analytics

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 […]

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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” […]

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Using data mining and analytics to your hotel’s advantage

Data mining and analytics – techniques for exploration and analysis of large quantities of data in order to discover meaningful patterns, trends and rules – helps hotels sift through massive […]

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US performance records past and present

With the favorable supply and demand dynamics in the hotel industry, US performance records are being broken month after month, according to data from STR. It’s almost like the steroid […]

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Big Data, Big Analytics and Big Revenue

There has never been a more complex time to practise revenue management in Asia: Changing guest behaviours, the evolving and increasingly intricate nature of distribution channels and an abundance of […]

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The Impact of RevPAR Growth on Profit

ProPAR Graph Earlier this year, Hotel Appraisers & Advisors published an article summarizing how several hundred hotels performed, ranked by House Profit per available room (ProPAR). The article then compared […]

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ADR Growth Expected to Drive US Lodging

An updated lodging forecast released today by PwC US expects average daily rate (“ADR”) to drive revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) increases in a more meaningful way through the second-half […]

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MEA hotels increase revPAR, ADR and occupancy

STR Global reports that hotels in the Middle East and Africa region reported positive results in three key performance metrics in their compiled July 2015 data. The biggest rise by […]

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Airbnb’s pricing algorithm

A little machine learning can have a big impact. Dan Hill, product lead at Airbnb, wrote the company’s pricing algorithm after the British-based rival startup he cofounded, Crashpadder, was acquired […]

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Marriott increases revenue 86% via email

SUMMARY: “It felt like we had the opportunity to really do something that was much more really member-centric and really use all the data that we’ve got on our members […]

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