Hotel Business

AUGUST 20, 2024

Revenue management consultancy firm ELEVAT3 has launched a new sales & marketing division to provide tailored branding solutions for hoteliers, naming industry veteran Beth Barris as EVP, sales & marketing to lead the new offering.

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Hotel News Resource

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Sales and marketing are closely intertwined in the hotel industry, as both functions work together (along with revenue management and distribution) to maximize revenue and build long&term customer relationships.

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STAAH

AUGUST 1, 2023

A hotel sales strategy is a plan of action designed to increase hotel revenue and bookings. It involves identifying target markets, setting sales goals, and creating a plan to achieve those goals. Here are 6 hotel sales strategies to increase your revenue.

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Hotel Business

JUNE 4, 2024

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Global has launched its Certified Hotel Sales Leader (CHSL) certification. This new program is designed to recognize the expertise of hotel sales leaders, emphasizing the most up-to-date sales and commercial principles, practices and strategies.

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Hospitality Net

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For close to a century, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has stood as a guiding light for innovation, support, and community growth within the hotel sales, marketing, and revenue optimization fields.

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Hospitality Today

JUNE 30, 2024

Technology has made it possible for hotel sales, marketing and revenue management functions to become more integrated

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Little Hotelier

MARCH 10, 2024

What is hotel sales software? Hotel sales software is a specialised tool designed for the hospitality industry to manage and optimise sales activities. It centralises information on bookings, customer interactions, and revenue streams, allowing hoteliers to efficiently track performance and make informed decisions.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 12, 2024

In the hospitality industry, traditional metrics like revenue performance and guest satisfaction have long been the go-to indicators for assessing a hotel’s business health.

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Hotel Speak

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

For hoteliers seeking to tap into the seasonal spirit of family getaways and gifts, email deliverability should be at the heart of their marketing strategy. Optimized email campaigns are the gift that keeps giving By optimizing your email database and marketing campaigns, conversions will increase. Ho, ho – oh no!

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Hospitality Net

MARCH 29, 2024

The HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024, explores the idea: Hands-on learning is the only way to build a pipeline of talent ready for unknown roles. You have to build this talent because you cannot buy them (McCarthy, 2023).

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Hospitality Net

MARCH 4, 2024

The HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024, a cornerstone resource for sales, marketing, and revenue optimization leaders, offers a roadmap for navigating these changes. This year’s report is more than findings and forecasts.

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Hospitality Net

MARCH 11, 2024

In this excerpt from the HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024, we explore the intricate dynamics of the hospitality industry, shaped by demographic trends and evolving workforce paradigms.

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Hospitality Net

MARCH 18, 2024

In the recently released HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024, the second trend investigates how the gig economy and fractional staffing models are changing talent sourcing.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

We explore this in the excerpt from the HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024.

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Hotel News Resource

JUNE 18, 2024

The CHSL certification is tailored for hospitality sales leaders who are proficient in leading high-performing teams, demonstrating overall commercial acumen, applying best practices in hotel sales to drive revenue growth, and more.

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Hotel News Resource

JUNE 26, 2024

Picture this: Marketing campaigns are in full swing, beautifully crafted, and meticulously executed to entice guests. Meanwhile, the revenue management team is diligently fine-tuning pricing strategies to optimize profits. Peaceful and cohesive like a Paula Detlefsen painting.

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Hotel News Resource

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Article - Webinar: Playoff Insights - How Professional Sports Can Impact Your Hotel’s Revenue - See clearly when games change market dynamics

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 13, 2023

Thynk, a global provider of advanced technology solutions for data-driven hotel sales and operations management, today announced details on its latest successful round of investment, resulting in $13 million received in Series A funding.

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Hospitality Net

APRIL 5, 2024

The insights presented in this excerpt from the HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024 are attributed to HSMAI board members and leaders from these meetings.

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Amadeus Hospitality

AUGUST 1, 2023

This quarter’s data shows that 14 of the top markets have fully recovered group revenue in comparison to the same time in 2019. The Index also includes filters to view top event market segments and industries booking group events, allowing hoteliers, DMOs and CVBs to closely track trends and adapt their business strategies accordingly.

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Little Hotelier

MAY 18, 2023

What is hotel sales? Hotel sales is about managing the process of attracting, engaging, and converting guests into paying customers. It includes various strategies and tactics around marketing, winning reservations, providing incredible guest experiences, and encouraging repeat business. Want an example?

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Hotel News Resource

OCTOBER 4, 2023

With growing operational costs hotels need to get creative about ways to drive more Revenue. Ancillary and other revenue streams are becoming more and more important as the days go on and are moving to be included, if not already, under the revenue optimization umbrella.

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Hotel News Resource

MARCH 4, 2024

The HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024, , offers a roadmap for navigating these changes. The hospitality industry is continually reshaped by transformative trends and innovations. This year's report is more than findings and forecasts.

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Hotel Business

AUGUST 7, 2024

. “Since joining us in 2020 as SVP, revenue generation, Vickie has been an invaluable member of our team,” said Greg Friedman, managing principal/CEO, Peachtree Group. “Vickie has successfully guided us through the pandemic’s challenges with her strategic insights and ability to optimize our hotel revenues.

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Hotel News Resource

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

At the Commercial Strategy Conference, HSMAI hosted a roundtable for Chief Revenue Officers where industry experts pinpointed five main challenges and discussed ways to tackle them.

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Hotel News Resource

MARCH 18, 2024

In the recently released HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024, the second trend investigates how the gig economy and fractional staffing models are changing talent sourcing.

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Hotel Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

National hotel ownership, management and development company Dellisart LLC has experienced record growth for its subsidiaries Hotel Sales Max, Hotel Rev Max, Hotel Digital Max, as well as its full-service management company. Dellisart serves almost 100 properties through its various offerings.

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STAAH

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Read full blog 6 Hotel Sales Strategies To Increase Occupancy and Revenue A hotel sales strategy is a plan of action designed to increase hotel revenue and bookings. It involves identifying target markets, setting sales goals, and creating a plan to achieve those goals. Read full blog

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Hotel News Resource

MAY 1, 2024

Sources predict that hotels' pricing power will remain strong. However, we don't need a pandemic recovery to fall into the trap of overpricing. Why do we do this?

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Amadeus Hospitality

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Partner with a technology provider that offers both historical and forward-looking insights so you can better understand what’s coming into your market, and how your performance stacks up against your competitive set. Even highlighting “free cancellation” or other flexible policies can work to enhance the hotel’s sales and revenue strategies.

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Amadeus Hospitality

OCTOBER 18, 2023

markets have recovered 99.1% The Index combines event data from Knowland with hotel booking data from Amadeus to give both individual and aggregate views of the key drivers of hotel performance and is updated on a quarterly basis. The third quarter of this year shows the top 25 U.S. 2. Las Vegas 114.0%

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Hospitality Tech

JANUARY 9, 2024

He will oversee all disciplines within marketing including brand and tactical marketing, public relations, partnerships, social media and digital platforms as well as global and hotel sales organizations, revenue management, the Select Guest Loyalty

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Hotel News Resource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As the year winds down, it is crucial to assess the current state of a revenue strategy mindset within your hotel organization. Revenue leaders are tasked with the mission of getting buy-in from all stakeholders and departments within the hotel by breaking down the data and explaining the why behind the strategy.

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Lure Agency

MARCH 7, 2023

That’s where relationship marketing comes in. By building relationships with prospective clients, you can ensure your sales pipeline is full of direct leads that are more likely to close, close at a higher value, and become repeat customers. What is Relationship Marketing? Those are the kinds of leads we like!

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Hotel News Resource

OCTOBER 2, 2023

For close to a century, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has stood as a guiding light for innovation, support, and community growth within the hotel sales, marketing, and revenue optimization fields.

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Hotel News Resource

MARCH 11, 2024

In this excerpt from the HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024, we explore the intricate dynamics of the hospitality industry, shaped by demographic trends and evolving workforce paradigms.

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Hotel News Resource

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Matt Webb and James Barton lift the lid on the challenges of revenue transformation to re-envision a new sales ethos and methodology for today’s modern buyers

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