Are Attribute-Based Bookings the New Standard for Hotels?
The attribute model has become quite a buzzword in the hospitality industry in recent years. But what exactly is attribute-based booking, otherwise known as attribute-based selling? And which advantages can it bring your upselling initiative? Let’s see what the experts say, so you can make up your mind about whether to test this new approach at your hotel. What is an Attribute-Based Booking? Attribute-based booking means splitting the product, in this instance the hotel stay
Aviation Course: A Comprehensive List of Courses & Aviation Educators
Many academic institutions and other educators offer aviation courses, which can help you with the relevant skills and knowledge required to succeed in the industry. This article gives you access to a list of the various options available, along with information on where to find these courses. Table of Contents: What is the Meaning of Aviation? Aviation Management Explained Interested in an Aviation Course? What Skills Do You Need in Aviation? What is the Duration
4 Tips For Stress-Free Upselling & Streamlining Your Hotel Operations
There’s no doubt about it: automated upselling and cross-selling are excellent ways to increase a hotel’s ancillary revenue and guest satisfaction. However, operationally it can be a bit challenging. Going through incoming requests, delegating tasks, and communicating with staff can be time-consuming and inefficient without the right approach. Streamlining Your Hotel Operations With everything else going on at the hotel, you may even risk overlooking a request and disappointing your guests. Follow the four tips
How Hotels Leverage AI Chatbots to Adapt to COVID-related Market Conditions
Hospitality professionals must revisit their business models to create resilient long-term strategies to keep afloat in these challenging times. Artificial intelligence (AI) is essential to reduce costs and continue delivering premium guest service. In this article, you will learn how hotels use AI Chatbots to adapt to COVID-related market conditions. Hotels Face Challenges Due to COVID The impact of COVID-19 will be felt for years. Hoteliers that want to survive these wearisome times face three
Revenue Management Guide: Calculating Costs & Quality Analysis
As a hotelier, you know many factors go into your room rates. Three of those factors are your costs, current demand, and your hotel’s online visibility. Revenue management is the science of assessing these and other factors and raising your profitability year after year. This article offers a guide to analyzing your costs and improving your analysis with the goal to boost your hotel's profitability. Quick Menu: What Kinds of Hotel Costs Do You Take Into Account When Pricing Rooms? What Is Revenue Management? Common Misconceptions Consider Your Fixed Costs What About Those Variable Costs? CostPAR vs RevPAR CostPAR vs.
How Can Voice Control Benefit the Travel Industry?
Voice control is one of the most exciting technology trends that has emerged in recent years. Thanks to home hubs and smartphones, it has become a part of many consumers' everyday lives. For tourism companies, it is important to respond to this, embrace new approaches, and capitalize on the technology's potential. Here, you will learn more about voice control and how it can help the travel industry. Table of Contents: What is Voice Control? How
How Blockchain Technology is Transforming the Travel Industry
Over recent years, blockchain technology has generated significant excitement within many industries and fields. This is largely because it has the potential to dramatically change how information or data is stored and used, enhancing transparency and security while also improving transactions. Here, we take a more detailed look at the various ways blockchain is used, or is likely to be used, within the travel industry. Table of Contents: Understanding Blockchain Technology: What Is It? How
How do Reputation Scores and Revenue Management Influence each other?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the links between hotel reputation scores and revenue management? How do they influence each other? (Question proposed by Pablo Torres)Â Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pablo Torres - Director Of Sales Marketing, Alannia
The 4 Most Important Housekeeping Trends for 2023
Much has been said about the hospitality trends you will see everywhere in 2023. The return of business travel, short-term booking windows, swift tech adoption as hotels try to do more with less… But let's discuss trends in housekeeping, a department abundant with opportunities for streamlining and growing your hotel
Top 10 Ways To Use F&B Data To Improve Guest Experience
Hoteliers and restaurateurs are constantly looking for ways to improve their guest experiences. Why? They want to provide guests with a memorable dining experience, and they want to ensure that they get repeat visitors. And guess what? The F&B data they've automatically collected from their POS system or advanced reservation