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Revenue Management Evolution: From Intuition to Data Driven Decisions
Clever hoteliers invest in technology whilst mentoring their valuable team members to allow them to grow and expand their revenue knowledge
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The End of OTA Rate Parity
We add supplements to BAR rates to ensure OTA’s are higher and then they use their commission and buying power to ensure they have the best rate
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Ten Tips to Help Win Back Business from OTAs
20 years ago we ‘spilled all of our sweeties in the lobby’ and gave the OTAs our soul, and for the last 15 years we’ve been trying to win the business back
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Ten Questions a GM Should Ask Their Revenue Manager
So Mr. Fabulous GM, what should you be asking your Revenue Manager at your weekly meetings and what conversation should this spark?
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A Simple Way to Beat the OTAs
We often don’t measure the leakage of commission to OTAs and we certainly don’t measure it against the costs of securing a direct booking
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5 Reasons You Must Have Hotel Technology In Your 2023 Budget
Investing in hotel technology may not be the answer to all of your problems, but the forward thinking hotelier will be adopting tech in the right places
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We All Know ‘BOB’ Or To Give His Full Title: “Business on the Books”
To answer my original question, ‘do we love BOB?’ The answer is a resounding YES! But should we trust him? Most definitely NOT!
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Forget Star Ratings… We Now Have 3 Types Of Customers
Our customers have moved away from judging our product or deciding on where to stay based on star rating. We now have 3 very distinct customer types
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Why Are We Still Allowing The OTAs To Gain The Upper Hand?
OTAs are just a channel… nothing more. This is your hotel, your guests, you provide the service to make your customers feel welcome, but check your T&Cs
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Don’t Be a Sheep: 5 Reasons Not to Follow Hotel Competitor Pricing
I have heard so many iterations of hotels justifying why they follow competitors pricing strategies. I have never fully understood or agreed with them