hotels

PwC: Robust outlook for Europe but Revenue weaker

  A “robust” forecast for European travel is expected to drive hotel trading but revenue growth will remain weaker after an exceptional 2015, according to PwC’s latest European hotels forecast. […]

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Expedia’s new tool that lets a hotel email with its bookers

  Expedia has been doing roadshows at industry events for marketing and sales hotel professionals to introduce its tool for direct communication between guests (who book through the online travel […]

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2 Guest Segmentation Algorithms Every Revenue Manager Will Be Using

  NB: This is an article by Robert Hernandez, Revenue Discovery Analyst at Origin World Labs The most popular pricing algorithms are great for optimizing Rooms Revenue, but fall short when […]

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US RevPAR Forecast Trimmed on Weak Transient Trends

  NB: This is an article from Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings has lowered its 2016 U.S. RevPAR growth forecast to 4%-5% from 4%-6%. RevPAR growth will not likely exceed 5% […]

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Convert OTA Guests to In-House Bookings: 5 Ways to Succeed

  NB: This is an article by Pete DiMaio of Fuel Travel We recently met with a hotel whose occupancy was comprised nearly 50% by OTA bookings. One out of […]

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Brand call centers: How to combat OTA bookings

  NB: This is an article by Doug Kennedy of Kennedy Training Network There are a number of tactics that a reservations sales agent can be trained to use when […]

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Three ways extended stay can use better data to optimize revenue

  Extended stay properties are a rapidly growing segment of the hospitality industry and face unique challenges and opportunities due to a dynamic set of market conditions inherent to the […]

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Expedia’s new bidding model: Some hotel experts remain skeptical

  Online travel-booking engines rarely change. So any wrinkle introduced by a company is bound to get a lot of close examination. Witness the industry’s attention to Expedia Inc’s gradual […]

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Duetto to Integrate TravelClick’s Demand Hotel Data

  TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, and Duetto, a market leader in hotel and casino profit optimization technology, have joined forces […]

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Whitbread sees ‘divergence’ between London and regional hotel markets

Whitbread has started to see a “divergence” between the London and regional hotel markets, according to its latest trading update for the 50 weeks to 11 February 2016. Across the […]

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