SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hotel overbookings can be a divisive topic. However, you can minimise the risk of having to walk travellers if you have a solid overbooking strategy. However, you can minimise the risk of having to walk travellers if you have a solid overbooking strategy. What is the definition of overbooking for a hotel?

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Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In the competitive world of hospitality, having a strong sales strategy is key to ensuring your hotel's success. The right sales tactics can help increase revenue, boost occupancy rates , and ensure guests have a positive experience. A loyalty program can encourage guests to keep coming back, which boosts your occupancy rate.

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eZee Absolute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

With a data-driven approach and AI-powered tools like eZee Mint AI , you can still maximize occupancy, increase revenue per room , and turn last-minute demand into profits. That means the demand is spread across different hotel categories. Some guests overbook, others change their plans last minute, and some simply forget to cancel.

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Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

From hotels and vacation rentals to holiday apartments, properties of all types rely on channel managers to simplify operations. A good hotel channel manager can make a huge difference for small properties too. A channel manager for vacation rentals might prioritize weekly bookings, while hotels need daily rate adjustments.

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Horizon Hospitality

JULY 10, 2024

In the competitive world of hospitality, one of the most critical challenges of hotel professionals is balancing room rates with occupancy levels. By ensuring rate parity and availability across channels, you can prevent overbooking and maximize exposure. Instead, focus on the unique value your hotel offers.

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STAAH

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The right software is a game-changer for hotel success, shaping everything from operational efficiency to guest satisfaction. As technology continues to advance, hotels have transformed the way they manage daily tasks and interact with guests. Let’s take a look at some essential software solutions every hotel should consider.

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Inn Quest

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

At a glance: What is Hotel Inventory Management? Managing your hotel’s inventory efficiently can significantly impact your bottom line, guest satisfaction and overall operational effectiveness. Firstly, What is Hotel Inventory Management? Let’s get started! Inventory here includes food, beverages, and kitchen equipment.

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Hotel Speak

AUGUST 13, 2024

A robust sales distribution strategy is indispensable for hotels striving to maximise revenue and drive direct bookings. By leveraging a diverse array of channels, hotels can amplify their visibility, target high-value guests, mitigate the impact of seasonality, and foster direct booking growth.In

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Inn Quest

APRIL 5, 2023

Anyone who has worked in the hospitality industry for a few years would enthusiastically attest to the importance of yield management in hotels, particularly in hotel revenue management. Furthermore, we will provide examples of successful yield management strategies and offer tips on how to implement them in your hotel.

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STAAH

APRIL 16, 2024

To help you navigate this decision-making process, let’s explore the essential features to consider when selecting an RMS for your hotel. An RMS should provide detailed insights into key performance metrics such as Room Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR), Average Daily Rate (ADR), occupancy rates, booking pace, and revenue forecasts.

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SiteMinder

JUNE 12, 2024

For hotels, the ultimate aim of yield management is to increase revenue by leveraging the balance between supply (available rooms) and demand (guest bookings). By understanding and anticipating guest behaviour and market dynamics, hotels can optimise their pricing strategies to boost their bottom line.

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eZee Absolute

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Revenue management (RM) is supremely necessary for hotels. While many hotels are making the best out of it to boost their bottom line, some are still thinking of it as a mythical unicorn. I kid you not, most of the hotels refrain from opting for any sort of revenue management services. Who is to blame for it?

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Inn Quest

AUGUST 8, 2023

When it comes to hotel businesses, one must continuously strive to achieve a balance between the customer experience and pricing. Hotels follow different pricing strategies to get there and seasonal pricing remains one of the most important. In this blog, we have curated the top 4 benefits of seasonal pricing for hotels.

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SiteMinder

MAY 2, 2023

Town Hotel is located in a quiet side street only a short walk from all these sights. With only 24 rooms it is one of the few family-owned hotels in town that has earned a reputation for personal and attentive service. Now these processes have become a lot more efficient at Town Hotel. We save two hours a day using SiteMinder.

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Hotelogix

APRIL 4, 2025

When your hotel's unique selling proposition (USP) is delivering an exceptional guest experience, putting your customers on a pedestal isn't just logical—it's essential for success. Let's explore how you can leverage online reviews to boost your hotel's revenue in 2025. trillion in 2024. A sizzling 5.8%

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Hotelogix

JANUARY 19, 2025

In this guide, we’ll explore the essentials of hotel management software, compare legacy and cloud-based systems, and explain how Hotelogix’s cloud-based PMS can redefine your hotel’s operations. What is Hotel Management Software? For instance, it enhances communication between departments.

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SiteMinder

MAY 21, 2023

In the past, more than 90% of the hotel guests were foreigners, particularly Chinese visitors. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the hotel had to adjust its approach to fit the situation by focusing primarily on attracting Thai and European tourists who are slowly returning to Thailand.

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STAAH

JUNE 11, 2024

Finding the right balance between OTAs and direct bookings is a crucial strategy for hotels and accommodation providers for success. On the other side, you have the hotel’s direct channel, their website, which is the most profitable for online booking. This also helps foster brand loyalty.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Dallas, USA – Brittain Resorts & Hotels (BRH), a leading full-service hospitality management company, has adopted SiteMinder, the name behind the only software platform that unlocks the full revenue potential of hotels, as part of its newly-announced business intelligence technology matrix.

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Hotel Speak

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Unplanned overbookings, front desks staffed 24/7, and marketing or finance degrees to optimize revenue will soon be a thing of the past. Key findings from the report include: Occupancy patterns are projected to remain consistent in 2024. With demand relatively flat, hotels will need to focus efforts on growing market share and RevPAR.

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Inn Quest

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As we head into 2023, the hotel industry faces several challenges and changes that hotel managers need to be aware of to be successful. Here’s a quick guide hotelier can follow to stay successful in hotel management for 2023. Here’s a quick guide hotelier can follow to stay successful in hotel management for 2023.

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SiteMinder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The online hotel booking process is how guests book and pay for a stay at your hotel. This process is made possible by your hotel’s website, open 24/7 to greet potential guests and turn their interest into confirmed stays. Table of contents Why is an online booking process important for hotels?

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Hotel Speak

JULY 24, 2024

Hotel distribution has always been a critical aspect of the hospitality industry. Effective hotel distribution strategies enable hotels to target the right audience, optimise occupancy rates, and enhance revenue management. We look at where hotels can review distribution strategies to maximise market potential.

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Xotels

MARCH 3, 2025

Let’s be honestrunning a hotel while managing its revenue at the same time is a balancing act. So, let’s provide you with a list of revenue management tools to simplify managing your hotel so much easier: What are Revenue Management Tools? Proven results: Hotels working with Xotels have seen ADR increases of 10-25%.

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 4, 2024

In today’s competitive hospitality industry, managing bookings efficiently can make or break a hotel's success. For small and mid-size hotels, having the right OTA ( Online Travel Agencies ) channel manager is critical. This guide will help you understand what to look for and how to make the best decision for your hotel.

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SiteMinder

JUNE 26, 2024

Revenue optimization in hotels is a comprehensive strategy that accounts for all revenue streams and uses data to enhance the overall revenue performance of the business. It’s a holistic process that hotels can use to effectively manage pricing, inventory, distribution, customer demand, and more to promote revenue growth.

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Hotelogix

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Introduction: The Hidden Revenue Killer for Hotels Did you know that hotels utilizing a mix of OTAs, metasearch engines, and direct booking strategies experience significantly higher revenue growth than those relying on a single channel? With the hotel industry in the USA valued at $114.7

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Inn Quest

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

From the moment a guest walks through the doors until their departure, every aspect of their stay is carefully curated through the lenses of hotel operating systems and the adept oversight of a hotel operations manager. Human Resource Management: Managing the hotel’s workforce is essential.

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Catala Consulting

MAY 17, 2024

However, an often overlooked element in this equation is the role of hotel reception staff. These frontline employees are instrumental in shaping the guest experience, impacting occupancy rates, and ultimately driving revenue. Training reception staff in upselling techniques is crucial for maximizing these opportunities.

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SiteMinder

APRIL 28, 2022

San Francisco is no stranger to visitors, and The Dylan Hotel at SFO caters to every kind. The 58 room hotel has a number of appealing features, including its proximity to San Francisco International Airport and transport links into the city, tour options, and its ability to provide a modern, comfortable space for a variety of guests.

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Little Hotelier

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Peak season in hotel industry parlance refers to the times of year that are most popular amongst guests, and are therefore the times of year that your room rates are at their highest and your property is at its fullest. Learn more When is peak travel season for hotels? What is peak season? To answer the question “when is peak season?”,

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Cloudbeds

APRIL 15, 2024

From checking in guests and entering reservations to managing rates and assigning rooms, many hotels still perform a lot of manual tasks. Oftentimes, these tasks overpower hotels’ ability to invest in proper guest communication, marketing activities, and revenue management , which significantly impacts performance and profitability.

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SiteMinder

MARCH 20, 2024

This ethos of fluidity and change underpins the hotel’s philosophy, which seeks to effect positive change in environmental conservation from a single drop of water. Better distribution, easier revenue growth What if you could boost your hotel's bookings and bottom line while also reducing your workload?

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eZee Absolute

JANUARY 15, 2025

Hemant Singh, Operations Manager at Hotel 7 Rays Now, this level of trust isnt built overnight. Its the result of consistent support and a reliable partnership that Hotel 7 Rays has come to depend on. For Hotel 7 Rays in Udaipur, navigating their daily operations felt much like this, until they found Yanolja Cloud Solution (YCS).

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Table of contents Why should hotels consider a channel manager for Agoda? In the cases of the best hotel channel managers , this availability is then synced across all other OTAs as well, such as Booking.com – a channel manager is OTA agnostic. Rate management Pricing is a dynamic aspect of hotel management.

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Little Hotelier

APRIL 28, 2023

An automated reservation system is a tool that syncs hotel bookings that are made through different channels and platforms. Hotel booking automation offers a hotelier a range of ways to automate otherwise manual tasks, from placing entries into your hotel calendar to sending emails and text messages to guests at key moments.

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Fuel Travel

JULY 11, 2024

Hotel booking software , also known as hotel reservation software, is any technology that enables hoteliers to accept direct bookings through their website and other direct distribution channels. It is an external interface where guests schedule their stay, choose rooms, and make payments, without contacting the hotel directly.

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