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Using Hotel Demand for a Blue Ribbon Revenue Strategy

I recently caught a pie-baking competition at a local county fair. While admiring the pies vying for the blue ribbon, I naturally started thinking about how pies and hotel demand actually […]

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Delving deep: travel brands need an intelligent approach to data

As data increasingly becomes the difference in a competitive travel landscape, EyeforTravel’s new report explores the possibilities for deep learning Artificial intelligence isn’t new, but it’s finally getting smart, thanks […]

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Establishing Ideal Data Mix to Form Intelligent Revenue Strategies

Over the years, the pool of data sources hotels utilize within their business strategies has grown exponentially larger. NB: This is an article by Paul van Meerendonk, Director of Advisory […]

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Airlines need to get creative and segment better

At one airline, the new promotional fare with a three-day purchase window isn’t selling. Another is finding that a large tourist boom in Costa Rica isn’t translating into sales of […]

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Are Comp Sets Still Relevant in Revenue Management Today?

At the fifth annual Revenue Strategy Summit, Kalibri Labs CEO and co-founder Cindy Estis Green posed a question: How much do comp sets matter anymore? “I’ve had quite a few owners […]

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Analytically forecasting for uncertainty impacts your profit potential

Companies with data-driven business cultures are more productive and profitable than their competition. Hotel organizations, specifically, use data-driven approaches to increase profits amidst market complexity and volatility. One component supporting […]

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Can Google search results predict hotel occupancy rates?

Google and STR have recently joined forces to share findings on how accommodation searches in New York and London correspond to hotel demand and occupancy data for those markets. NB: […]

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Why the guest booking journey begins at choosing a destination

The guest booking journey can often be a long one, with a nonlinear approach taken by most travellers. However, in part one of our guest booking journey series, we discovered […]

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Diving into Hotel SEO? Focus on Local Search First

Perhaps more than any other industry, hospitality is tied to its location. While retail and office work have moved to the internet, hotels remain offline to a certain extent. The […]

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Travel marketing needs to be data driven, not rules driven

Collate, compare, convert. Marketers will recognize this as the customer journey for today’s connected users, who have access to a wider range of instant online research tools than ever before. […]

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