revenue

  Historically, if a guest notified a hotel that he would not be checking in at 6 p.m. on the day of arrival, that was usually sufficient to waive any […]

The U.S. hotel market suffered a 0.5 percent decline in occupancy during the first quarter of 2016.  This is the first year-over-year decline in occupancy since the fourth quarter of […]

Revenue management and distribution matters used to be discussed in small groups within the silos of small departments. These days, however, distribution and revenue management topics headline conferences and even […]

The food and beverage and hospitality industries go together like “bed and breakfast,” “cheese and wine,” and well, “revenue” and “management.” From rooftop views to custom craft cocktails to Michelin-star […]

Forecasting hotel demand can be a challenging thing to do — whether you’re a revenue manager, an operations manager or a hotel business manager. It can feel like a constantly […]

The theory of supply and demand is one of the fundamental principles of economics. However, it’s not something constrained to leading economists. And when it comes to maximizing your hotel’s […]

In my selling adventures at IDeaS, I often encounter smaller independent hotels with leadership teams believing ‘having fewer guest rooms’ means their property ‘doesn’t need a revenue management system’ (RMS). […]

Although the hatred for the OTAs seems to have lessened slightly over the past few years, there are still many hoteliers who are adamantly against listing their rooms on OTAs. […]

Navis may have been founded in 1987, but you could say that the boot-strapped technology company, which focuses on serving independent resort hotels, has sped up its metabolism lately. The […]

U.S. hotel revenue growth is slowing down, while expenses are on the rise.  According to CBRE Hotels’ Americas Research’s 2016 edition of Trends® in the Hotel Industry, operating performance continued […]