revenue

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I’m old enough (perhaps you are, too) to remember when airlines published all their airfares in their timetables, which were issued once a month. Back then airlines were regulated by […]

The practice of revenue management encompasses several activities that revenue managers can use to help steer their hotel’s profitability and performance. These responsibilities are vast and varied—they can range from […]

The groundswell of support for “book direct” initiatives is squarely aimed at reducing reliance on online-travel-agency production. Blindly following a course of action to simply reduce OTA transaction mix by […]

It’s happened to every hotelier. The afternoon begins well, the transition between check-out and check-in is proceeding, rooms are being cleaned, last minute details arranged, special requests organized, and you’ve […]

Revenue management is not easy. Maintaining complex, sophisticated systems requires RM analysts with an often tough-to-find mix of market knowledge, business acumen, analytical and communication skills. NB: This is an […]

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA An uplift in room occupancy levels helped drive growth in revenue and profit for hotels in the Middle East and Africa this month, and marked a […]