inventory
The OTA duopoly: Priceline vs Expedia
Online Travel Agencies, better known as OTA, have been around for almost 20 years, so we really shouldn’t treat them as a novelty by now. Expedia was launched back in 1996 while Priceline […]
Average U.S. Hotel Prices Increased By Five Percent in 2014
Americans paid an average of $137 per night for hotel accommodations in the U.S. during 2014 – an increase of 5 percent compared to 2013. The new findings from the […]
How to yield rates to maximise your hotel’s revenue growth – part 2 of 2
Yield management is fast becoming a pivotal pricing strategy for today’s hotelier. Long gone are the days when it was just about room sales. Today, hoteliers need to consider packages, amenities […]
How to yield rates to maximise your hotel’s revenue growth – part 1 of 2
Yield management is fast becoming a pivotal pricing strategy for today’s hotelier. The concept is based on understanding, anticipating and influencing your guests’ behaviour in order to maximise revenue or […]
How to store, track and promote your hotel inventory effectively – part 2 of 2
Increased competition and transparency in today’s booking landscape is making effective management of inventory a high priority for today’s hotelier. In Part 1 we discussed three key aspects of creating […]
How to store, track and promote your hotel inventory effectively – part 1 of 2
Your hotel’s inventory is its greatest asset and represents a major part of your investment. That investment is tied up until rooms are sold, making the effective management of inventory […]
