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  The websites that have the most comprehensive set of lodging choices, whether they are hotels, vacation rentals, apartments or igloos, will dominate. Expedia, through its HomeAway acquisition and intent […]

  GDS (Global distribution systems) and travel agent bookings remain an overlooked yet lucrative source of revenue for hoteliers, sources said. The reason these channels are overlooked? It’s because many hoteliers are […]

Average Daily Rate Growth Continues to Lag Expectations, Despite Peak Occupancy Levels, says PwC US An updated lodging forecast released today by PwC US expects revenue per available room (“RevPAR”) […]

GOING on a holiday is now a smoother process, with consumers able to explore and book travel and accommodations without having to go through middle-men. The online market for travel […]

Europe is at the hard end of the revenue management discipline, but the lead on data and education comes from North America. Those who think revenue management is just one […]

When old hotels age gracefully and purposefully, they are able to achieve “grande dame” status. These properties typically compete in the luxury or upper-upscale market segments and frequently outperform the […]

The answer is simple – your Front Desk team For the majority of hotels, the only way to achieve a higher RevPAR next year is going to be to achieve […]

Expedia Inc‘s acquisition of HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, for $3.9 billion (mostly in stock) could be understood as an alliance of mutual interest against Airbnb, the peer-to-peer short-term rental […]

September was encouraging for hotels on the Côte d’Azur and in regional France as they continued to post growth in occupancy and average rates. On the other hand, having stagnated, […]

Hotel results for the United States hotel industry are in, and revenue per available room is back on track after last month’s slow growth thanks to the calendar shift. Here […]