hotels

Weak December Performance Caps Dreary Year for MENA Hotels

A tough year for MENA hotels mercifully came to an end in December. Profit per available room was down 5.4% y-o-y, negatively contributing to an overall 9.3% YOY GOPPAR drop for the year

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The Black Friday Frenzy - Can Your Hotel Replicate it all Year Round?

The Black Friday Frenzy – Can Your Hotel Replicate it all Year Round?

Black Friday is one of many possibilities during the year. You shouldn’t ignore “consumerism” dates but instead define a clear plan to leverage the most relevant dates for your target market

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How to Capture Business During Off-Peak Times

Revenue fluctuates as hotels experience changes in demand, but managers are able to exert their influence in the face of these cycles. The first step is to plan ahead for low demand

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Why Incentives Increase Your Hotel’s Direct Bookings

The ripple effect of incentives leads to long-term benefits to your hotel, including repeat guests, increased direct bookings and brand advocacy

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Rate and Reputation: Understanding Your Hotel’s True Worth

In the age of data proliferation and value transparency, it is imperative hotels utilize their reputation performance to enhance pricing capabilities to realize new revenue opportunities and drive rate

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European Hotels End 2019 on Stellar Profit Performance Note

The year ended on a strong note for hotels, represented by a fourth consecutive month of y-o-y profit growth on a per available room basis. GOPPAR soared in the month, finishing 9.8% above

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Hotel Apps Enter a New Decade

Hotel Apps Enter a New Decade

The point is that it’s time to explode the old notion of the hotel app as we move into 2020 and look at the breadth of possibilities that a hotel app store offers. Here are a few that got our

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How Can You Reduce Your Cancellation Rates in 2020

Unfortunately, cancellations aren’t going anywhere – take comfort in the fact that cancellation rates from direct bookings are generally much lower than on other platforms!

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How Can Your Hotel Turn Negative Social Media Reviews into a Positive?

No matter how hard you try, negative reviews are inevitable. From a lumpy pillow to a disappointing dinner, it is common for guests to share their story, tag brands on social media, naming and shaming

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UK Hotels Turn the Page After Uneven Profit Performance in 2019

2019 ended on a sour note for UK hotels. December marked the third consecutive month of y-o-y profit per available room decrease, as GOPPAR was down 0.9%

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