9 Essential Hotel KPIs to Optimize Your Upsell Marketing Performance
The hotel industry employs many unique key performance indicators. ADR (average daily rate), RevPAR (revenue per available room) and Occ% (occupancy) naturally come to mind. These metrics reflect the unique nature of our business, but their existence also drives our attention and actions. Watching your hotel’s KPIs translates into optimizing key activities to influence those KPIs positively. As the old saying goes, “what is not measured cannot be improved.” Hotel Upselling is Becoming More Important
TripAdvisor Plus: What Are the Advantages for Hotels?
TripAdvisor has recently launched a new service called TripAdvisor Plus, which operates on a subscription model, allowing customers to pay an annual membership fee in return for various member-only benefits, such as discounts on hotel rooms and exclusive perks. Additionally, the service now allows direct participation from hotels too. In this article, you will learn more about the service and the specific advantages for hotels that get involved. Table of Contents: What is TripAdvisor Plus?
What Forward-Looking Data is Essential for Hotels?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: With historic data now less relevant as we move into post-pandemic recovery, what forward-looking data is a "must-have" for hotels? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Chaya Kowal - Director of Revenue Management, Potato Head Family Paulo Aragao - Revenue Management Professional Theresa Prins - Founder, Revenue Resolutions Andrew Wheal - Founder & Chief Techspert, Hospitality Tech Expert Patrick Wimble - Managing
How can Hotels get the Best ROI from their Marketing Budgets?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel With many marketing budgets facing cuts, how can hotels drive the best ROI possible? Our Marketing Expert Panel Susanne Williams - Performance and Revenue Director, Journey Hospitality Reshan Jayamanne - Digital Marketing & Sales Strategist, Bnb Optimized Andrew Kavanagh - Group Sales and Marketing Manager, FBD Hotels & Resorts Tamie Matthews - Revenue, Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou Jolien Alferink -
What does GOPPAR stand for?
A key performance indicator, or KPI, is a quantifiable business performance measurement. KPIs are essential for implementing a successful revenue management strategy, as it allows businesses to identify areas of success and failure, as well as trends related to demand and customer behavior. GOPPAR is one of the most important KPIs hotels use for revenue management. This article explains what GOPPAR stands for and why it is important. GOPPAR Explained GOPPAR is an acronym for gross operating profit per available room. It is a commonly used key performance indicator in the hotel industry. It is particularly useful for hotel owners
13 Travel Business Opportunities: Become a Part of the Travel Industry!
A travel business can be described as any business that falls within the travel industry. This includes hotels, restaurants, aviation, travel agencies, and much more. In this article, you can explore some of the best travel business opportunities and learn how to begin a new career in the travel industry. Table of Contents: What is the Travel Industry? The Benefits of Starting a Travel Business 13 Types of Travel Business Opportunities Travel Agent Car Rentals
Interview with CEO & Co-Founder Adam Harris of Cloudbeds
In this article, we'll interview Adam Harris, the CEO and co-founder of Cloudbeds. Adam has vastly simplified the typically complicated world of OTAs, payments, reservations, and reporting so hoteliers can spend time on their most important job - taking care of their guests. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I'm the co-founder and chief executive officer of Cloudbeds, the hospitality management platform powering lodging businesses around
Revenue Management System: The Ultimate Accelerator for Your Hospitality Business
Whether you're balancing a full plate of work priorities, searching for ways to maximize your revenue, or looking to gain better control over the fluctuating demands of the hospitality industry, a revenue management system (RMS) offers a comprehensive solution. Revenue Management is a Rapidly Growing & Changing Field More than
Top RMS Reports Every Hotel Revenue Manager Needs to Know
Revenue managers have no shortage of data at their fingertips. To visualize that data in an understandable and actionable way, here are some top RMS reports that every revenue manager should be familiar with. RMS Reports Every Hotel Revenue Manager Needs to Know Below you'll find top revenue management reports
Top Tips for Success in Content and Influencer Marketing Campaigns
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What advice can you offer to anyone considering a Content Marketing and/or Influencer Marketing campaign this year? (Question proposed by Sarah Dandashy) Our Marketing Expert Panel Sarah Dandashy - Travel & Hospitality Expert, Ask a Concierge