Greeting and Welcoming Guests: How to Make a Great First Impression
Greeting and welcoming guests includes everything from a verbal introduction to providing a written welcome message. Your greeting may also involve leaving gifts, offering useful information and answering questions. The importance of these initial interactions is difficult to overstate because guests will often make snap judgments based on them. You never get a second chance to make a first impression, so make it a good one. In this article, you will learn all about greeting and welcoming guests, including what it looks like and why it matters. You will also read examples of ways you can get this process right
What Advice Would You Offer to Hotels Choosing Their Tech-Stack?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What advice would you offer to hotels choosing their tech-stack? For example, best practices, features, potential pitfalls, and how to "future-proof". Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Dermot Herlihy - Commercial Director, DUKES LONDON Mariska van Heemskerk - Owner, Revenue Management Works Diego Fernández Pérez De Ponga - Director of Revenue Management, Palladium Hotel Group Fabian Bartnick - Founder, Infinito & Co-Founder, PerfectCheck
5 Strategies to Increase TrevPAR at Your Hotel
From ADR to RevPAR and GOPPAR, lodging operators must track many metrics to assess business performance and make strategic decisions. One of the most powerful but overlooked measures of success for hotels today is TRevPAR, or total revenue per available room. Here we discuss what TRevPAR is and how to increase it at your property. The Rising Importance of Measuring Total Revenue Performance Unlike RevPAR, TRevPAR measures total hotel revenue, not just room revenue. It
Why a Hotel Reservation System Is Important to Your Business
A hotel reservation system is one of the most essential technology investments for modern guest accommodation businesses. Using such a system, hotels and similar properties can maximize direct bookings, which are not subject to the same commission fees associated with bookings generated via third-party online travel agencies. In this article,
POS Apps: How to Choose the Right One?
A good POS app can be invaluable for hospitality employees because it can streamline processes, enhance the customer experience, and improve your company’s ability to track key performance indicators. However, following a sensible process for finding the right app is crucial. In this article, you will learn more about how
How Can Hoteliers Adjust Their Revenue Strategy Due to COVID Restrictions?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: Amid changing travel guidelines and restrictions, flexibility has become essential for travellers. How are you addressing this? How has your revenue management strategy adapted to meet those needs? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pablo Torres -