Hotel Speak

AUGUST 13, 2024

From searching to booking, guests are influenced by an average of 38 websites before making a reservation. Therefore, ensuring it’s easy for guests to book, whether direct or through third parties, is paramount to fulfilling a successful occupancy strategy and higher Average Daily Rate (ADR) goal.

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Little Hotelier

MARCH 23, 2023

What is occupancy rate? Occupancy rate determines how full your hotel is at any given time. Your property’s occupancy rate is one of the most important indicators of success. What is the formula for occupancy rate? Why is occupancy rate important?

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Hotel Speak

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Key findings from the report include: Occupancy patterns are projected to remain consistent in 2024. With travelers expected to be more price-sensitive this year, hoteliers may struggle to raise their average daily rates (ADR) and should explore new ways to hedge inflation. In 2023, OTAs generated 60.5%

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Average Daily Rate OTA Overbooking Travel 110

Cloudbeds

MARCH 27, 2025

Key findings from the 2025 report include: Dorms saw year-over-year occupancy growth in 2024, while private rooms dropped. Global average daily rates (ADR) for dorms declined by 1.7%, while private room ADR declined by 4% reflecting softening demand and increased price sensitivity.

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Xotels

MAY 30, 2024

What drives more value to the business, ADR, average daily rate, or occupancy? Occupancy or ADR? So what is it, Occupancy or Average Room Rate (ARR)? It boils down to something like this: ‘But if we would do 5% lower occupancy, at a 5% higher ADR, would we not make more profit?’

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Revenue Management Occupancy Revenue Average Daily Rate 49

Hotelogix

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Introduction: The Hidden Revenue Killer for Hotels Did you know that hotels utilizing a mix of OTAs, metasearch engines, and direct booking strategies experience significantly higher revenue growth than those relying on a single channel? The key to higher occupancy rates and maximized revenue ? Why use niche OTAs?

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STAAH

APRIL 16, 2024

This enables hoteliers to adjust room rates dynamically to maximize revenue based on current market conditions. An RMS that can sync seamlessly with various channels allows hoteliers to update room rates and availability across all platforms simultaneously, minimizing the risk of overbooking and ensuring maximum exposure to potential guests.

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Revenue Management Revenue Management Forecasting 109

Little Hotelier

AUGUST 12, 2024

A few key hotel efficiency metrics that you should be tracking include: Average daily rate : ADR is the average revenue earned per occupied room per day. Maximising ADR helps a hotel increase revenue without needing to increase occupancy.

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Average Daily Rate Revenue Occupancy Operations 95

SiteMinder

MAY 16, 2023

Additional data from SiteMinder’s Hotel Booking Trends indicated that the average length of stay is also on the rise, with 2022 recording longer stays than previous years. This was particularly true for Spain in summer, which had the longest average stay length in August.

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Average Length of Stay Occupancy Average Daily Rate Revenue 105

Little Hotelier

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Sales and revenue-related tax documents: VAT/GST/sales tax returns , documents on hotel/room occupancy taxes , tourism levies, merchant transaction reports for card payments. These practices can increase your occupancy rate, by ensuring maximum visibility across more booking channels. mortgage or loan interest statements.

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Average Daily Rate Revenue Hotels Sales 93

Cloudbeds

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A basic strategy might involve listing your property on a few key online travel agencies (OTAs) like Airbnb and Booking.com and leaving it at that. By strategically analyzing revenue booked, occupancy rates, acquisition costs, and guest segments, hotels can build an advanced distribution strategy that delivers real value.

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SiteMinder

JULY 13, 2024

That said, one has to ask: why are so many hotels’ margins still being eroded away by OTAs ? The growth of metasearch OTAs often outperform individual hotels in metasearch positioning and cost-per-click (CPC) performance. Some OTAs still use cached pricing.

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Revenue Management Revenue Management OTA 98

Cloudbeds

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Understanding future demand trends, their causes, and the guest segments driving them can help hotel revenue managers adjust room rates to boost occupancy and sales. The bold line represents the average occupancy rate for the competitive set. Each point on the chart shows a specific day’s occupancy for the hotel.

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Hotelogix

OCTOBER 17, 2024

KPIs such as the Net Promoter Score (NPS) and customer satisfaction ratings provide valuable insights into what guests think about their experience. Driving Revenue Growth: Financial KPIs like Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) and Average Daily Rate (ADR) are essential for tracking your hotel’s financial health.

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Average Daily Rate KPI Occupancy Revenue 52

Little Hotelier

AUGUST 29, 2023

Prioritising your investments correctly will ensure your budget spend is contributing towards increased revenue and occupancy rates. With their scale and global reach OTAs provide hotels with a cost-effective way to increase bookings on a pay-per-performance basis. Your occupancy rates? Your direct bookings?

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ROI Hotels Average Length of Stay Revenue 98

SiteMinder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These metrics encompass a wide range of areas, from financial figures like revenue per available room (RevPAR) and average daily rate (ADR) to operational aspects such as occupancy rates and guest satisfaction scores. It can be calculated by multiplying your average daily rate by your occupancy rate.

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Average Daily Rate Average Length of Stay Occupancy Revenue 59

Hotelogix

JANUARY 30, 2024

Additionally, it includes reports on no-shows, occupancy, market analysis, company contributions, business analysis, MIS, and a manager flash report with budget details for comprehensive analysis. The report also offers insights into occupancy percentages, Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR), and average rates.

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Occupancy Average Daily Rate Hotels Revenue 59

Cloudbeds

MARCH 23, 2023

eCommerce sites include hotel websites and booking engines , online travel agencies (OTAs), metasearch engines , and other online platforms where hotels advertise and sell rooms. Metasearch advertising can be an effective way to reach these travelers, compete with OTAs, and generate direct bookings.

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SiteMinder

AUGUST 1, 2024

Rate shopping your hotel competitor rates gives you the opportunity to: Optimise pricing: Understanding competitor pricing helps you set competitive rates, maximising revenue without sacrificing occupancy. Identify pricing gaps: You’ll be able to spot chances to increase rates without losing market share.

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Shopping Revenue Average Daily Rate Revenue Management 78

STAAH

JULY 8, 2024

Here’s a comprehensive guide to help accommodation providers optimize their efforts and maintain steady occupancy rates during economic downturns. Leverage OTAs and Metasearch Engines Optimized Listings: Ensure your listings on Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and metasearch engines are complete, accurate, and appealing.

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SiteMinder

JUNE 12, 2024

Learn more Yield management vs revenue management The goal of yield management is not merely to increase room rates or occupancy; rather, it’s to maximise your hotel’s revenue by forecasting your room supply and demand across a variety of key factors. This strategy aims to ensure maximum occupancy.

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Cloudbeds

JANUARY 22, 2025

Financial analysis When EBITDAR is combined with other metrics, such as ADR (average daily rate), occupancy rate, or RevPAR (revenue per available room) , it can help dig deeper into financial metrics. Improve marketing and distribution Optimize distribution channels to reduce sales commissions.

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Cloudbeds

MARCH 16, 2023

The report highlights the following insights: Average Daily Rate (ADR) & Occupancy Among independent properties, hotel rates increased slightly from 2019 to 2020 and continued to grow in 2021 and 2022. In 2022, pent-up demand for travel shifted the balance back in favor of OTAs, and reached 2019 levels again.

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Average Length of Stay Average Daily Rate OTA Occupancy 52

Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Key findings from the report include: Occupancy patterns are projected to remain consistent in 2024. With travelers expected to be more price-sensitive this year, hoteliers may struggle to raise their average daily rates (ADR) and should explore new ways to hedge inflation. In 2023, OTAs generated 60.5%

Average Daily Rate 52

Average Daily Rate OTA Overbooking Travel 52

Cloudbeds

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some great use cases for AI include: Writing social media captions Writing website copy Writing OTA channel descriptions Writing ad copy Creating images for social media Writing SEO-optimized blogs (do section by section vs. the whole article at once for best results) 3.

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Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Now that your targeting strategy is in place, let's explore how to measure the success of your segmentation efforts.

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Cloudbeds

MAY 31, 2023

To ensure they’re getting the best value for their money, trip planners are comparing hotel room rates on major OTAs and metasearch platforms before booking. For the hotel business, rate shopping is an integral part of a dynamic pricing strategy , providing valuable insights into competitor rates. Real-time data.

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Shopping Revenue Management Average Daily Rate Revenue 52

Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

They help you understand percentage of rooms occupied, percentage of rooms occupied minus complementary and house use, average daily rate and total revenue of your hotel including POS,other charges, etc. You can run the report by check-in or checkout date.

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Hotelogix

MAY 1, 2025

Introduction: Why Hoteliers Should Understand Bidding Platforms As rate parity, OTA commissions , and last-minute booking behaviors evolve, hotel bidding platforms are changing the game. This approach helps fill unsold rooms quickly without broadcasting discounted rates on mainstream OTAs or brand.com websites.

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SiteMinder

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This strategy is crucial for enhancing both occupancy rates and the average daily rate (ADR), directly influencing the hotel’s financial performance. Table of contents Why does hotel rate management matter? Higher occupancy rates : Pricing rooms correctly plays a pivotal role in driving occupancy.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 5, 2023

It offers a suite of tools that allow you to manage your Expedia listings across various online travel agencies (OTAs) that are part of the Expedia Group. It allows you to manage bookings, adjust nightly rates, availability, and streamline inventory management. A particularly useful feature is the rate management tool.

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Average Daily Rate Hotels Management OTA 59

Cloudbeds

MAY 8, 2024

After reading this article, you will learn how an effective analysis of your property’s booking performance will help you better understand your property’s demand patterns and how to leverage them to maximize revenue and occupancy. Occupancy rate indicates the percentage of utilization of hotel rooms.

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Cancellation Revenue Revenue Management Occupancy 52

Cloudbeds

MARCH 20, 2023

When done effectively, personalization can help hotels earn more bookings, higher average daily rates (ADR) , and better online reviews. They typically reserve directly with the hotel or through an online travel agency (OTA) or travel agent at non-negotiated rates. Personalization comes from knowing your guests.

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TravelNet

AUGUST 28, 2023

Now, you can make data-driven decisions based on understanding and leveraging, among other metrics, your average daily rate (ADR), revPAR, and occupancy rates—all without toggling off your Track screen.

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Average Daily Rate ROI OTA Revenue Management 52

Little Hotelier

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The best channel managers allow you to seamlessly connect with all of your OTAs and channels, and give you clarity and control over all pricing. Channel management Optimise the revenue potential of all your booking channels with a dedicated solution.

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Cloudbeds

APRIL 30, 2024

The glaring issue with older revenue management strategies like these is that by selling at flat rates for the majority of the time, you are ignoring market conditions, competitor rates, market data, and variable demand. Prices change dynamically (hence the name) using real-time data to maximize your revenue and occupancy rates.

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eZee Absolute

JANUARY 9, 2023

Leverage the power of OTAs. Have a higher average daily rate. Leverage the power of OTAs. For any hotel to gain mileage and drive bookings, online travel agencies (OTAs) and metasearch engines play a significant role. How to Select the Right OTAs for your Hotel? Use social media marketing.

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