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Hotel peak season: Strategies for small hotels

Little Hotelier

Closed to arrival You apply closed to arrival dates when you have very high demand, so you expect to reach maximum occupancy through stay overs as opposed to new arrivals. You don’t accept reservations for arrivals on the day in question, and only allow guests staying through from previous nights.

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Hotel Revenue Management Strategies

Xotels

Key factors considered in market segmentation include length of stay , day-of-week stays, total revenue per room , total revenue per client, booking lead time, cancellation percentage, and no-show ratio. The graph considers cancellations and identifies peak or slow booking days.

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What is Yield Management: Guide for Hotels

SiteMinder

This can involve overbooking strategies to account for last-minute cancellations or no-shows. Overbooking Strategy : Intentionally accepting more reservations than available rooms, anticipating that a certain percentage of guests will cancel or not show up. This helps in tailoring specific offers or rates to different guest segments.