revenue

Examining the Strength of the Top 25 Hotel Markets

As the U.S. hotel industry continues its RevPAR growth cycle, some signs of a growth slowdown are apparent. The increase in new Hotel rooms in the United States is rapidly […]

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The beautiful evolution of hotel room pricing over the last 15 years

What’s an online travel agent, please? Let’s be honest. We in hospitality all played our part in creating and growing them: the online travel agencies such as Expedia, Booking.com, Orbitz, […]

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10 Things You Must Do to Grow Your Hotel’s Direct Bookings

There’s been a huge amount of talk in the industry recently about direct bookings, in an attempt to loosen the hold that OTAs have on the industry. A term we hear a […]

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2017 Hospitality Predictions: Emerging Trends in Data Accessibility

Did you know that “complexify” is a word? It means, not surprisingly, to make something more complicated. As a big believer in the value of big data, it’s hard to […]

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5 Simple Ways Hotels Can Use Data To Increase Revenue

In 2017, it’s clear that the hospitality industry needs to prepare for even more disruptions that will unfold over the coming year. Airbnb, OTAs, start-ups, big data companies and loyalty […]

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Key Revenue Management Practices that Cannot be Ignored in 2017

For many reasons, 2016 brought with it some anticipated, and some less so, developments that required revenue managers to review their revenue management strategy. Brexit, the rise of the sharing […]

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North American Hoteliers Prepare for Strong Q1 with Healthy Rate and Occupancy Gains

North American hoteliers are eager to ring in the New Year, according to new data from TravelClick’s December 2016 North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). All travel segments are experiencing healthy […]

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Lessons in revenue with precision pricing from United Airlines

One innovation that is being discussed in airline revenue management is more granular pricing and inventory management. Current RM systems often limit the number of ‘inventory buckets’; by this I […]

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6 Steps for Developing a Strategic Revenue Roadmap

The roadmap to long-term, positive revenue performance can be achieved strategically and tactically with several key steps and considerations in place. Here are six considerations for mapping out your revenue […]

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How do Hotels Grow Rates? 5 Strategies for Success

The annual budget season for hotels has come around again! For dedicated sales teams, this means deep planning and foresight to improve the past year’s successes and overcome potential failures. A […]

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