Should Sales Teams Receive Revenue Management Training?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: Should Directors of Sales be trained in Revenue Management? How would it affect their understanding of Revenue Management complexities, their results & strategy? (Question by Connor Vanderholm) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Connor Vanderholm - CEO, Topline Tanya Hadwick - Group Revenue & Yield Leader, SunSwept Resorts Heiko Rieder - Vice President Business Development, Travel Charme Hotels & Resorts Diego Fernández Pérez De Ponga - Director of Revenue Management, Palladium Hotel Group Niko Krauseneck - Founder, RevenueRebel Dr. Betsy Stringam-Bender - Professor of Hotels & Resorts,
Hotel Packages: Tips to Optimize the Use of Hotel Package Deals
Hotel packages are helpful for hotels and their guests because they bundle a hotel room with other products or services that may interest them. For hotels, this provides upselling potential, while for guests, it means an improved guest experience and, often, greater value for money. In this article, you can learn about how hotel packages work, the different types of packages, and how to optimize their use. Table of Contents: What Is the Hotel Industry?
Tips for Calculating Demand and Price for Events without Historical Data
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: How do you calculate demand and room price for unique events that are new to your area (e.g., major concerts, Olympic Games, World Cup, etc.) without having historical data to refer to? (Question by Massimiliano Terzulli) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Massimiliano Terzulli - Revenue Management Consultant, Franco Grasso Revenue Team Pablo Torres - Director Of Sales and Marketing, Alannia Resorts
4 Important Hotel Metrics to Measure Your Guest Experience
Most hotels tend to ignore that data is essential for their business or think that data gathering and reporting is reserved for big multinational hotel chains like Accor or Marriott. Yet, the contrary is true: vital hotel metrics can benefit each hotel. In this article, you will find why having
How High and Low Can You Go With Your Hotel Room Pricing?
Behavioural economics is the study of people’s decision-making processes and how they are not always entirely rational. By understanding people’s reactions to the choices available, you are better able to make pricing strategies that maximise your revenue. For example, evidence dictates that ending your prices with the number ‘9’ increases
How to Use Guest Messaging to Increase Your Return on Experience?
Return on Experience (ROX) has been discussed widely and it is being referred to as “the new ROI” (Return on Investment). Compared with ROI, which directly measures the amount of return on a particular investment, ROX measures the soft business results that a great experience can generate. In this article