7 Hotel Marketing Trends You Need to Know for 2026
Planning for 2026 is well underway, and your marketing strategy should be a big part of this planning. Getting your hotel in front of the right audience can help you to achieve your 2026 goals. With the emergence of new technologies and platforms, it's crucial to keep up with these changes and be where your guests are. 7 Hotel Marketing Trends You Need to Know for 2026 Below you find 7 emerging marketing trends to
Tools of the Trade: Why Revenue Managers Need to Be Active Software Reviewers
A comprehensive approach to revenue management traditionally includes a number of different solutions from PMS, CRS, RMS, rate shopper, and business intelligence tools. But at a time when occupancy levels remain aberrantly low, what other tools, if any, should a revenue manager be aware of that can help increase revenue? The Future of Revenue Management: Total Profit Management This article reflects a conversation between Paul Peddrick of ROOMDEX and Oliver Geldner, CTO & Partner of
Guest segmentation: What It Is and How it Helps with Upselling
Understanding what your guests value when travelling is essential to successful upselling. But how can you ensure the right offer reaches the right person at the right time? Getting to know your guests and segmenting them is the key. In this article, you’ll learn how to segment your hotel guests to personalise the stay experience and optimise upselling revenue Guest segmentation & Upselling The guest segments most hotels use to plan and evaluate their distribution
Emerging Trends for Hotel Website Design in 2022
Much like a hotel’s lobby serves as a strong first impression to its incoming guests, your website serves as an even stronger first impression to potential bookings. With major changes in Google’s search engine algorithm and the tourism industry’s rebound from the pandemic, designing a shiny, new, dynamic interface for your hotel website is more important than ever before. 7 Trends for Hotel Website Design in 2022 So whether you plan to attract new bookings
Hotel CRM System: The Ultimate Guide to Customer Relationship Management
A hotel CRM system is a software solution designed to assist hotels with customer relationships management. It can be used to gather contact information, past customer interactions and guest preferences. By centralizing data, CRM systems make it easier for hotels to access important information about guests. This data can then be used to improve personalization, identify trends and enhance customer service. In this article, you can dive deeper into hotel CRM systems, why they matter, the benefits of acquiring a high-quality solution and the most important features and functions to look for when exploring the various options. Table of Contents:
What Is an Occupancy Rate?
Occupancy rate is a KPI used by those within the hotel industry to assess a hotel's performance. As a metric, it is concerned with the percentage of a hotel occupied, and can be used alongside other KPIs, such as ADR (average daily rate) and RevPAR (revenue per available room), as part of a revenue management strategy. Table of Contents: What Does the Occupancy Rate Stand for? What Influences the Hotel Occupancy Rate? How to Calculate
Hotel Revenue Management System Adoption: Tips for a Smooth Transition
A revenue management system (RMS) is a fantastic tool for attracting demand from high-value guests, driving efficient operations, improving revenue performance, and increasing profitability. Of course, the best tools in the world won't do your property much good if your staff isn't bought in on their proper usage and equipped with what's needed to get the most out of them. Tips for Successful RMS Implementation and Adoption Introducing a change to an established routine will
9 Audiences You Can Create for Better Hotel Marketing Campaigns
The marketing department in a hotel has a crucial role in increasing revenue. Not only has to do with creating initiatives to attract new guests but also with communicating with previous guests and making them come back. The Task of Increasing Revenue Increasing revenue is hard in an industry with
Housekeeping Department in Hotel Businesses: Why Is It So Important?
The housekeeping department in hotel businesses is one of the most important areas to focus on because it can directly impact customer satisfaction. In this article, you can learn about the impact housekeeping has on successful operations and access some helpful tips to optimize your housekeeping efforts. Table of Contents:
How Virtual Reality Will Revolutionize Staff Training in Housekeeping
Headlines and feature stories everywhere announced the big news in October 2021: Facebook was rebranding to Meta and would focus heavily on the metaverse. While the metaverse itself wasn’t new, Facebook’s pivot towards this virtual reality (VR) space gave it more clout than ever before. Entrepreneurs saw countless opportunities and