The Care and Feeding of Revenue Managers
Revenue managers are a unique breed. The language they speak is not always compatible with that of group sales people. This means the two departments often have an adversarial relationship

Our Point of View on the Modern Age Distribution Ecosystem
Today the realm of an effective distribution strategy exceeds beyond distributing rates and inventory between hotels and demand partners.
Profit Surges at Mainland Europe Hotels
Hotels in Mainland Europe are generating revenue and keeping more. After what’s been a bruising year on the profit side, November marked the third consecutive month of y-o-y GOPPAR gains
Google – Your Hotel’s New Worst Best Friend?
Google is likely to expand its foothold on the travel industry, either by acquisitions or by bringing competitors to the edge of irrelevance. The trend is unlikely to revert, so it’s time hoteliers wake up
3 Key Questions About Rate Disparity Answered
Rate parity must be a focus for today’s revenue managers if they want to be profitable. Here are three questions you must know the answers to if you want to achieve parity.
Top 10 Revenue Management Tips for Winning in 2020
Revenue management is considered an imperative integration and the major reason is good pricing algorithms. Having the most competitive rates in real-time, you would witness a boost in revenue
U.S. Hotel Profit Bounces Back After Downward Blip
Hotel labor costs on a per-available-room basis were up 2.0%; however, the strong revenue led to a 0.4-percentage-point decrease in labor costs as a percentage of total revenue
Joy – The New Airline Loyalty Metric
Airline feedback is broken. Everyone knows it, but nobody will admit it. NPS has passed its expiry date, and yet airlines still rate themselves on metrics that don’t serve their passengers.
Cut the Copy/Paste Response: Writing Unique Responses to Online Reviews
Making review responses personalized can really pay off. Let’s take those copy/paste, templated review replies and transform them into creative, unique, and professional review responses.

The Tech List that Hotel Brands Need for 2020
Across our list, we’re advocating for a Mid-sized hotel to look toward not just a singular technology but to look at the broad operational areas where tech can have greatest impact on the bottom line