Space Hotel: How to Book a Hotel in Space?
Space tourism is already a reality, and we could soon live in a world where regular commercial space travel exists too. Alongside this, one of the most intriguing possibilities is that you may have the chance to stay overnight in a space hotel. In this article, we take a look at some of the potential offerings and explain how you can already book a place. Table of Contents: Space Tourism Explained Dennis Tito: The First
Space Flight: How to Book a Ticket into Space
When most people think about tourism and commercial travel, they imagine trips to other parts of our planet. However, we live in an era where commercial space flight is becoming a realistic prospect. In this article, we will explain more about space tourism and offer information on how you can book a ticket into space. Table of Contents: An Introduction to the Space Industry What is a Space Flight? In a Nutshell: The History of
Hospitality Careers: Overview of All Hospitality Positions
Hospitality careers can be ideal for people with a wide range of different skills, qualifications, and experiences, and there will often be excellent scope to move up the career ladder. However, having a rounded understanding of the industry is important, and this post will provide you with an overview of the various available hospitality positions. Table of Contents: Hospitality Industry; Brief Introduction to the Hospitality Industry Hospitality Careers: Overview of All Hospitality Positions Food &
Voice Search: How the Hospitality Industry Can Benefit From It!
The increased use of voice search in the hospitality industry has been one of the major technology trends in recent times. Yet, reliable voice search is still relatively new, and many hotels and restaurants have started recognizing its potential. In this article, you will learn more about voice search and how hospitality companies can benefit from it. Table of Contents: What is Voice Search? Difference Between Voice Search and Text Search Voice Search vs. Virtual
Boosting Occupancy: 7 Options for Hoteliers
"Heads in beds." While occupancy is not the only thing influencing the revenue success of a hotel, it's hard to say you're maximizing revenue if your occupancy levels are low. 7 Ways to Effectively Boost the Occupancy Today, guests typically have a wealth of options for determining precisely in which beds their heads will be resting. Hotel room supply is abundant in many locales. While app-based rental units are facing some headwinds, they remain a disruptive force for hoteliers looking to stake a claim and maintain their share of business. While price and discounting can help bring more guests in
Evaluating the Cost Of Acquisition in Hotel Marketing Strategies
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How can the “cost of acquisition” be calculated? Should it be our main focus? Should it be added to direct marketing costs in comparison to OTA distribution costs? (Question from Matthias Dybing) Our Marketing Expert Panel Thom de Graaf - Online Marketing Specialist, Orange Hotel Marketing Adele Gutman - Culture and Guest Experience Expert, Hospitality Reputation Marketing Podcast Stephanie Smith
Hotel RMS Evolution: From Ledgers to Spreadsheets to Cloud-Based Systems
While the evolution of all hotel operational technologies has been a fascinating study, the evolution of hotel revenue management systems (RMS) has been particularly interesting, as it has gone through so many distinct and completely different phrases in a relatively short time (approximately the last ten years). RMS Transformation - From Ledgers to AI Cloud Systems Through this evolution, revenue management systems have transformed how hotels manage their pricing, availability, and distribution – an operational
What are the Top Hotel Benchmarking Tips and Strategies for 2022?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel As a hotelier, or an advisor to hoteliers, how and what do you currently benchmark? How do you benchmark your hotel competition? What changes are you planning to make in your 2022 benchmarking strategy? (Question proposed by Andrew Kavanagh)
How Can Hotels Reach Their Ancillary Revenue Management Potential?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: The importance of Ancillary Revenue Management is growing. What ARM strategies can be used to increase room revenue / revenue per guest? (Question proposed by Pablo Torres) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Theresa Prins - Founder,
Considerations When Setting Stay Extension Pricing
Most revenue managers are well aware of the latest industry trend of monetizing the requests for early check-ins and late departures. Why is this activity now trending? Before the pandemic, generally, favorable market conditions made normalized stay extension offers operational challenges simply not worth the effort. However, owners and asset