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
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,
10 Best Hotel Booking Apps to Maximize Revenue and Visibility
Hotel booking apps have become a necessity in today's digitally driven market. The apps pose some unique challenges for hoteliers. However, the advantages dwarf these initial speed bumps. Apps make it easier for potential guests to find you and lock in their reservations. Likewise, visibility within the digital ecosystem gives you a significant competitive advantage. The benefits will continue to grow as mobile booking further dominates the industry. In this article, you'll learn about the
Top Revenue Management Trends for Luxury Hospitality in 2025
Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: Â What are the most important revenue management trends that should be on the radar of the luxury hospitality segment this year? (Question proposed by Pallavi Gaonkar)Â Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pallavi Gaonkar - Director of Revenue, Ayada Maldives Kathryn Baker - COO, TCRM (Total Customized Revenue Management) Pablo Torres - Hotel Consultant Heiko Rieder - Senior Vice President Commercial &
15 Essential Video Marketing Tips for Hotels
Videos are an undeniably powerful marketing tool, especially for the hotel and travel industry. After all, they can capture the attention of the audience much quicker than text and have the power to generate extremely high traffic to your website. No wonder video marketing has taken the Internet by storm. This effective tool is so versatile that you can use it to promote your hotel’s services and build customer rapport. Table of Contents: What is Video Marketing? How Your Hotel Can Benefit From Video Marketing 360 and Virtual Reality Videos for the Hotel Industry Difference Between 360 and Virtual Videos
20 City Marketing Strategies to Attract More Travelers in 2026
Effective city marketing strategies can assist local governments, tourist boards, hotels, travel companies, and other businesses by helping to attract more travelers to the city in question. In this article, you will learn more about city marketing, what it entails, and some of the main techniques that can help you boost tourism in 2026. Table of Contents: What is City Marketing? Why is City Marketing Useful and Important? What is the Difference Between City and
Robots in the Travel Industry: 20 Real-World Examples
One of the most exciting technological developments within the travel industry in recent years has been the increased prevalence of robots, with examples ranging from text-based chatbots and front desk robotic assistants to security robots and robotic travel cases. This article takes a closer look at how robots transform tourism, providing 20 real-world examples of their use and examining some pros and cons. Table of Contents: Understanding Robots Applications of Robots Within the Travel Industry
Airbnb China Hotel Guide Including Alternative Booking Platforms
Airbnb China was a pioneering attempt to bring the platform and overseas guests to a new Chinese market. A number of issues, including the pandemic and operational hurdles, caused Airbnb to suspend Chinese domestic operations in July 2022. Airbnb's disappearance left a hole in the economic landscape of the hospitality
What Does EBITDA Stand for?
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, or EBITDA for short, is a KPI becoming increasingly prevalent in hotel management. Sometimes referred to as operating cash flow, the metric can be used to determine the operational profitability of a business, taking into account only its key daily running costs. In this
Tourism Trends: The Latest Opportunities for The Tourism Industry of 2026
New trends and innovations continually disrupt industries, and the tourism industry is no exception. Keeping pace with these emerging tourism trends can help businesses stay competitive and cater to customers' needs. Some of these trends have been a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on to