Hotel Room Cleaning Tips for Meeting & Exceeding Guests’ Expectations
Hotel room cleaning is an essential part of housekeeping, and your efforts in this area can go a long way toward enhancing the guest experience and improving your hotel's reputation. In this article, you can find various ways to meet and even exceed your guests' expectations in this area. Table of Contents: How is the Hotel Industry Defined? What is Hotel Housekeeping? What Are the Duties of a Room Attendant? 12 Hotel Room Cleaning Tips
Hotel Room Category: Learn About Categorizing Hotel Rooms
Hotel room category definitions are typically seen as short descriptions of a room's layout. However, in reality, the category definitions include a wide range of information ranging from pricing estimates to furnishings and various amenities. It's an important subject for both hotel owners and guests as it conveys exactly what both parties expect. Guests can specify what kind of experience they're looking for, and owners can ensure the guest's satisfaction. In this article, you'll learn
Hotel Robots: An Overview of Different Robots Used in Hotels
Hotel robots represent some of the most effective forms of hospitality technology, and their presence will help ensure superior guest satisfaction. As a growing number of properties are employing these autonomous "smart" services, it only stands to reason that we examine these robots in greater detail. Benefits can your property expect to enjoy? Table of Contents: What are Robots? Why are Hotel Robots Becoming More Popular? Some Examples of Robots Used in Hotels 1. Robots
10 Hotel Rewards Programs to Maximize Revenue & Guest Loyalty
Hotel rewards programs are among the most powerful tools available to hoteliers. A strategically leveraged program will both increase repeat bookings through incentives and provide guest data that can be used to provide further growth. The process builds up a defensible market share, pushes up RevPAR, and reduces the overall cost of acquisition. In this article, you'll learn how the programs operate and relate to ROI metrics, benchmarking, competitive strategies, and methods to prioritize guest
Identity Crisis in the European MICE Market
Hotels operating in the MICE market have traditionally been obsessed with processes and churning out proposals. But for hoteliers to Find and Grow the MICE segment, first you need to understand data and market trends to define your identity in this sector. Ultimately, knowing the market demand and your clients translates into a stronger kind of success. The Billion-Dollar Opportunity Hotels Can’t Ignore Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) can mean big business within tourism
Benefits of Hyper-Personalisation in Revenue Management
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the benefits of hyper-personalisation in revenue management? What do hotels need to do in order to achieve hyper-personalisation, and are their efforts worth it? (Question by Nikolas Hall)  Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Tanya Hadwick - Group Revenue & Yield Leader, SunSwept Resorts Diego Fernández Pérez De Ponga - Director of Revenue Management, Palladium Hotel Group Krunal Shah
Hygiene is the New Marketing Message for Hotels
With COVID-19 at the very forefront of most people's consciousness, it is vital for hotels and resorts to include hygiene information within their marketing content. After all, potential guests are now much more likely to make travel decisions with hygiene measures and other coronavirus safety concerns in mind. Read on to find out more about how hygiene is displacing other issues as the main marketing message for hotels to focus on. What is the Essence
How Can Hoteliers Adjust Their Revenue Strategy Due to COVID Restrictions?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: Amid changing travel guidelines and restrictions, flexibility has become essential for travellers. How are you addressing this? How has your revenue management strategy adapted to meet those needs? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pablo Torres -
Categories of Hotels: A Complete Guide to Hotel Classifications & Types
Categories of hotels are used to classify the various different types of accommodation available to guests. Hotels can be categorized according to their size, service standards, layout, ownership structure and more. Breaking down the many different hotels into major categories helps to set guest expectations and define service standards. Guests
Meeting the Moment: Capitalizing on Emerging Hospitality & Travel Trends
The year ahead is sure to be shaped by a host of macro- and micro-trends in hospitality and travel. Hoteliers across the globe are grappling with generational change, rising expectations for personalized experiences, and how to maximize revenues when faced with a mixed bag of market conditions. So what can
Top Tips for Success in Content and Influencer Marketing Campaigns
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel What advice can you offer to anyone considering a Content Marketing and/or Influencer Marketing campaign this year? (Question proposed by Sarah Dandashy) Our Marketing Expert Panel Sarah Dandashy - Travel & Hospitality Expert, Ask a Concierge
Calculate RevPAR and Maximize Your Hotel’s Revenue
Calculate RevPAR for strategic optimization and success. It's a common mantra within the hospitality sphere. However, your Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) involves more than you might think, and every variable impacts your potential profit. RevPAR is a metric that explains your hotel's performance and helps identify areas for optimization
7 Business Trip Trends For Hotels to Maximize Profit
Business travel is booming, with more and more people making at least one business trip every year. Is your hotel ready to take full advantage of the latest business trip trends? In this article, you'll learn about the seven top trends in business travel. Read on to discover trends like