inventory
3 Tips to Improve Your Hotel Occupancy Rate
The occupancy rate is a widely tracked metric for any hotel. One of the first steps in measuring the performance of your hotel is looking at its occupancy rate. First, […]
Contra or Barter Exchanges – How to Record Them and Some Tips
Contra, barter, trade outs, exchanges – they are all the same thing. Exchanging goods and or services is older than currency and it’s still used today, especially in hospitality. How […]
City/Region Wide Supply and Demand Analysis
When you are preparing your budgets, an incredibly valuable tool is what I refer to as the “citywide supply and demand analysis.” I didn’t come up with this, however, I […]
London Supply Boom: How to Maintain Your Market Position
With more than 11,000 new hotel rooms set to open by 2020, London’s hotel growth is predicted to outpace many destinations in Europe. NB: This is an article from Duetto […]
B&B Management Basics: What is a Channel Manager?
Nope, it’s not the remote control for the TV. NB: This is an article from Little Hotelier A channel manager is a tool that you can use to steadily increase […]
Late Cycle Supply Sources of the Occupancy Gap
The present hotel cycle is defying conventional expectations of late-cycle Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) behavior. Over the previous two cycles, recovery began primarily with occupancy. As the cycles continued, […]
Can You Dare to Dream of Variable Capacity in RM?
In an environment where the whole basis for RM is optimal allocation of fixed capacity, is there another way? RM forecasts demand, no-shows and allocates seats. But what if the […]
Demand Will Continue To Exceed Moderating New Hotel Supply Levels
New hotel rooms coming onto the U.S. market shouldn’t be a concern for established hotel operators because demand will continue to exceed moderating new-supply levels through 2019, according to CBRE […]
How Hotel Inventory Distribution Impacts Revenue Management
Effective and efficient inventory distribution plays a major role in the overall revenue management strategy for hotels. NB: This is an article from Hotelogix A well-thought-out inventory management strategy helps […]
Hotel overbookings: Let us learn to tame them
Hotel overbookings have been quite a repetitive term in the hospitality industry. Ever wondered what that is? Hotel overbookings are the condition a hotel faces when a single hotel room […]