Generating revenue and nurturing loyalty is about finding new ways to connect with your guests. This means looking beyond room rates to get people excited about your property’s amenities, dining, and other ancillary programs. To help get you started, our checklist below covers a variety of tactics designed to keep guests coming back again and again – even if they
The most challenging period the global hospitality industry has faced to date is finally over in most regions. Lockdowns and travel restrictions are largely a thing of the past, and people are comfortable traveling again. But guest booking behavior has shifted. In this article, you’ll learn about 4 data-driven insights that help you to boost your hotel revenue. Times are
When potential guests interact with your hotel's brand for the first time, they develop an impression within seven seconds or less. Your brand identity is the personality that defines your hotel in your guest's eyes. This includes your visual design, unique selling point, brand values, value propositions, and how your brand interacts with customers. Crafting a solid brand identity builds
Hotel guests have different circumstances and priorities, so hotels need to understand that there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to attracting them. In this article, we will break down the main types of guests, provide tips for appealing to each guest type, and offer more general advice for exceeding customer expectations during their stay. Table of Contents: What
Hotel investors can benefit from the potential for high yields, favorable tax rules, and access to hotel facilities while also diversifying their property portfolio. However, at the same time, it is sensible to look at possible disadvantages associated with investing in hotels too. This article lets you learn more about hotel investment opportunities and explore the main advantages and disadvantages.
An Airbnb login is just the beginning of getting the most out of the Airbnb system. Whether you're letting a spare room, an empty property, or building a chain of rentals as an Airbnb host, you need to optimize your listing properly. In this article, you'll learn how to do just that. Table of Contents: Understanding Online Travel Agents What
Booking.com is one of the most popular online travel agencies, and hotels can use the platform as an additional distribution channel. The platform also offers a Booking admin area or extranet. In this article, you can learn how to use this platform section to optimize your listing and attract a more significant number of bookings. Table of Contents: What Is
The hotel business is unique in many ways, as exemplified by the unique KPIs we use, from revenue per available room (RevPAR), to average daily rate (ADR), occupancy, and everything in between. We can thank the advent of yield and revenue management that came to our industry in the 1980s for much of these metrics. But another metric that more
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How will business traveller behaviours change this year? What advice can you share on marketing messages for hybrid stays / workcation / bleisure offers? (Question proposed by Susanne Williams) Our Marketing Expert Panel Daphne Beers - Owner, Your-Q Hospitality Academy Adele Gutman - Culture and Guest
Hotel investments can provide an exciting opportunity for first-time property investors to buy into a great industry with excellent earning potential or for established property investors to diversify their portfolios and capitalize on all the service industry offers. In this article, you can learn about hotel investments, their various forms, advantages, and the best approaches to ensure long-term success with
Like much of our world today, the hospitality industry is constantly changing and evolving beyond what revenue managers and leaders of the past could have imagined. During unprecedented change, automation and new technology have become essential to successfully navigating the post-COVID hospitality landscape. Revenue Managers Becoming Strategists But with any change, comes reservation and distrust. As the industry continues to
When you review your hotel's mid-year numbers, what do you see? Are your occupancy rates up? Is revenue up? Is your hotel enjoying a revenue boost from 2019? A sample of over 400 revenue-managed hotels found they're on track to close 2022 with a 15%-40% revenue boost from 2019. A Decrease in RevPar for European Hotels A review of May
Digital marketing is essential if you want to drive bookings and especially if you're after more direct business for your hotel. But with the countless available tools and strategies, it can be hard to decide which ones to implement. The following article highlights seven hotel marketing techniques to concentrate on to make your direct booking soar. 1. Optimise Your Website
Staffing shortages within the hospitality industry can hurt the quality of a business and the experience that customers or guests receive. However, the consequences of staffing issues can be greatly reduced through intelligent investment in technology. In this article, you can learn more about how technology can be deployed to solve staffing shortages or reduce the impact of lower staff
While the Omicron variant slowed market recovery in 2021, STR's data reveals a strong positive trend for the hospitality industry for 2022 and beyond. In this article, you'll learn how to stay ahead of the competition by understanding the three data pillars of a forward-looking revenue strategy. Global Occupancy Increased It shows that the net propensity to travel has increased
Hotel owners have an important role, as they are ultimately responsible for the business and ensuring the right employees are working in the right areas. In this article, you will learn about the role of a hotel owner, find out about hotel management companies, and explore different hotel management structures. Table of Contents: What is the Hotel Industry? The Role
Night Auditor duties and responsibilities in hotels involve helping guests during the night hours and balancing the day's accounts. Guests arriving at night may be checked in by the night auditor, who will also take reservations and see any requests that might arise. The night auditor's duties involve processing the hotel's invoices, reconciling accounts, and processing staff pays cheques. Table
A 5-star hotel is an establishment tailored to very discerning guests. To obtain a five-star designation, a hotel must offer lavish accommodations and many different amenities -- gyms, spas, gourmet restaurants, and more. Five-star hotels also provide a very high standard of service, personalized to each guest's specific needs. In this article, you'll learn what makes a five-star hotel. Table