New Sending Requirements for Email Marketing for Hotels, and What Happens if They Don’t?
Back in February, two of the biggest players in the inbox space — Gmail and Yahoo introduced stringent rules to safeguard users' inboxes from scammers and spammers. These rules signify a pivotal shift in the ever-evolving landscape of email marketing. To ensure your marketing emails reach their intended recipients, it's crucial to comprehend and adhere to these new requirements. New Sender Requirements for Gmail and Yahoo If you are unfamiliar, check out this blog post,
3 Key Strategies for Mastering Revenue Management with PMS Data
Data fuels the commercial operation of a property and empowers hotel Revenue Managers to make informed decisions, outpace rivals, and ultimately boost profits. When discussing data, there's no resource more crucial than your Property Management System (PMS). How to Master Revenue Management with PMS Data: The 3 Strategies Your PMS is the core of your hotel's daily operations, monitoring everything from bookings and guest arrivals to room pricing and invoicing. However, it's also a rich
8 Signals Your Hotel Pricing Needs Adjustment
Recent studies reveal that prices perceived as unfair trigger discomfort in consumers, leading to reduced purchases, complaints, and negative reviews. Conversely, fair prices activate pleasure centers, enhancing customer satisfaction.[1] This underscores the importance of finding the sweet spot for your hotel's room prices: the perfect balance between attracting (happy) guests and maximizing revenue. Build a Foundation for Effective Hotel Pricing What's the right price for a business traveler might be the complete opposite of the
5 Star Hotel Organizational Chart: Creating 5 Star Hotel Hierarchy
5 star hotel organizational chart design is an exciting part of the industry as a whole for a number of reasons. It's essentially a design methodology that can keep hotels focused on five star ratings. It's an important subject because charts take much of the subjectivity out of the rating system. People often stress over how various elements might feel, but most of them can be objectively quantified within charts. Obviously, ratings assume consistent service.
Harnessing Hotel Business Intelligence: 5 Key Questions Your Data Should Answer
Embracing data-driven decision-making is vital for hotels looking to thrive in today's competitive environment. From identifying top revenue-generating channels to tracking total revenue per available room (TrevPAR) and managing costs, having access to interconnected data allows hoteliers to make quick, informed decisions that can boost operational efficiency, elevate the guest experience, and drive revenue growth. Unlocking Hotel Success with Data-Driven Business Intelligence Hotel business intelligence (BI) is key in this data-centric approach. By collecting and analyzing data from different sources, including your property management system (PMS), revenue management system (RMS), channel manager, payment gateway, and more, you can have a
IHG Hotel Brands: List of InterContinental Hotels Group Brands
IHG Hotel Brands (InterContinental Hotels Group) encompass various hospitality options within over one hundred different countries. Because of its significance, as you learn about IHG you learn about the larger hotel ecosystem as a whole. Understanding the IHG hotel brand is especially important because of its wide reach. The full scope of the IHG encompasses such important and diverse options as the Regent, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and much more. In this article, you'll learn
Maximize Your Venue Sales: 5 Proven Strategies for Success
In the highly competitive hospitality sector, venues must continually innovate to attract and retain clients. By adopting a strategic approach that caters to diverse client needs and streamlines operations, venues can enhance their market position and drive sales. This article delves into five effective strategies that incorporate industry insights, aiming to maximize your venue's potential. 1. Establish a Comprehensive Online Presence To effectively capture and convert leads, venues must offer an extensive array of event
Smart Hotel Technology; 7 Technologies to Smart Up Your Hotel
None of us want to leave the comfort of our homes and downgrade our lives. We live in a world of smart technology, and we fully expect to holiday in a smart hotel technology world too. We can expect our hotels to lift our experiences from our everyday lives. The
Meetings and Events Online Booking and Marketing Optimization Tips
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How can hotels optimize the online booking process for Meetings and Events? And how can they best market it? Our Marketing Expert Panel Peter Ricci - Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Florida Atlantic University Cory Falter
7 Tips to Attract More Corporate Travelers to Your Hotel
Corporate travelers are a growing demographic and a target audience that many within the hotel industry are placing an increased emphasis on trying to appeal to. After all, a corporate traveler may use extra hotel facilities, return to your hotel multiple times and recommend it to colleagues and business partners.