9 Effective Ways to Improve The Guest Experience
Guest experience is everything. It's what ensures that your hotel will be remembered and a big part of whether a guest will return to stay with you again. You don't need to move mountains or even free up a large budget. The good news is that there are some really effective ways to enhance the experience that your guests have with your hotel. All that needs to be done is building and making small adjustments
Increase Hotel Direct Sales with AI & Omnichannel Communication
Omnichannel communication and artificial intelligence enable hotels to deliver a much more engaging e-commerce experience and increase direct online bookings by 10% on average. In this article, you'll find tips to increase direct hotel bookings with AI and omnichannel communication. Attract More People to Your Direct Reservation Process Through Omnichannel Engagement To increase direct sales, you first must ensure you leverage all the direct sales platforms at your disposal. The first step is having a
How Does Your 2021 Hotel Performance Affect Your 2022 Forecast?
As a hotelier, you know Occupancy and Revpar (revenue per available room) data are fundamental to your bottom line. Such data helps you interpret and compare the profitability of your property from year to year. As a revenue manager, you can make educated predictions. This article will review the benchmarks of the past two years and will use 2019 data to project possible scenarios in 2022. Introduction For context, this data comes from a representative
Metaverse and the Hospitality Industry; The No. 1 Information Guide!
The idea of the metaverse - a network of digital spaces where social interactions can occur, facilitated by virtual and augmented reality - has gained traction as technology has improved. However, the social aspect of the metaverse is not the only aspect to focus on, and there are several exciting metaverse hospitality opportunities to be aware of too. This post lets you learn more about the metaverse and these various opportunities. Table of Contents: What
Beyond Revenue: How Smart Upsell Solutions Improve Hotel Efficiency
Upsell solutions offer more than just extra revenue; they streamline hotel operations by using real-time data to optimize staffing, forecasting, and resource allocation. In this article, you’’ll explore how these technologies can sharpen key processes while delivering personalized experiences, driving improvements in both hotel efficiency and guest satisfaction. Enhancing Guest Engagement and Revenue with Smart Hotel Upsells One of the biggest breakthroughs in hotel technology is the ability to continuously engage guests throughout their stay, using strategic upsells that benefit both hotel and traveler. From post-booking to check-in, and throughout their stay, these moments of engagement create personalized experiences for
How Does Hotel Overbooking Impact Your Revenue?
Overbooking is a common practice in the hotel industry, strategically employed to secure maximum occupancy and guarantee the sell-out of rooms. While this approach holds undeniable benefits for hoteliers, there are also downsides to it, such as dissatisfied guests in case you get double bookings or missed revenue opportunities from free room upgrades. Why Do Hotels Overbook: 4 Primary Reasons When managed correctly and with a few tactics, you can make your overbooking strategy more
Supercharge Your Hotel’s Revenue Using Strategic Pricing
In the hospitality industry, strategic revenue management allows hotels to achieve consistent profitability, no matter how the market changes. In revenue management, your goal is to fill rooms and maximize profitability on each booking in peak and off-peak seasons. Strategic Pricing to Increase Your Hotel's Revenue This article will teach you proven tactics to supercharge your revenue using strategic revenue management tactics. 1. The Case for Increasing Your Rates Unlike what most hoteliers think, setting
5 Ways to Increase Revenue With a Hospitality CRM
If there is something that people working in marketing in hospitality is talking about is the power of a CRM system. But why has it become so important? Today, the challenges of hotel marketing are increasing consistently. People demand more personalization, better reach, multi-channel approaches, etc. And if you are not
Top Tips for Attracting Talent in Revenue Management Recruitment
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
ChatGPT Hotel Guide: Learn How Hotels Can Benefit from ChatGPT!
ChatGPT is an emerging technology disrupting many industries, including hotels and similar businesses. The various ChatGPT hotel applications can not only make life easier for hoteliers and their employees, but also for hotel customers too. Here, you can learn much more about ChatGPT hotel technology and how it can benefit