revenue
Holistic revenue management opportunities driving change for hoteliers
The hospitality industry experiences change every single day. Each day sees changes in guests, rates, menus, events and staff. At a higher level, hotels across the globe experience changes in […]
2017 Forecast Indicates Only Moderate Price Increases Across Air & Hotel
After an uneven 2016 that saw only limited increases in overall pricing, the business travel outlook for next year looks to be similarly subdued, with flat to moderate rate increases […]
How hotels can keep Airbnb from stealing corporate business
To some hotel operators, marketers and revenue leaders, it seems as though Airbnb has been a thorn in their sides for a long time. In reality, the sharing economy site […]
How Cloud Technology Can Increase Ancillary Revenues for Hotels
According to PhoCusWright, in 2011 U.S. hotels sold approximately US$1.85 billion in ancillary products and services, which accounted for 1.7% of the country’s total hotel revenues – when compared to […]
Solving the PMS Value Conundrum: Invest in the Future, Not the Past
There are those unenlightened people in the hotel industry that will say that a property management system (PMS) is nothing more than a grandiose cash register. That its only function […]
HSMAI Report: Portrait of Revenue Management Leadership
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) announces the release of Portrait of Revenue Management Leadership. The report examines the results of a recent survey of hotel management executives […]
Six questions hotel owners need to ask when investing in a revenue solution
Making financially sound business investments is a critical aspect of any hotel owner’s world. However, sorting through today’s vast sea of revenue technology and analytical capabilities can often leave owners […]
The Sacred Revenue forecast – why a Hotel should do it
NB: This is an article by Pontus Berner, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at berner+becker revenue management Anyone who has set foot in a professional kitchen and “accidentally” walked behind the […]
Stop the blame game Hotels and embrace OTAs
The perception that online travel agents are “horrendously expensive” is false and they should be embraced by hoteliers, a business expert says. Speaking at Duetto’s Revenue Strategy Forum, Professor Peter […]
Hotels should stress value proposition during corporate rate negotiations
As hotel sales and revenue management teams engage in corporate rate negotiations this fall, they might find themselves at a disadvantage for the first time in a few years. To […]