How Personal Branding Can Help Drive Hotel Sales Revenue?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel Why is personal branding essential for hospitality sales professionals to build strong client relationships and drive B2B revenue? (Question by Cory Falter) Our Marketing Expert Panel Cory Falter - Partner, Lure Agency Pablo Torres - Hotel Consultant Moriya Rockman - Chief of Marketing, Smiling House Luxury Global Michael J. Goldrich - Founder & Chief Advisor, Vivander Ask Our Panel a
Revenue Beyond Rooms: A Guide to Maximize Total Guest Value
Hotel revenue management is no longer limited to pricing rooms and protecting RevPAR. Rising costs, changing guest behavior, and growing demand for experiences are pushing hotels to rethink where revenue comes from and how value is captured. Today, guests spend across multiple touchpoints, both on and off property, creating new opportunities for hotels to increase total booking value. In this article, you will learn how revenue leaders can move beyond room-centric thinking and build strategies
Hotel Reception Staff Role in Revenue Management Success
Your hotel can do everything right, but if your customers aren’t happy, that can lead to a loss of revenue. Why? Unhappy customers leave negative reviews, and that affects future bookings. The Importance of a Positive Hotel Reputation Recently, while browsing some online property reviews, one stood out. "... we were disappointed by the lack of clarity of the reception that at first had allowed us to keep the room until 16 x then change
Ancillary Revenue Guide: Grow Your Hotel Revenue Smartly
Ancillary revenue describes earnings that originate from the sale of products or services besides your primary offering. In the case of hotels, this means products and services beyond the sale of hotel rooms. For hotels, ancillary revenue is important because it provides additional income. When ancillary services are of a high standard, a hotel can extract more revenue from each individual hotel guest. In this article, you can learn all about ancillary revenue and learn
What Is RevPAM in Hotels and How Do You Calculate It
RevPAM (Revenue per Available Square Meter) measures the revenue each square meter of hotel space generates, from meeting rooms and restaurants to the lobby and the parking deck. It is important to calculate because RevPAR says nothing about the parts of your building that aren't guest rooms, and those parts still carry energy, labor, and debt. Key Takeaways: RevPAM measures revenue productivity of defined hotel space rather than focusing only on guest room inventory. Calculate RevPAM by individual space and period because property-wide averages can hide weak function-room performance. RevPAM works especially well for conference, banquet, meeting, and other
The Highest-ROI Marketing Channel Most Hotel Groups Ignore
Hotel marketing budgets are under pressure from every direction. Google Ads cost more every quarter, OTA commissions keep climbing, and social media demands constant spend just to stay visible. So when budgets are tight, you'd expect hotel groups to double down on their cheapest, highest-performing channel: talking to guests who've already stayed. But most don't. Most pour 80% of their budget into finding new guests and almost nothing into re-engaging past ones. Your past guests
How Hotel Leaders Can Protect GOPPAR in a High-Cost Market
For years, hotel strategy has run on one assumption: grow RevPAR, and profit takes care of itself. That link is weakening. Revenue is holding steady across most markets, but costs are not, and GOPPAR is under pressure even where the top line looks healthy. For revenue and commercial leaders, the job is shifting. It's no longer only about driving more demand. It's about making sharper decisions on the demand you already have, weighing what each
What Would Your Ideal Revenue Management AI Agent Do?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel If you could design just one AI Agent to support your revenue management projects and workflows, without any restrictions or limitations, what would it do and why? (Question by Michael J. Goldrich.) Our Revenue Management
What Would Your Ideal AI Agent for Hotel Marketing Do?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel If you could design just one AI Agent to support your hotel marketing projects and workflows, without any restrictions or limitations, what would it do and why? (Question by Michael J. Goldrich.) Our Marketing Expert Panel
What Skills Do Hotel Revenue Managers Need in the AI Era?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel What are the top skills hotel revenue management teams need to succeed in an AI-driven hospitality landscape? How can they improve and future-proof their skills to leverage AI to its full potential? Our Revenue Management Expert