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Beyond Pricing seeks to boost revenue for property rentals

A few weeks ago Beyond Pricing gained some column inches for attracting seed funding of $1.5 million in a round led by Resolute Ventures. The startup, which launched last June and specialises […]

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Branded Hotel Guide to Generating Revenues Above-and-Beyond the Brand

Branded hotels are in a unique digital marketing predicament. On the one hand the brand is a marketing organization and can open doors and steer demand to the branded hotel […]

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The fight against the OTAs starts at check In

In any industry, a lack of competition can come with a decline in innovation and an increase in price. Without a larger field of competitors, there is nothing to incentivize […]

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Cornell Study Supports Strategic Price Positioning in European Hotels

A ten-year study of pricing and revenues in over 4,000 European hotels finds that pricing strategy drives revenue, when hotels are compared to their competitive set. The study, published by […]

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Bristol sees highest hotel price increase

Bristol saw hotel prices rise by 13% in 2014 compared with the year before – the biggest rise in the country. That’s according to the Hotel Price Index published by Hotels.com, […]

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The OTA duopoly: Priceline vs Expedia

Online Travel Agencies, better known as OTA, have been around for almost 20 years, so we really shouldn’t treat them as a novelty by now. Expedia was launched back in 1996 while Priceline […]

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Average U.S. Hotel Prices Increased By Five Percent in 2014

Americans paid an average of $137 per night for hotel accommodations in the U.S. during 2014 – an increase of 5 percent compared to 2013. The new findings from the […]

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How to Hire and Incentivize Reservations Staff to Grow Direct Channel Revenues

Direct channel bookings in recent years have become synonymous with online bookings for many hotels, but a closer look at direct booking data shows that for many hotels only 10-15% […]

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How to yield rates to maximise your hotel’s revenue growth – part 2 of 2

Yield management is fast becoming a pivotal pricing strategy for today’s hotelier. Long gone are the days when it was just about room sales. Today, hoteliers need to consider packages, amenities […]

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How to yield rates to maximise your hotel’s revenue growth – part 1 of 2

Yield management is fast becoming a pivotal pricing strategy for today’s hotelier. The concept is based on understanding, anticipating and influencing your guests’ behaviour in order to maximise revenue or […]

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