How Successful Hoteliers Handle Pricing Strategies for The Recovery
Analyses showed that hotels with a solid revenue management strategy came out of the Covid-19 crisis better than hotels without. In this article, you’ll learn how successful hoteliers handle pricing strategies during the post-covid era, and how to deal with spillage, spoilage, overbooking, and overselling. Quick menu: Hotels With a Solid RM Strategy Came Out of the Covid-19 Crisis Well OTA Visibility Favors Those Already Visible A Deep Dive into Spillage, Spoilage, Overbooking, Oversell, Denials
Pricing Personalization & the Future of Hospitality
Pricing personalization allows hotels to move towards total profit optimization by combining the power of the guest profiles in your CRM with revenue management forecasting to deliver the right price to the right guest at the right time during the guest journey. Guests Have Increased Expectations for Personalization Personalization is an evolving topic within the hospitality industry, from technology and guest perspectives. Over the last few years, especially with the influx of online shopping, guests
Pricing Your Rooms in 2022 – Getting The Best Results in Times of Uncertainty
Cast your minds back to midnight on new years eve. You probably weren’t thinking about your room pricing. But if you had been, would you have felt confident about how demand will play out this year? How much would you bet on being right? If you are in charge of setting prices for a hotel, then a lot of money can depend on not getting it wrong. Usually, given the data from previous years, you
Which Matters Most for Winning Guests – Price or Loyalty?
Regardless of who you are, competition in the hospitality industry is increasingly fierce, and winning new customers is a major challenge even for experienced hoteliers. So, what makes the most significant difference in getting guests to stay at your hotel versus the one down the street? Is it the price? Is it the chance to benefit from a personalized loyalty program? The answer—perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly—is neither, or rather, both. It Isn't About Focusing Heavily on
The Risks of Ignoring Revenue Management’s Budget Advice
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What happens if hotel owners do not listen to revenue managers during budget preparations? What advice would you give to an RM team when asked to justify their budget? (Question by Connor Vanderholm) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Connor Vanderholm - CEO, Topline Tanya Hadwick - Group Revenue & Yield Leader, SunSwept Resorts Heiko Rieder - Vice President Business Development, Hirmer
RevPAR versus RevPOR
Revenue per available room, or RevPAR, and revenue per occupied room, or RevPOR, are two KPIs used within the hotel industry, especially for revenue management purposes. Although the two metrics have similar names, what they measure is quite different, meaning neither KPI is necessarily more useful than the other. How Do You Calculate RevPAR and RevPOR? The formulas for working out the revenue management metrics RevPAR and RevPOR are as follows: RevPAR = Rooms Revenue
RevPAR versus GOPPAR
Revenue per available room, or RevPAR, and gross operating profit per available room, or GOPPAR, are two of the most vital KPIs available to hotel managers. Both form an important part of any effective revenue management strategy. Both metrics concern themselves with occupancy rates, but they detail very different things, as one is centered around money being brought in, while the other is based on overall profit. How Do You Calculate RevPAR and GOPPAR? The
How to Use Your (Guest) Data to Increase Revenue?
The recent years with a turbulent and unpredictable market have made hoteliers used to dramatic change. Guest booking behavior and previously established travel patterns have been replaced by new ones belonging to a hotelier's daily challenges. New travel trends and changing guest behavior are here to stay; they must act
How to Use Food and Beverage F&B Data to Increase Hotel Revenue
Food and beverage (F&B) data is considered a gold mine in the hospitality industry. From the moment your guests make an online reservation, to the time they leave your restaurant, your POS system or an advanced reservation platform generates valuable guest data. In this article, you'll learn how to use
How To Upsell Throughout the Traveler Journey (+5 Best Practices)
Upsells are a simple, straightforward way to drive more revenue, increase engagement, and build customer loyalty. Implementing the right upsell strategy can improve the guest experience and your bottom line. Lodging businesses that leverage the power of upsells can increase guest satisfaction by allowing guests to customize their stay, build
How to Trigger Dopamine to Maximize Your Hotel’s Direct Revenue
If you're a hotelier struggling to improve your website conversion rates, you're not alone. Maximizing hotel revenue through direct bookings is crucial, and a little something known as “dopamine” could be the key. In this article, we'll explore the connection between dopamine and positive online experiences and how personalization can
How to Start Hotel Business: 10 Steps for Launching a Successful Hotel Business
Deciding how to start a hotel business is always complex. There are many factors to consider: the location, the type of hotel you want to run, the clientele you want to attract and the services you plan to offer, and more. In this article, you'll discover everything you need to
6 Easy Ways to Spruce Up Your Hotel’s Website
Have you ever seen a great deal online and hesitated once you reached the seller’s website? Most of us spend a lot of time on the Internet, and we develop a sense of which websites are legitimate and which aren’t. Most people are reluctant to spend their money on a