reservations

Unfortunately, cancellations aren’t going anywhere – take comfort in the fact that cancellation rates from direct bookings are generally much lower than on other platforms!

While 54% of people tracked personal reasons for cancellations 26% of people choose change of date and 10% cancelled as they had made an alternative booking.

What’s more frustrating than having prospects making a search on our booking engine to discover that the system returns a No Availability message when we still have rooms to sell in our hotel?

Understanding trends of markets with similar seasonality patterns and exploring business practices of companies in those markets will help ensure your success as a DMO or Property Manager

As temperatures drop and competition heats up, try to offer guests something a little different for Christmas to stand out. Aim to spread holiday joy to guests and you’re sure to win holiday bookings

Direct sales is not simple, but it’s also not complicated if you are clear about the framework in which you should be doing it. On the other hand, there are unfortunately no shortcuts or magic wands.

Things come up. Circumstances change. Plans get disrupted. But is that the only reason why your guests might not show up at the last moment? NB: This is an article […]

One of the most challenging parts of being a Meeting & Events/MICE/Conference & Banqueting professional is having to take strategic decisions today for far future periods. NB: This is an […]

To ensure full occupancy, hotels are trying their best to deal with no-shows and cancellations. And this is where overbooking strategy for hotels plays a major role

Hotels might struggle to provide last-minute cancellation policies, therefore maximising retention of their bookings and reducing cancellations can be utilised in other aspects of the booking process.