What a Ride: A Day in the Life of Hotel Rate Codes
The Rate Code Superhighway Do you really know what your hotel’s rate code has to go through to reach its end destination? Unless you specialize in distribution, most of us […]
Driving Maximum Profit Through More Direct Bookings
In today’s ultra-competitive hotel environment, every dollar counts. Any competitive edge that translates into a stronger bottom line is sought out, and every piece of hotel business is evaluated to […]
Home sharing platforms take a hit as Singapore government bans short-term rentals
Singapore has moved to ban short-term home rentals in the city, directly impacting popular ‘alternative accommodation’ companies like Airbnb and HomeAway Asia. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) introduced new ‘guidelines’ […]
Tips to maximize your strategic overbooking opportunities every week
Many hotels struggle to achieve a perfect sell-out – and often avoid overbooking to evade the ire of the front desk. The bane of any front desk manager’s existence? The […]
The Hidden Chasm: Why Your Bookings Keep Falling into the Abyss
The guest’s road from your hotel marketing campaigns, to your website and finally to online booking is a delicate, razors’ edge journey filled with several opportunities for the customer to […]
Why Site Weight Matters for Your Hotel Website
What affects how quickly your website loads? Why does it matter? There are many different factors which have an effect on how quickly your hotel website loads. Processing power, browser, […]
Selling Hotel Experiences for More Direct Bookings
What is it that makes your hotel distinctive and memorable? A great Experience! These days, for a hotel to stand out, you’ve got to offer more than comfy rooms and […]
Revenue Management: Take back control of your inventory
PART 3 OF 3 – WHOLESALER AND TOUR OPERATOR CONTRACTING NB: This is an article by Pontus Berner, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at berner+becker revenue management. We hope you have […]
Google Flights Is Making Gains With Consumers
With a dominant search engine in its pocket and a fast-as-anything and excellent product, Google Flights is starting to really assert itself and is getting consumer traction. But how much? […]
How hospitality players can cater to each traveller tribe
The six traveller tribes we expect to emerge and rise in prominence by 2030, which were identified in our research, are not bothered about hospitality industry debates, like “direct bookings […]
