technology

Four reasons why revenue management systems are failing

  NB: This is a viewpoint by Rich Maradik, founder of nSight for Travel. The leading hotel revenue management systems (RMSs) essentially use a hotel’s own past data to predict […]

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Lessons hoteliers can learn from Airbnb

  NB This is a viewpoint by Michael McCartan, managing director EMEA for Duetto. Travellers have more choice and better rate transparency than ever when it comes to accommodation – […]

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Airbnb policy to release anonymized data

Airbnb’s release of anonymized data about people who use its site to rent their property ‘will give New York City the necessary information to craft needed regulations and to enforce them’ while […]

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The Future of Hotel Revenue Management?

  NB: This is an article by Rich Maradik, Founder of nSight for Travel The head of Revenue and Distribution for a large global chain framed the hotel big data […]

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To Fill Rooms, Hotels Are Turning To Airbnb

Airbnb doesn’t just compete with hotels; it also competes with online booking sites like Expedia. About 60 million people have used Airbnb to find an alternative to a hotel. Now, […]

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Airbnb boosts the Japanese economy by 222 Bn Yen

This is the first study looking at the impact of the Airbnb community on Japan, and comes after similar studies in France, New York, London, and many other cities across […]

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Airbnb to begin collecting Illinois hotel tax

  Airbnb rentals in Illinois will be getting more expensive next month. Beginning Jan. 15, the San Francisco-based home-rental platform will collect and remit on behalf of its hosts the […]

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Airline system look-to-book ratios soar

  Back in the good old days, say around 20 years ago, airline systems had a 10:1 ratio of searches to actual bookings. Fast forward to 2015 and a metric […]

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What the year ahead holds for hotel marketing

As 2015 unwinds and we start thinking about the new year set to begin, it’s always an interesting exercise to take some time to reflect upon some of the up […]

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Six questions about the future of rate parity

  NB: This is viewpoint by Jason Q Freed, managing editor for Duetto Research. Attendees on a recent webinar hosted by Tnooz titled “Hotel pricing in a post-parity world” were […]

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