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Thinking Shopping Cart and Selling Room Features is the Future

It’s hard to imagine a time before the shopping cart, but it really wasn’t that long ago. Sylvan Goldman, who owned a number of grocery stores in post-Depression America was […]

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Five ways to use online reviews for revenue strategy

A few years ago, the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research published a study showing the connection between the Global Review Index – an online reviews quality score – and RevPAR, occupancy and […]

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ADR Holds Steady in First Half of 2017 Despite Decline in Bookings

As North American hoteliers forge ahead in 2017, average daily rates (ADR) are holding strong in both the second and third quarters of 2017 despite declines in committed occupancy*, according […]

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The Power of Value Adds to Increase Guests Bookings

Hoteliers, when considering using value adds to attract guests you need to revert back to the data that you have compiled to determine the appropriate strategy for each season to […]

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How You Can Maximize Your Room Type Sales for Each Season

In part 1 of this blog series “Managing Seasonal Market Changes to Ensure your Hotel Stays on Top”, we discussed Seasonal Distribution and gave some tips on diving into analytics […]

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Why revenue managers can’t rely on historical data

The U.K. and European market is one in constant flux. We’ve seen security threats in key locations such as Paris and Brussels, the drop in value of the pound, the […]

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How Data Can and Should Impact Your Hotel

Analytics, numbers, and key performance indicators play an important role in every business and your hotel is no different. There are hundreds of different ways to calculate, display and act […]

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How to Overcome High Cancellation Rates on OTAs

Today’s hotel guests are empowered and informed, which in some ways is very positive. However, it has also led to a trend of guests making multiple bookings far in advance, […]

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U.S. Hotel Profits Grow in 2016 Despite Slowdown in Revenue

U.S. hoteliers enjoyed a seventh consecutive year of increasing profits in 2016 despite a slowdown in the rate of revenue growth.  According to the recently released 2017 edition of Trends® […]

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Revenue opportunities hotels miss out on when price used to say “yes” to everyone

Blog Soundbites: Today’s hotels are facing unprecedented levels of market competition Adjusting rate alone won’t recoup revenue potential or significantly gain market share Advanced technology uses automated inventory controls to dramatically […]

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