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100% Occupancy Dilemma for Hotels, what Hoteliers Need to Achieve?
Every hotelier is familiar with and knows that Occupancy is the percentage of available rooms that were sold during a specified period of time. It is calculated by dividing the […]
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 […]
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. […]
100% Occupancy – Myths of a ‘Perfect Sell’
The GM dropped in on the Front Office meeting and congratulated everyone on the FO team for handling four ‘perfect sell’ days last week. Four in the past five days…he […]
glh Hotels, launches “Choose Your Own Room”
London hotel group glh Hotels, today announces the launch of Choose Your Own Room – the world’s first online booking site that lets guests choose the exact room they want […]
European ADR and RevPar up but Occupancy flat
According to STR data, when compared with May 2015 Europe reported nearly flat occupancy (-0.3% to 73.4%). However, a 2.1% rise in ADR to EUR114.28 drove a 1.7% increase in […]
Train Your Team To Upsell By Room Type and Rate Option
After several years of solid RevPAR growth, most hotels are now seeing the increases slow and of course each market is different, but this leveling off seems to mostly be […]
Why Can’t We Still Book Specific Rooms in a Hotel?
Have you ever wondered why it is you can’t, in most cases, book the exact hotel room you want? You know, the room that’s not near the elevator, but close […]
5 ways your hotel should be managing room rate
How can you use revenue management strategies to get ahead in today’s increasingly competitive landscape? By keeping a close eye on the local competition. Among other things, your hotel should […]
11 ways to boost midweek occupancy and revenue
NB: This is an article from SiteMinder It can be easy, and very tempting, to think that slashing rates to virtually nothing will sell more hotel rooms and increase room revenue […]