When revenue management leads to reasonable doubt

NB: This is an article by Tom Bacon, an airline veteran and industry consultant in revenue optimisation Reasonable doubt is a legal concept, not a business concept.  US juries are […]

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Case study: Carlson Rezidor’s data evolution

  Big data isn’t all about knowing every nuance of your guests; it’s also about getting a closer look at your own business. For companies like global giant Carlson Rezidor […]

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2016 Will Become The Year Of Data For Marketers

  Some 81.3% of global marketers say data will become more important to their marketing and advertising efforts in 2016, according to the second annual Global Review of Data Driven […]

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Top Hotel Trends for Driving Guest Loyalty in 2016

  NB: This is an article by Maryam Wehe, Senior VP of Applied Predictive Technologies In 2015, many hotels focused on introducing new technology, investing in new property layouts, and […]

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Uber’s new travel feature……..

  Travel is becoming more closely integrated with mobile Uber’s filing for a new patented feature, called Uber Travel, could have serious implications for the future of booking applications as […]

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Time for Chinese hotels to dig deeper post consolidation among OTAs

  2015 witnessed heavy consolidation in the OTA space in China. So what needs to be done by hotels to balance out their distribution mix? The pace with which OTAs […]

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Hotel watchdog comes down hard on Booking.com

  A German regulator has ordered Booking.com to remove all “best price” clauses from its contracts with hotel properties in the country. The Bundeskartellamt (BKA), the German Federal Cartel Office, says the […]

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Digital marketers deal with shifting landscape

It wasn’t easy for hotel digital marketers in 2015 ………. and it’s not likely to get much easier in 2016!! With issues such as the growing power of online travel […]

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Improve Revenues by Engaging Travelers on the Right Channels

  Marketing, as we know it, has been rapidly evolving over the past number of years, and 2015 has been a year of significant change. The role of marketing has […]

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Room Rates are Primary Driver of Growth

As hoteliers round out 2015 and head into the New Year, properties in major North American markets are experiencing steady increases in bookings, with 21 of the top 25 markets […]

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