revenue
Are revenue managers using the best performance data?
Hoteliers might like the idea of being able to measure asset and market performance using a variety of metrics, but in the current European business environment, analysis is often far […]
3 Pace Report Metrics That Will Reveal Hidden Revenue
For many hotels, the time-honored Pace Report forms the heart and soul of their RM analysis. NB: This is an article by Robert Hernandez, Revenue Analytics Coach at Origin World […]
Earn more direct bookings for your hotel with transparency
On Monday morning, I decided that since I knew all about the high commissions that hotels are charged for bookings through online travel agents (OTAs), I would do the right […]
Headwinds for Big 3 OTAs: Expedia, Priceline and TripAdvisor
Wall Street prefers the term ‘headwinds’ to ‘problems’, and there are an awful lot of them in the travel stories coming out of brokers at the moment. The numbers show […]
Other operated departments minor source of revenue for most hotels
In lodging industry parlance, other operated departments are frequently referred to as minor operated departments. Based on recent trends in other operated department revenues and profits, these sources of income […]
Hotel revenue management strategies you need to adopt in 2018
As odd as it may sound, but managing your health and managing your revenue has many things in common; both if followed by proven strategy, gets you great results. To […]
Tips to increase hotel revenue during a low occupancy
A hotel’s revenue always fluctuates throughout the year. The hoteliering business, like any other business, is dictated by many external factors and can get unpredictable for some. A hotel’s room […]
Why the Gulf’s hotel boom doesn’t have to lead to bust
According to figures from hotel data company STR, Dubai currently has the largest hotel room pipeline of any city in the world, standing at over 50,000 rooms on an existing […]
Why 2018 Will Be Great: Hotel Industry Forecast
The big news in 2017 was the stock market, consumer confidence and the economy in general. Tax reform, wage growth, reduced regulations and the strength of our nation could keep […]
2018 Revenue Management: Loyalty, Group, Ancillary & Personalization
As technology constantly evolves, so does revenue management (RM). Dan Skodol, VP of Revenue Analytics at Rainmaker, recently gave a presentation on the top trends in revenue management. The trends […]