hotels
Inspiring travelers with Facebook’s new Trip Consideration
Facebook has been extremely busy expanding its presence in the travel space over the past year. Last year saw the launch of City Guides, a tool that lets Facebook users […]
Navigating Hotel Industry Changes With A New Mobile PMS
While the traditional, legacy PMS was confined to a dedicated desktop behind the front desk, mobile and cloud-based PMS frees that technology (and your staff) from those previous limitations. NB: […]
The OTA Distraction – Pushing Rather Than Pulling
You cannot go a day online in the hotel community without seeing a ton of OTA related discussion. NB: This is an article by David Lund, founder of The Hotel […]
How to Use Advanced Customer Valuation to Become Dangerous
A player’s value can be boiled down to two functions. First is marginalization, i.e. the relationship between spending patterns and profit. How much revenue can I expect given a player’s […]
4 things to know about hotel performance metrics
As the U.S. hotel industry marks eight years of continued monthly revenue per available room growth, analysts are digging deeper into performance data to explain the trends behind these numbers […]
8 simple tips for a great hotel website
Are you keen on getting a dedicated hotel website? This would be a smart choice, as your property website is often the first impression received by potential guests, and the […]
Are Your Channels Delivering Optimum RevPAR?
If you are looking for a measure for revenue performance look no further than the multi-dimensional RevPAR. Owners swear by this KPI which not merely reflects revenue performance but in […]
Death to PMS Interface fees!
The cost and time invested in interfaces between legacy PMS and third-party systems have plagued the hospitality industry for years. It’s time to demand a better way. NB: This is […]
Owners vs Operators: Interest Misalignment of Distribution Costs
Currently, most hotel management companies/operators earn their room-related management fees as percentage of gross room revenue, irrespective of whether room revenue is generated from OTA bookings or bookings that are […]
Ingredients to a Profitable Hotel Distribution Strategy
Understanding your audience and then being able to sell suitable inventory to them, on the right platform and at the right price the key to a profitable distribution strategy. NB: […]
