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4Ps of Revenue Management: The Virtuous Circle to Boost Bookings
Have you ever wondered why so many hoteliers struggle to maximize their revenue despite putting in a lot of effort? As a revenue management expert, I often see properties focusing […]

Guests More Rate Conscious, Shorter Booking Windows Normal
Inflation may be easing, but budget awareness hasn’t gone away. Tariff turbulence continues to weigh heavily. Balance rate optimization with perceived value

Budget Paradox: Why Cap Direct But Leave Indirect Unlimited?
While the direct channel, which is more profitable, has a cap on investment regardless of performance, the indirect channel enjoys an unlimited budget

DMA Fallout: Why Hotel Direct Bookings Are at Risk
We talk with Javier Delgado Muerza of mirai and hear the latest updates following the investigation into Google’s compliance with Article 6.5 of the DMA
How to Strengthen Your Hotel Landing Pages
We explore the top five most frequent questions about landing pages, and share insights that will help boost conversions, direct bookings and grow revenue
The Power of Hotel Remarketing: Bringing Guests Back to Book
A remarketing plan helps you connect with those interested guests and bring them back, transforming those “almost bookings” intoreservations and revenue
Three Steps to Encourage Guests and Increase Direct Booking
While balanced distribution across OTA, GDS, metasearch, and direct channels is key to your property’s visibility and profitability, a direct booking is the most valuable. As of 2024, direct website […]
Hotel Industry Update: Booking Trends and Top Performing Offers
Summer travel season is in full swing, and it’s time to dial in your booking strategies. From the latest trends and spend to the most successful hotel offers, our experts […]
Fair Share of the Market: What Is It and How To Calculate It
“Fair share” is the average performance of the competitive set, for any given metric. If you perform better than this average you can be said to be “above fair share”, […]
The Five Stages of Rate Parity Acceptance
Rate parity is an evergreen topic. I wrote an article on rate parity for hotels in 2023, and all the way back in 2015. It’s an issue that seems to […]