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 -
15 Destination Marketing Strategies to Attract More Visitors
Destination marketing can be invaluable for anyone who makes money by increasing the number of people traveling to a location. This includes local and national governments, airlines, travel agents, entertainment venues, tourist attractions, and operators of hotels and resorts. In this article, you will learn more about some of the destination marketing strategies that can help to attract more visitors. Table of Contents: What is Destination Marketing? Why is Destination Marketing Important? Who is Responsible for Destination Marketing? 15 Destination Marketing Strategies to Attract More Visitors 1. Define the Unique Selling Points 2. Define Target Audience & Market 3. Utilize
Hospitality Services: A Clear Overview of All Hospitality Services
Hospitality is a broad term, encompassing areas like accommodation, travel, tourism, and food and beverage services. Across these key areas, there are many different hospitality services, from hotels and restaurants, right through to theme parks, airlines, and bars. In this article, you will find an overview of hospitality and a complete breakdown of more than 50 hospitality services you should know. Table of Contents: What is the Hospitality Industry? Main Sectors Within the Hospitality Industry
Hospitality Training: 20 Need-to-Know Courses to Train Your Staff
Proper training is vital in the hospitality industry. In a dynamic and increasingly competitive business landscape, no role is so minor that quality training can't impact your business's success. For those contemplating a career in hospitality, completing a training course can be a big advantage. In this article, you'll discover 20 courses that create skilled and competent staff. Table of Contents: The Hospitality Industry: Services, Connections and Experiences The Art of Hospitality: Maximizing Potential Through
Differing Revenue Management Strategies for New Vs Established Hotels
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,
6 Ways Your Hotel Might be Missing Revenue Opportunities
You'll probably agree that seizing revenue opportunities is more important now than ever - especially with costs increasing in every area of hotel operations and demand only recovering. Otherwise, your property's profitability could take a severe hit, and its long-term business success may be at risk. Luckily, there are many
Google Travel Insights: Tools & Data Trends for The Hospitality & Travel Industry
The launch of the Google Travel Insights platform is intended to help those in the travel industry by providing a single location to access important market data, industry insights, and relevant tools. In this article, you can learn more about the service and the numerous ways it can help travel