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Hotel 101: Understanding Occupancy
We’re getting back to basics to help you better understand the critical metrics we use in the hospitality industry necessary to measuring performance. To fully maximize hotel performance, we use […]
10 Under-the-Radar Advantages for Independent Hotels
The independent hotel market in Europe is a big business, in terms of employment, tourism and contribution to local economies. Most importantly for the players in the industry, independent hotels are […]
Weakening March Reservation Pace Creates New Challenges for Hoteliers
As North American hoteliers head into the spring season, new commitments that have been added over the last month (pace) are down -1.6 percent, and committed occupancy* for the first […]
New York hotel market chases recovery
New York City has been working through an enormous hotel construction pipeline for the past several years — the largest in the nation — and one that is expected to […]
Amid Global Uncertainty, Hotels Must Prepare Strategy for Possible Downturn
The Asia Pacific market ended 2016 with a mixed bag of results, marginally increasing occupancy 1.6% to 69%, but also posting a 0.9% fall in average daily rate to finish […]
U.S. Hotels Could Face RevPar Pressures in 2017
“I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s sort of a schizophrenic year,” PwC’s hospitality industry leader Scott Berman said, referencing the unpredictable U.S. political climate, as well as economic factors. “There’s […]
Harnessing the power of cloud and mobile hotel PMS
What triggered the mass movement towards cloud hotel PMS? Hoteliers have new goals to achieve today and the solutions don’t hide in a server room. Cloud hotel PMS software has […]
Revenue Management: Take back control of your inventory
PART 3 OF 3 – WHOLESALER AND TOUR OPERATOR CONTRACTING NB: This is an article by Pontus Berner, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at berner+becker revenue management. We hope you have […]
How to manage high occupancy and build better guest loyalty programs
Hotels spend a vast amount of time trying to procure more bookings and increase their occupancy rates. So what if you’re really good at distributing your rooms or the market […]
Examining the Strength of the Top 25 Hotel Markets
As the U.S. hotel industry continues its RevPAR growth cycle, some signs of a growth slowdown are apparent. The increase in new Hotel rooms in the United States is rapidly […]