hotels
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to Choose Big Data Analytics Tools for a Hotel
NB: This is an article by Martin Soler of SnapShot Many hoteliers, general managers, and revenue managers wish they could get a better handle on the data available to […]
Analytics: the Real Driver for Revenue Management
NB: This is an article by Stephen Hambleton, Product Manager at IDeaS There are many commercial revenue management systems (RMS) available today. Although there are a growing number of […]
Hoteliers, RevPAR is meaningless unless it hits the bottom line
The industry still refuses to pay attention to the numbers that matter: net operating income. RevPAR is meaningless unless it flows to the bottom line, and that is not […]
How a Hotel Can Bridge the Conversion Gap
NB: This is an article by Kelly Robb, Director of Market Intelligence at Revinate How often have you visited a hotel website, been disappointed with generic and uninspiring content, […]
