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Real rate vs nominal rate: Where are we?

Is inflation masking the current strength of ADR? For the total U.S., real ADR priced in 2014 about the same rate it did in 1999 and 2006. Much has been […]

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Interview: Airbnb Business Travel Lead Marc McCabe

Airbnb’s rapid conquest of the guest accommodation market shows no sign of abating, and that even includes winning the business of corporate travelers, whether their employers know or not. Even […]

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts And The Airbnb Threat Of Disruption

Summary Why it’s only a matter of time before Airbnb has a major impact on the U.S. hospitality industry. Starwood will experience growing pressure in the U.S. market from Airbnb. […]

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U.S. Hotel Occupancy and RevPAR To Hit Record High In 2015

The U.S. lodging industry will continue to achieve very strong growth in rooms revenue per available room (RevPAR) during both 2015 and 2016 according to the recently released March 2015 […]

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Key Areas in Revenue Management discussed

Four areas for revenue professionals to focus on for the year ahead, according to the HSMAI APAC Revenue Advisory Board Distribution The distribution landscape is always evolving and 2015 has […]

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What Conventional Hospitality Businesses Can Learn from Airbnb’s Prowess

Since its inception in 2008, Airbnb has hosted 25 million guests across 190 countries in over a million host locations worldwide. Equipped with $475 million from their last round of […]

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TravelClick expands partnership with Google

TravelClick, a global provider of innovative cloud-based solutions that enable hotels to grow revenue, today announced an expanded partnership with Google to enable “one-click” mobile web bookings using Google Wallet […]

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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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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 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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