Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How can the “cost of acquisition” be calculated? Should it be our main focus? Should it be added to direct marketing costs in comparison to OTA distribution costs? (Question from Matthias Dybing) Our Marketing Expert Panel Thom de Graaf - Online Marketing Specialist, Orange Hotel
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the benefits of hyper-personalisation in revenue management? What do hotels need to do in order to achieve hyper-personalisation, and are their efforts worth it? (Question by Nikolas Hall) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Tanya Hadwick - Group Revenue & Yield Leader, SunSwept Resorts
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Growing a loyal customer base and retaining customers is essential for hotels, but how is it best achieved for the B2B market? How do B2B and B2C strategies differ? What are your top tips for success? Our Marketing Expert Panel Stephanie Smith - Founder, Cogwheel Marketing
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What advice can you offer to hotels implementing a B2B revenue management strategy? How does the strategy differ compared to a B2C audience and what are your top tips for success? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Krunal Shah - Director of Revenue Management, The Biltmore Mayfair,
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: When reviewing the number of direct website bookings Vs OTA bookings, have you seen any difference in this breakdown post-Covid? Has there been a shift in B2B and B2C? (Question by Ricardo Sereno) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Sandra Gannon - Commercial Consultant, Revenue Puzzle
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Should hospitality marketing be managed in-house or outsourced to an external agency? With many hospitality brands operating with smaller teams, what marketing activities could be outsourced easily? Our Marketing Expert Panel Dustin Caromano - Director of Marketing and eCommerce, Première Advisory Group Tamie Matthews - Revenue,
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: Attracting talent in the hospitality industry remains a challenging task. What are your top tips for successful recruitment in revenue management teams? What approaches do you find the most useful? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Tanya Hadwick - Group Revenue & Yield Leader, SunSwept Resorts
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Increasing repeat business for a hotel / accommodation venue is hugely important – but how do we achieve that? How can we build guest loyalty for our properties and brands? (Question by Max Starkov) Our Marketing Expert Panel Max Starkov - Adjunct Professor Hospitality Technology, New
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Attracting hospitality industry talent remains a challenge. What are your tips for successful marketing campaigns that drive recruitment? What channels work best? (Question by Jolien Alferink.) Our Marketing Expert Panel Tamie Matthews - Revenue, Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou Max Starkov - Adjunct Professor Hospitality
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: With so much technology available, how does human judgement factor into making revenue management decisions? Should the RMS ever be overruled by human judgement? (Question by Fabian Bartnick) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Fabian Bartnick - Founder, Infinito Dr. Betsy Stringam-Bender - Professor of Hotels &
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: How do you calculate demand and room price for unique events that are new to your area (e.g., major concerts, Olympic Games, World Cup, etc.) without having historical data to refer to? (Question by Massimiliano Terzulli) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Massimiliano Terzulli - Revenue Management
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel In your opinion, what are the top predictions for hotel marketing trends in 2023? Our Marketing Expert Panel Max Starkov - Adjunct Professor Hospitality Technology, New York University Jolien Alferink - Hotel Marketing Consultant, Orange Hotel Marketing Tamie Matthews - Revenue, Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are your predictions for the revenue management trends and strategies we can expect to see in 2023? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Chaya Kowal - Director of Revenue Management, Potato Head Family Dermot Herlihy - Owner, Dynamic Hospitality Consulting Ricardo Sereno - Revenue Manager, Altis
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What are your best practices for marketing a hotel/resort’s non-accommodation areas, e.g., spa, golf, etc.? How can hotels creatively target niche audiences for these areas, especially in low season? Our Marketing Expert Panel Joanne Greene - Hospitality Expert Jolien Alferink - Hotel Marketing Consultant, Orange
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the links between hotel reputation scores and revenue management? How do they influence each other? (Question proposed by Pablo Torres) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pablo Torres - Director Of Sales Marketing, Alannia Resorts Chaya Kowal - Director of Revenue Management, Potato Head
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How do guest expectations of the pre-stay digital experience differ between low budget and high-end properties? How do their tech expectations differ during their stay? (Question by Nicole Sideris.) Our Marketing Expert Panel Tamie Matthews - Revenue, Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou Adele Gutman -
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the recommended revenue management strategies for new hotels / resorts? How do they differ to those used by established properties? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Dr. Betsy Stringam-Bender - Professor of Hotels & Resorts, New Mexico State University Ricardo Sereno - Revenue Manager, Altis
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing revenue management? Is there a difference depending on hotel / property type? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Diego Fernández Pérez De Ponga - Director of Revenue Management, Palladium Hotel Group Dermot Hrlihy - Owner, Dynamic Hospitality Consulting Ricardo