
What to Do When Your GM Wants You to “Fix” the Forecast
Forecasting is never easy—but it gets a whole lot harder when someone asks you to "adjust" the numbers. If your General Manager (GM) pushes for a rosier picture than the data shows, how do you stay realistic without rocking the boat? In this article, we'll walk through how to handle the pressure, maintain integrity, and turn tricky conversations into alignment. The Reality of Forecasting Pressure Let's be honest: every hotel wants to beat last year's
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
The Five Building Blocks of Hotel Revenue Maximization
Revenue is the lifeblood of any hotel. The more effectively you generate, capture, and optimize it, the more successful your property will be. But too many revenue managers still rely on outdated revenue strategies, legacy metrics and clunky technology that hold them back. The result? Missed opportunities and money left on the table. Modern revenue management isn’t about following the same old playbook. It’s about evolving, thinking bigger,r and leveraging technology to drive profitability. In
Profitable Forecasting: How to Boost Hotel Profitability with Revenue Management
Well-run and profitable hotels are like a symphony where talented performers play their parts within the framework of the score. Their skilled cooperation creates the business foundation for the hotel to meet or exceed its business goals. Revenue management principles provide such a framework, with the revenue manager serving as the conductor. The Strategic Framework Behind Profitable Hotel Revenue Management Hoteliers can take multiple paths to profitable revenue management within this framework. It includes: Data
Why Hotel Analytics Should Be in Everyone’s Hands
Data has become the new language of hospitality, but not everyone in the hotel industry speaks it fluently. Too often, analytics live in reports seen only by a few, while decisions are made by many. In today’s fast-moving market, that’s a luxury no hotel can afford. Making analytics accessible to everyone isn’t a trend; it’s a competitive necessity. The Hidden Cost of Data Hierarchies Walk into any hotel and ask who really uses data day to day. You’ll usually hear: “Revenue management, finance… maybe marketing.” Everyone else is waiting for a report or an explanation. This “data privilege” creates an
How to Optimize Your Hotel Email Database: Quality Over Quantity
Email marketing is one of the most powerful tools hotels can use to stay connected with guests and drive bookings. But having a huge list of email addresses isn’t always a good thing. In this article, we’ll explore why quality matters more than quantity, how poor list hygiene can hurt your results, and what steps hotels can take to keep databases healthy and effective. The Hidden Cost of a Big List Tempted by big audiences
Hotel Technology Trends: 26 Upcoming Innovations You Must Know for 2026
Modern hotels appeal to customers in several ways, including the quality of customer service, the facilities on offer, the property's design, and hotel technology. This technology is often used to deliver a superior customer experience. It is especially important to do so in the post-COVID era, when those customer expectations have changed, and people need more reassurance to travel. In this article, you can read the latest hotel technology trends for 2026. Table of Contents:
Guests Expectations in 2025: A Complete Guide on How to Engage Travelers
As time passes and technology keeps evolving, we enter into a new era of guest expectations. As we've said before, it's no longer enough to meet their needs simply, the challenge now lies in exceeding them. What they wanted three years ago is not the same as what they want
Revenue Management is About Much More Than Pricing
When hoteliers, hotel owners, or management seek the help of a revenue management consultant or outsourcing company, they often mention something like, "We've casually practiced revenue management in the past." As the consulting engagement kicks off, these hospitality professionals will say they understand the discipline even though they lack a
Maximizing Revenue for Extended Stay Accommodations: Challenges and Opportunities
Extended stay accommodations and serviced apartments represent a small but fast-growing portion of the European hospitality sector, with the market projected to grow (1) at CAGR of 12.3% from 2024 to 2030. The segment’s relatively rapid growth should come as no surprise as more travelers are booking trips that blend