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What is a hotel overbooking strategy? +4 ways to avoid overbookings

Cloudbeds

Overbookings can be stressful for the front desk and the guest, but you can manage them with ease if you have a proper plan in place. While for some hoteliers it’s best to avoid overbookings altogether, for others, a good strategy can increase revenue, improve the occupancy rate and mitigate losses. What is an overbooking strategy?

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Mastering Overbooking in Hotels: Strategies, Benefits, and Best Practices

Hotelogix

The hospitality industry is well acquainted with the concept of hotel overbooking. When refusing customers becomes inevitable due to overbooking, it leads to poor customer experience and a negative brand image. However, in cases of last-minute cancellations, your profit is badly impacted.

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Hotel overbookings: What are the pros and cons and how can you make the most of an overbooking strategy?

SiteMinder

Hotel overbookings can be a divisive topic. Some hoteliers love using this strategy to boost their revenue and protect their property from losing out due to last-minute cancellations. However, you can minimise the risk of having to walk travellers if you have a solid overbooking strategy. What happens when a hotel overbooks?

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What is Hotel No Show? How to Minimize No-Show Reservations

Hotelogix

A no-show in the hotel industry occurs when a guest makes a reservation but fails to show up or cancel their booking in advance. Competing Offers: Guests may find better deals elsewhere or decide to stay with friends or family, leading to last-minute cancellations or no-shows.

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Booking.com fees: Complete guide for hosts

SiteMinder

This fee can vary but is typically in the range of 10% to 25% of the total cost of the booking, including any additional fees added at the time of booking (such as cleaning fees and service charges). Cleaning fee For properties that offer additional cleaning services, a cleaning fee might be charged. Overbooking.

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Reducing Hotel No-Shows: What It Is and Key Policies To Implement

eZee Absolute

It’s when a guest books a room but simply doesn’t turn up without canceling. You’ve got the solo traveler who forgets about the booking, the big group that cancels last minute, and then there’s the mysterious disappearance act – no clue why they didn’t show up. There are a few different types of no-shows.

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What Triggers Hotelier's Anxiety?

Hotelogix

One hotelier in Tanzania (now a client), would log into every OTA and update his room inventory whenever there was a booking or a cancellation. For his twelve-room property, on average, he would receive nine bookings and about two cancellations per day, and his business was listed on eight OTAs.

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