U.S. Hotel Profit Bounces Back After Downward Blip
Hotel labor costs on a per-available-room basis were up 2.0%; however, the strong revenue led to a 0.4-percentage-point decrease in labor costs as a percentage of total revenue
Profit Spurt Ends for MENA Hotels
Two consecutive months of profit growth gave way to a contraction in November for hotels in the Middle East & North Africa as GOPPAR declined 1.7% year-over-year
5 Ways Your Hotel Can Drive More Wedding Leads This Proposal Season
Is your hotel positioned to capture new wedding leads during this peak season? Now is the time to start launching your hotel’s wedding lead campaigns to capitalize on this year’s proposal season.
A Day in the Life of a Parking Revenue Manager
As a Revenue Manager are you leveraging RM to optimize your parking business? How many pricing decisions do you make per day, and how much time do you have left for strategic thinking?
Playing to Win: Why Your Hotel Needs a Proactive Sales Strategy
Proactive selling allows you to forecast group business more accurately. This is the fuel that feeds your revenue management ecosystem and ultimately leads to stronger performance by your hotel.
Is Black Friday Worth It? We Take an In-depth Look
After the consumer madness and mayhem of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s a good time to look back on whether the results were as we expected or whether we […]
How Will 2020 Shape Up For Hotels – My Top Ten Predictions
They say all good Revenue Managers carry two things: a calculator to crunch the numbers and a crystal ball to predict the future. Here is my views on how the hotel industry will change in 2020.
SHPM: The Hidden System by Expedia to Undercut Hotel Rates
Hidden system, meaning, none of us is supposed to be knowing about it. Google it: I bet, you won’t find a word. NB: This is an article from Direct Your […]
End of Last Room Availability for Profit Gain
Hotels fought for the rate parity abolition but on the inventory side, hotels are forced to level the playing field due to the Last & Entry Room Availability rules.
Hotel 101: What Is GOPPAR and Why Does It Matter?
For hotels, the GOPPAR benchmarking metric bridges the gap between what your hotel makes and how much you’re putting into operations. You can use it to build a detailed hotel operational strategy.
