What Tech Trends Are Impacting Revenue and Guest Experiences In 2023?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What Tech Trends Are Impacting Revenue and Guest Experiences In 2023? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Chaya Kowal - Cluster Director Of Revenue Management, Potato Head Family Diego Fernández Pérez De Ponga - Director of Revenue Management, Palladium Hotel Group Pablo Torres - Director, TEDUKA & Hospitality Consultant, Torres Hospitality Consulting Mariska van Heemskerk - Owner, Revenue Management Works Fabian Bartnick
Unique Direct Booking Perks: The Power of Travel Assistance Insurance
Today, as travelers seek a blend of convenience, security, and added value, hoteliers can distinguish themselves by providing incentives that resonate deeply with potential guests. Travel assistance insurance has emerged as a powerful tool that not only sets hotel’s direct channel offerings apart but also empowers guests with peace of mind and solidifies a brand's position as a go-to choice for travelers. The Power of Tailored Incentives The hospitality landscape is witnessing a transformative shift
5 Ways to Invest Surplus Marketing Funds Before Year End
As the fiscal year ends, it’s not uncommon for hotel teams to discover unallocated funds in their marketing budget. Since the golden rule of budgeting is “use it or lose it,” here are five quick, effective ways to make an impact with surplus dollars before the end of the year. Sometimes it’s a strategic safety net. Sometimes it’s dumb luck. When hotel teams reach the end of the fiscal year and find they have unspent
Rethinking Off-Season: Revenue Strategies Hoteliers Need to Follow
Unless you’re operating a ski resort or fortunate enough to have a property located in a year-round warm-weather travel destination, the autumn and winter months can be particularly slow for hoteliers. These low-season booking conditions can lead to some hoteliers adopting an ‘a busy hotel is a successful hotel’ strategy, accepting lower-rated business and relying on the in-house spend on food & beverage, spa, and ancillary services to boost revenue. While it might seem like
Is Room Standardisation Helping or Harming Hotel Profitability?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: Is standardising room categories boosting bookings but diluting hotel individuality, or limiting a property’s ability to stand out and stay profitable? (Question by Nikolas Hall) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Massimiliano Terzulli - Revenue Management Consultant, Franco Grasso Revenue Team Tamie Matthews - Revenue, Sales & Marketing Consultant, RevenYou Pablo Torres - Hotel Consultant Mariska van Heemskerk - Owner, Revenue Management Works Niko Krauseneck - Founder, RevenueRebel Heiko Rieder - Senior Vice President Commercial & Distribution, Step Partners Europe Chaya Kowal - Director of Revenue
The Latest Travel Marketing Tips to Optimize Your Results in 2026
The quality of travel marketing can greatly affect the overall success of businesses operating in the travel industry, including hotels, airlines, and OTAs. In particular, companies must use the right travel marketing strategies and keep up to date with the latest trends. With this in mind, in this article, you will find some of the most important travel marketing tips for 2026 to help you improve your performance and results. Table of Contents What Is
Key Card Types: A Complete Guide to Modern Access Systems
Key card systems incorporate various technologies to provide a more secure form of access control to both the hospitality and business sectors. The card's digital authentication provides extra security and ease of use. A card will not just replace locks, but improve a location's security and privacy. In this article, you'll discover how to best leverage key cards, strategic optimization to get the most out of them, and how to benefit from their security features.
Short-Term Rental Data: A New Technique to Forecast Demand at Your Hotel
The hospitality sector has long underestimated the influence of short-term rental accommodation on their operations, viewing it as a specialized lodging type that wouldn't impact conventional hotel reservations. However, the swift expansion of short-term rentals, spearheaded by organizations like Airbnb and VRBO, has made an undeniable mark on the hotel
Guest Expectations in 2024: 8 Trends You Should Be Aware of
As time passes and technology keeps evolving, we enter into a new era of guest expectations. It's no longer enough to simply meet their needs, and the challenge now lies in exceeding them. In this dynamic landscape, where every guest is an insightful traveler armed with high expectations, how can
Is Conversational AI a Good Fit for Guest Communications?
The power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making waves in the hospitality industry. Considering rapid developments in AI-based hotel tech solutions, rising expectations of tech-savvy travelers, and challenges the industry faces, let’s explore the fit of conversational AI in guest communications, as well as its role and benefits. Beyond