financials

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Guest Retention vs Acquisition: What’s the Difference?

While both guest retention and acquisition are essential for a hotel’s success, they serve different purposes and have distinct impacts on your business

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All-in-One Platforms: Convenience or Costly Mistake for Hotels?

Hotels can no longer afford to rely on solutions that do most things well but don’t allow for precision and flexibility needed in a competitive landscape

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Managing F&B Expenses and How to Record Them on Your P&L

In this piece I am going to tackle expenses and lay out the cleanest and most efficient way to record your monthly consumption.

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Budgeting in Hotels: Theory, Practice and Outlook 2025!

The economic outlook is positive, but rising costs and changing guest expectations require continuous adjustment and optimization of the budgeting processes

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Beyond Budget: Three Smarter Ways to Control Hotel Performance

Traditional budgeting has long been the standard for financial control in the hotel industry, but the budget can become irrelevant far too quickly

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Strategies to Optimize Your Hotel Profit Margins

There are two strategies you can apply to consistently unlock high profit margins. Here, we’ll list those strategies and straightforward ways to use them

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Hotel CPOR: What Is It And How To Manage It Effectively

CPOR is a crucial metric in the hotel industry that helps measure the efficiency and profitability of a hotel’s operations. It stands for cost per occupied room, which means the […]

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Hotel EBITDAR vs. EBITDA: The Differences and Why it Matters?

In the hotel industry, where operational costs and rental expenses can significantly impact profitability, traditional financial metrics often fall short in giving a true picture of a hotel’s performance. This […]

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Why Hotels Should be Using a Rolling Forecast

We use the rolling forecast to keep us as close to budgeted year-end GOP as possible. When behind we double down on expense management and revenue ideas

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Total Revenue Management and Role in Hotel Profitability Strategy

In the past, we looked at optimal occupancy to help maximize profits. Now, we have multiple available data sets that enhance revenue management strategies

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