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 -
How to Measure The ROI of Your Revenue Management System?
The revenue management system (RMS) plays a vital role in the modern hotel technology stack, driving greater profitability and efficiency. Still, the demonstrating return on investment (ROI) in a hotel’s revenue management technology investment goes deeper than year-over-year RevPAR uplift measurements. Understand the True Impact of Revenue Technology The additional revenue from properly utilizing revenue management software and strategies directly impact a hotel’s bottom line, making it a valuable tool for increasing a hotel’s valuation
What skills should hotels look for when recruiting Revenue Managers?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What top skills and characteristics should hotels look for when recruiting in Revenue Management leadership? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Paulo Aragao - Revenue Management Professional Chaya Kowal - Director of Revenue Management, Potato Head Family Patrick Wimble - Managing Director, Lightbulb Consulting Theresa Prins - Founder, Revenue Resolutions Heiko Rieder - Vice President Revenue Management and Reservations, Penta Hotels Pablo
Hotel Email Marketing: Types, Strategies and Top Tips
Hotel email marketing is a form of online marketing that allows hotels to regularly engage with past, potential, and future guests. Marketing emails typically share news and information about hotel services, special offers, and local attractions. In this article, you will learn about the different types of marketing emails, understand common email marketing strategies, and access top tips to generate more bookings. Table of Contents: What is Hotel Email Marketing? Why is Hotel Email Marketing So Valuable? 3 Main Types of Hotel Email Marketing Transactional Emails Guest Lifecycle Emails Promotional Emails 8 Hotel Email Marketing Strategies Create Confirmation and Sign-Up
Interview with CEO Matthijs Welle of Mews
In this article, we interview Matthijs Welle of Mews. Matthijs is revolutionizing property management and hotelier experiences with high-tech solutions. Mews provides hoteliers with powerful, cutting-edge functionality that will allow them to focus on the guest experience rather than tedious administration. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Although I've been CEO of Mews for several years now, I still think of myself as a hotelier through
Outsourcing Revenue Management: 4 Ways it Benefits Hotels
Revenue management is extremely important within the hotel industry because it allows owners to optimize how they do business, to improve financial results. However, it also requires specific skills and knowledge, which means that it can be more effective to outsource revenue management to a third party that specializes in this area. In this article, you will learn more about revenue management and the benefits of outsourcing. Table of Contents: What Is Revenue Management? Why
How the Internet of Things (IoT) can Benefit the Hospitality Industry
One of the most important emerging trends for those in the hospitality industry is the Internet of Things, or IoT for short. It is, therefore, important for hotel owners, managers, and other business leaders to make the most of it, yet many people still struggle to understand what it
Guest Expectations for Pre-Stay Digital Experiences by Hotel Category
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.)Â Our Marketing Expert Panel Tamie Matthews
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