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A guide to an optimal group quotation process
Hotels may receive few to dozens of group requests daily from various partners, however with limited capacity and a need to optimize total revenue, hotels must carefully decide which groups they should make an offer for and which they should decline. So, what factors should a hotel consider when analyzing a group request? Before analyzing […]
Will Opaque be your best friend in low season?
With the dawn of the upcoming low season in some destinations across Central Europe, hoteliers and their revenue managers are looking for ways to capture more demand and fill their capacities. But how to do so without cannibalizing your demand which is willing to pay the full amount of your BAR or early-booker-rate? How does […]
The importance of measuring your distribution costs
In recent years, many articles on Revenue Management and Online Distribution have been written on topics that have either pushed for an increased number of channels and therefore exposure of the individual hotel or the optimization of commission costs per channel. Rarely has yielding or reducing the number of channels depending on demand been mentioned, […]
Introducing market share index numbers for MICE business
I don’t want to claim that I’m the first one to address this subject. But, from my research I can conclude that there are few officially accepted “meeting, incentives, conference, exhibitions” (MICE) key performance indicators (KPIs) in general. They all seem to differ in their acronym depending on where you look and who you ask. […]
Market Segmentation – Know where your hotel demand comes from
In today’s hotel landscape, we still often find hoteliers not being fully aware of the benefits of categorising their business into relevant segments. However, if you want to be successful in the way you manage your business and start applying sound revenue management practices, it is an essential step to have a clear idea of […]
Revenue management technology – a low, mid or high-tech approach?
Taking a walk through the E-travel halls of the major industry fairs like ITB in Berlin or WTM in London and seeing all the technology options available leaves many hoteliers perplexed. It is not easy to navigate through the selection process of these systems and knowing which of them to choose. In the field of […]
Ensure a successful overbooking strategy for your hotel
Simply put, a hotel that doesn’t apply overbooking is losing a big chunk of profitable revenue, as normally the high BAR rates are sold last. On days when there is incremental demand, i.e. more demand than a hotel has capacity for, the opportunity to sell 100% of the rooms is there. In a market with […]
Insights from ITB – How hotels can maximise their revenue performance for the next fair
To maximise the revenue performance during a fair or high impact event might be easier said than done. Many rely on returning business to bring in a safe level of base occupancy to a slightly higher rate and surely their ADR and RevPAR will increase accordingly a couple of euro. But is that enough? What […]
Take back control of your inventory. Part 3 of 3 – Wholesaler and Tour Operator Contracting
We hope you have had a successful start in 2017 and that you will see prosperous revenue increases this year as a result of your set strategies and learnings from the past. Even though the year just started, it is soon time for the yearly contracting season of your wholesaler (WS) and tour operator (TO) […]
Take back control of your inventory. Part 2 of 3 – Corporate Accounts Contracting
Time flies and with 2017 around the corner there aren’t many months left before the corporate request for proposal (RFP) process starts once again. We hope you have had a successful RFP season in 2016 and that your results in 2017 will prosper as a result of your strategical contracting decisions. In this piece, which […]
