What skills should hotels look for when recruiting Revenue Managers?
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What top skills and characteristics should hotels look for when recruiting in Revenue Management leadership? Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Paulo Aragao - Revenue Management Professional Chaya Kowal - Director of Revenue Management, Potato Head Family Patrick Wimble - Managing Director, Lightbulb Consulting Theresa Prins - Founder, Revenue Resolutions Heiko Rieder - Vice President Revenue Management and Reservations, Penta Hotels Pablo
How Upselling Provides Low-Cost Revenue and Loyal Customers
All kinds of businesses use upselling to enhance their customer experience and maximize revenue on existing sales. From the McDonald’s server asking, “Do you want fries with that?”, to airlines offering seat upgrades. Upselling provides the opportunity to maximize the value of every customer. Not all upselling efforts are well-received — particularly efforts driven by the sole desire to make more money. If done correctly, upselling can bring you closer to your guests, earn more
Hospitality Jobs: Overview of All Channels to Find Your Next Job
Employers advertise hospitality jobs in various places, ranging from their own website to industry job boards and social media. For this reason, when you are in the process of conducting a job search, you must check multiple different channels. Here, you will find an overview of the main options available. Table of Contents: What is Hospitality? Examples of Hospitality Jobs List of Channels to Find Your Next Hospitality Job 1. Hospitality Job Boards HCareers Hospitality
Revenue Management Automation; Does it Answer All Your Questions?
Over the past year, many discussions about revenue management have come up. This raised the debate around the relevance and importance of historical data. And, of course, the corona crisis tested revenue professionals’ trust in automated tools like Revenue Management Systems (RMS). The latter brought many hotels great results despite the pandemic. This article describes how revenue managers can make the most of automation in revenue management to drive business during recovery. How Automation in
Hotel Industry Challenges: A Guide for Hoteliers
Hotel industry challenges are best conceptualized as a product of a dynamic economic landscape. These include financial, market, and logistical elements inherent to the modern world. Examples range from staff retention to adaptation of new technological innovations. To succeed in the hospitality industry is to face these challenges with a full understanding of their complexities and possible methods of resolution. In this article you'll learn about the most significant challenges and how to overcome them. Table of Contents: Understanding Modern Hotel Industry Challenges The Impact of Hotel Industry Challenges Key Challenges Facing the Modern Hotel Industry: A Comprehensive Guide Sustainability
Hotel Organizational Structure: A Full Guide to Hotel Organization
Hotel organizational structure is the hierarchy through which decisions and actions are made within hotels. It can be thought of as a continual flow of communication within a strict hierarchal system that ensures message coherency. Hotel organization is an important element of the hospitality system in large part due to the industry's complexity. A hotel needs to accommodate the needs of many fast-paced interactions within a constantly changing customer base. In this article, you'll learn
Interview with Founder and CEO Kristian Valk of Hotelchamp
In this article, we interview Kristian Valk, the founder and CEO of Hotelchamp. Through Hotelchamp, Valk has combined multiple science-based methods to improve the guest experience and drive increased direct revenue for hoteliers. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I was born and raised in the Netherlands, near Amsterdam. I'm the proud father of two kids, a boy and a girl. Sports are a real passion
Hotel Maintenance Tips to Optimize & Increase Profitability
Hotel maintenance staff have a crucial role to play in the success of a property because they are responsible for ensuring technology, equipment, and facilities are in full working order and for fixing problems when they arise. In this hotel maintenance guide, you can access tips to optimize your maintenance
Hotel PMS: Customization and Automation
A hotel PMS is a property management system designed for use within hotels and similar forms of accommodation. Such software offers several benefits, but two of the most significant are customization and automation. In this article, you can learn why these are valuable and how they can be used. Table
7 Tips For an Impeccable Online Reputation for Hotels
Global digitalization, the growth of OTAs, and the influence of social media have made businesses in the travel industry heavily reliant on their online reputation—and hotels are not an exception. This article will teach you seven methods that should become vital to your online reputation management strategy. Why You Should