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Soaring Swiss franc hits hoteliers hard
The Swiss franc is soaring, making Switzerland an expensive option for foreign tourists. Hoteliers are left suffering the blows. Since the Swiss central bank’s decision to ditch its exchange rate […]
IDeaS and TravelClick Announce Research & Development Partnership
TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, and IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of pricing and revenue management software, services and consulting, have […]
Gaming, economy spark Philippines hotel boom
The Asian country is set for a 28% increase in hotel rooms, due to a growing economy, new gaming and entertainment projects and interest among global hotel companies. The Philippines […]
Five questions to help marketers solve the metasearch dilemma
When mobile booking and payment become part of metasearch, it is even more important to have a single party with a seamless closed loop marketing solution. Metasearch continues to be […]
5 personal ways hotels can increase revenue in 2015
Growth. It’s encouraging to start the year with travel industry forecasts projecting 7.6% RevPar growth, 4.1% ADR growth, and 3.4% occupancy growth. Where there is growth there is opportunity, and […]
Real rate vs nominal rate: Where are we?
Is inflation masking the current strength of ADR? For the total U.S., real ADR priced in 2014 about the same rate it did in 1999 and 2006. Much has been […]
Interview: Airbnb Business Travel Lead Marc McCabe
Airbnb’s rapid conquest of the guest accommodation market shows no sign of abating, and that even includes winning the business of corporate travelers, whether their employers know or not. Even […]
U.S. Hotel Occupancy and RevPAR To Hit Record High In 2015
The U.S. lodging industry will continue to achieve very strong growth in rooms revenue per available room (RevPAR) during both 2015 and 2016 according to the recently released March 2015 […]
Key Areas in Revenue Management discussed
Four areas for revenue professionals to focus on for the year ahead, according to the HSMAI APAC Revenue Advisory Board Distribution The distribution landscape is always evolving and 2015 has […]
The Truth About Hotel Meta Search
Hotel marketing types love trends. Every day there is the same old story about a new thing that changes everything. It’s always a thing that, if the hotels would only start doing […]