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IDeaS Expands Car Park Solutions in Australasia, Partners With Sydney Airport
IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and yield management software, services and consulting, today announced a partnership with Sydney Airport to implement IDeaS Car Park RMS for the airport’s approximately 17,000 car […]
What to Watch Out for When Booking Hotel Rooms Online
When a couple walked into the Flamingo Inn in Daytona Beach, Florida, during the city’s 74th annual Bike Week and said they had a reservation for two nights at a rate […]
First Saudi Arabian booking & review site launched
Hajz Tawlaty Est company has announced the opening of KSA’s first Saudi-owned and operated web service for restaurant bookings and reviews. Yotable.com opened at the beginning of April and offers […]
European OTA “power player” formed by merger of Tripsta and airtickets.com
Athens-based online travel agents Tripsta and airtickets.com have merged claiming their joint size puts them among the top five European OTAs. The firms, which will continue trading as separate brands, […]
5 personal ways hotels can increase revenue in 2015
Growth. It’s encouraging to start the year with travel industry forecasts projecting 7.6% RevPar growth, 4.1% ADR growth, and 3.4% occupancy growth. Where there is growth there is opportunity, and […]
Hotels Reserve Spending for Online Reputation Management
For travelers, reputation is (almost) everything when it comes time to book accommodations, based on February 2015 research by Ipsos MORI for TripAdvisor. While price ranked as the most important […]
Interview: Airbnb Business Travel Lead Marc McCabe
Airbnb’s rapid conquest of the guest accommodation market shows no sign of abating, and that even includes winning the business of corporate travelers, whether their employers know or not. Even […]
Starwood Hotels & Resorts And The Airbnb Threat Of Disruption
Summary Why it’s only a matter of time before Airbnb has a major impact on the U.S. hospitality industry. Starwood will experience growing pressure in the U.S. market from Airbnb. […]
U.S. Hotel Occupancy and RevPAR To Hit Record High In 2015
The U.S. lodging industry will continue to achieve very strong growth in rooms revenue per available room (RevPAR) during both 2015 and 2016 according to the recently released March 2015 […]
Key Areas in Revenue Management discussed
Four areas for revenue professionals to focus on for the year ahead, according to the HSMAI APAC Revenue Advisory Board Distribution The distribution landscape is always evolving and 2015 has […]