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In order to drive the most revenue possible at your hotel, it is important to adjust your market mix according to periods of high and low occupancy. Here’s how to do just that

Upselling has even more value in a downturn when there are empty rooms or when guests are booking at the best available rate and standard room types.

Survey results show not only is GDS usage increasing, but it’s increasing at a faster rate than other channels used by travel agents, such as alternative accommodation platforms or hotel websites

Unfortunately, cancellations aren’t going anywhere – take comfort in the fact that cancellation rates from direct bookings are generally much lower than on other platforms!

While 54% of people tracked personal reasons for cancellations 26% of people choose change of date and 10% cancelled as they had made an alternative booking.

What’s more frustrating than having prospects making a search on our booking engine to discover that the system returns a No Availability message when we still have rooms to sell in our hotel?

Understanding trends of markets with similar seasonality patterns and exploring business practices of companies in those markets will help ensure your success as a DMO or Property Manager

As temperatures drop and competition heats up, try to offer guests something a little different for Christmas to stand out. Aim to spread holiday joy to guests and you’re sure to win holiday bookings

Direct sales is not simple, but it’s also not complicated if you are clear about the framework in which you should be doing it. On the other hand, there are unfortunately no shortcuts or magic wands.

Things come up. Circumstances change. Plans get disrupted. But is that the only reason why your guests might not show up at the last moment? NB: This is an article […]