pricing

Stop the blame game Hotels and embrace OTAs

The perception that online travel agents are “horrendously expensive” is false and they should be embraced by hoteliers, a business expert says. Speaking at Duetto’s Revenue Strategy Forum, Professor Peter […]

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Hotels should stress value proposition during corporate rate negotiations

As hotel sales and revenue management teams engage in corporate rate negotiations this fall, they might find themselves at a disadvantage for the first time in a few years. To […]

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Your hotel’s pricing strategy: 8 awesome benefits of using SiteMinder’s Prophet

Most hoteliers would agree one of the most pressing issues they face is trying to keep up with their peers in a hyper-competitive pricing market. The travel industry is so […]

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Beyond the true Competitive set, how many does your hotel have?

A competitive set might be the most important tool hotel operators have at their disposal, that shows where your hotel stand against your competition on a daily/weekly and monthly basis. […]

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U.S. online hotel room rates are up 0.6% from a year ago this October

Hotel room rates in the top-25 most popular U.S. destinations are averaging $219.06 this October, up from $212.57 in September, according to online hotel room price indices from trivago’s unique […]

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The future of automatic pricing in travel

In what can be viewed as a sign of the times, revenue management for home rentals won the day at EyeforTravel’s recent startup and innovation awards in Las Vegas It […]

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Five ways to find the right pricing strategy for your hotel

Revenue managers dedicate a big part of their day to managing hotel rates and driving profits. They are constantly analyzing data and various influencing factors to find that coveted sweet […]

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The Key to Pricing Your Hotel “Just Right”

One of the most challenging and important aspects in revenue management is providing the right price for the right customer at the right time. It can be a struggle to […]

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Cheap Commodities: How Hotels Have Become Pork Bellies

NB: This is an article by Tambourine From an outside point-of-view, a hotel should be anything but a commodity. After all, guests should be placing high value on a product […]

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6 Psychological Pricing Tricks for Hotel Revenue Managers

In the chaotic universe that is the daily life of Hotel Sales and Revenue Management, it can often be difficult to think of creative ways to approach pricing.  Don’t worry, […]

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