What Revenue Management Technology is Essential for Hotels?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the top “must-have” revenue management technology and tools essential for hotels today? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Silvia Cantarella - Revenue Management Consultant, Revenue Acrobats Theresa Prins - Founder, Revenue Resolutions Patrick Wimble - Managing Director, Lightbulb Consulting Celine Quek - Senior Lecturer, School of Hospitality at Republic Polytechnic Paulo Aragao - Revenue Management Professional Edyta Walczak - Cluster
How can Hotels use Virtual Reality to Attract Guest Attention?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel With travellers spending increased amounts of time consuming online content, how can hotels leverage VR (virtual reality) technology to capture their attention? Our Marketing Expert Panel Reshan Jayamanne - Digital Marketing & Sales Strategist, Bnb Optimized Susanne Williams - Performance and Revenue Director, Journey Hospitality Andrew Kavanagh - Group Sales and Marketing Manager, FBD Hotels & Resorts Jolien Alferink - Hotel
How will TripAdvisor Plus impact Hotel Revenue Management?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: How will hotel revenue management be affected by the introduction of the new “TripAdvisor Plus” from TripAdvisor? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Paulo Aragao - Revenue Management Professional Patrick Wimble - Managing Director, Lightbulb Consulting Theresa Prins - Founder, Revenue Resolutions Pablo Torres - Hotel Consultant, TSA Solutions Edyta Walczak - Cluster Revenue Manager, Arora Hotels Karin van Rhee -Lecturer, Hotel
Don’t Open Your New Hotel Without a Revenue Management System
Hotel owners, developers, asset managers, and other stakeholders charged with successfully launching a new hotel property—in a marketplace that may already be quite competitive—know they’ll need more than attractive features and amenities that entice and cultivate a loyal customer base. As the industry adapts to a post-pandemic world, the team behind a new property also must assess key behind-the-front-desk requirements - paramount being its approach to revenue management. For those about to launch a new
Hotel Costs: A Complete Guide to Customer Costs and Fees
Hotel costs, from a customer perspective, are the various fees and charges associated with booking and staying in accommodation. These can include initial booking costs, taxes and additional fees for services. Understanding hotel costs is important for guests and hotel managers alike. Additional fees can significantly alter the total cost of a stay and affect how much revenue the hotel generates from customers. In this article, you will find explanations of the most common hotel fees, including hidden costs to the customer. You will also have the chance to learn about best practices and strategies for implementing these charges. Table
9 Tips to Increase Bookings Through Hotel Metasearch
Hotel metasearch platforms serve as an important distribution channel for businesses in the hospitality industry because many modern travelers will use the internet to shop around for the best rates and will turn to price comparison platforms to assist them with this. In this post, you will learn more about why the best hotel management strategies utilize hotel metasearch, and you will also find nine practical tips to help you increase your number of bookings.
5 Hotel Management Software Solutions Every Hotel Needs
For hotel owners, revenue management is incredibly important. It involves selling the right room at the right time and price to the right customer via the right distribution channel to maximize business results. To assist with this, many hotels use hotel management software packages. In this article, you will find the five most important software solutions within the hospitality industry. Hotel Management Software Solutions Essentially, a hotel management software solution is any software that can
Top Marketing Campaign Tips to Drive Hospitality Recruitment
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Attracting hospitality industry talent remains a challenge. What are your tips for successful marketing campaigns that drive recruitment? What channels work best? (Question by Jolien Alferink.) Our Marketing Expert Panel Tamie Matthews - Revenue, Sales
Accommodation Providers: Strategic Tips to Get More Revenue
If you've ever considered becoming an accommodation provider or already own accommodation and want to maximize your revenue, this article is for you. In this in-depth dive into accommodation ownership, you can learn about the many different types of accommodation available for travelers and how you can get more revenue
The Rise of Experience-Based Travel and How Hotels Can Prepare
Traditionally, lodging properties spent much time and money implementing new amenities like fancy equipment or special devices to attract travelers. Many of these amenities were fads and ended up cluttering rooms or lying forgotten in storage. Since the pandemic, traveler priorities have shifted from one-off amenities to experience-driven travel. What