando and Miami, the […]

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How Facebook and Google Are Changing the Travel Industry

Emerging technologies are changing not just how travel brands do business but also when they do it. After years of intense focus on the moment of conversion, travel companies are […]

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