Spa Software: How to Choose the Best Software for Your Spa?
Spa software is used within spas, beauty salons and similar businesses to manage day-to-day operations. The software typically allows you to manage bookings and finances, create employee schedules, and oversee inventory information. The importance of spa software lies in its ability to help staff manage important information. This includes data related to customer bookings and information relevant to spa employees. In this article, you can learn more about spa management software and why it is
How Can Hotels Integrate F&B Outlets into Marketing to Enhance The Guest Experience?
Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert PanelHow can hotels incorporate their F&B outlets into their greater hotel marketing strategy? And how can they leverage the additional touchpoints in the customer experience?(Question by Stephanie Smith) Our Marketing Expert Panel Thom de Graaf - Online Marketing Specialist, The Orange Studio Luminita Mardale - Director Of Marketing And Business Development, Vienna House Nicole Sideris - Founder & Principal Consultant, X Hospitality Michael
Breaking the Silos: Marrying Commercial and Finance Analytics for the Greater Good of Everyone
In today’s complex and competitive hospitality environment, complacency is not an option. Data-driven decision-making is essential for the success of your business. In most organizations commercial analytics are the domain of sales, marketing and particularly revenue management. Financial data is leveraged by Accounting and Finance teams focusing on costs, profitability and overall financial health. In this article you’ll learn why and how these types of data should be leveraged together by both Finance and Commercial
The Myopic Pursuit of Channel ROAS: How to Avoid this Hotel Industry Pitfall
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, the hotel industry finds itself at a crossroads. While embracing the digital revolution, many hoteliers have fallen into a trap that threatens to undermine their marketing efforts; an obsessive focus on individual channel return on ad spend (ROAS). This fixation, while seemingly logical, is creating a significant disconnect in the industry's approach to customer acquisition and retention, ultimately hampering growth and missing opportunities for deeper customer engagement. The
How an Italian Hotel Doubled Revenue by Cracking Tripadvisor’s Top 10
Today's hoteliers want to increase their online bookings and revise corporate rates to a profitable market rate. Revenue management is a proven path to get there. This small hotel partnered with a revenue team and succeeded in doubling its revenue in two years and breaking into Tripadvisor's Top 10. Here's how. Revenue Management Boosts Online Reputation and Revises Static Corporate Rates for Hotel Success Sometimes, it's worth evaluating and redesigning your hotel's entire marketing and pricing structure. With low occupancy rates and a minimal online presence, The Lancaster Hotel in Milan, Italy, knew they needed to implement revenue management with
Hotel Costs: A Complete Guide to Customer Costs and Fees
Hotel costs, from a customer perspective, are the various fees and charges associated with booking and staying in accommodation. These can include initial booking costs, taxes and additional fees for services. Understanding hotel costs is important for guests and hotel managers alike. Additional fees can significantly alter the total cost of a stay and affect how much revenue the hotel generates from customers. In this article, you will find explanations of the most common hotel
The Five Building Blocks of Hotel Revenue Maximization
Revenue is the lifeblood of any hotel. The more effectively you generate, capture, and optimize it, the more successful your property will be. But too many revenue managers still rely on outdated revenue strategies, legacy metrics and clunky technology that hold them back. The result? Missed opportunities and money left on the table. Modern revenue management isn’t about following the same old playbook. It’s about evolving, thinking bigger,r and leveraging technology to drive profitability. In
5 Marketing Campaigns to Reengage Your Past Guests
Studies show that 64% of loyalty members are business travelers, and these loyal guests contribute a significant portion of hotel revenue, ranging from 30% to 60%. Despite the numbers, many hotels are still focusing only on attracting new guests and creating new bookings, when the truth is that re-engaging past
Why Simplifying Group Bookings Is the Secret to Business Hotel Success
Group bookings are vital for business hotels, but outdated, fragmented systems complicate the process. Managing accommodation, meeting spaces, and event services across multiple platforms often results in errors, wasted time, and client dissatisfaction. By adopting integrated technology, hotels can simplify operations, minimize mistakes, and improve profitability, ensuring they meet growing
Discover The Latest Digital Trends in the Hospitality Industry
In the internet age, with information freely available and customers able to compare hotels easily, those in the hospitality industry must keep up to date with the latest digital trends. Not only can this help you to keep pace with hotel industry rivals, but it can also improve processes and