revenue
Do ride-sharing app partnerships drive revenue
Big-name brands have already entered into partnerships with ride-sharing services such as Uber and more such collaborations are expected to roll out in the future due to the convenience they […]
The Big Revenue Management Reset
Today, a revolution is happening in hotel revenue management as hoteliers with the highest profit expectations are beginning to follow the customer instead of the product. They are using advanced […]
Record-Setting Hotel Performance
Numbers don’t lie. Currently, they’re saying hotel performance is on a major tear, hitting all-time highs in occupancy and RevPAR. As president and COO of research firm STR, Amanda Hite […]
Revenue management and marketing are ready for disruption
Revenue management and marketing are ready for disruption. The same approach with the same tools, yielding the same results is no longer acceptable. This past year, I’ve met with executives […]
Back to the Basics Pt 2: Hoteliers and analytics?
We continue our fall “back to the basics” refresher series on analytics for hoteliers. Last week, we reviewed the analytic methods that can be utilized by hoteliers. This week we […]
Back to the Basics Pt 1: Analytics primer
It’s back to school time, and back to school reminds me of getting back to the basics. So, we thought we’d start the fall with a “back to the basics” […]
Ancillary revenue, or should that be merchandising?
The latest airline ancillary revenue tome is out and yes, you guessed it, airlines continue to see significant gains with some reaping more than a third of total revenue from […]
OTAs achieve double profits of Hotel websites
In the first four months of 2015, in the persistent rivalries between online travel agents (OTAs) and hotels, OTAs has achieved a lot. As of now, the channel for distribution […]
Reducing friction is key to any modern pricing strategy
Nobody wants to stand in the way of the booking, but what revenue managers should really be striving for is engagement. Reducing ‘friction’ in the travel planning process seems to […]
Hotel prices soar ahead of Rugby World Cup
Hotel room prices in host cities for the Rugby World Cup have increased on every match night in every city, at an average of £261 for a hotel stay, according […]
