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What is a booking engine? How to increase profitability and direct bookings

Cloudbeds

Booking engines integrated with a pricing intelligence engine or revenue management system can help you price more strategically using automation, adjusting rate plans and room types based on demand, seasonality, and other factors. If you rely too heavily on OTAs, you risk giving away your profit in commissions. Intelligent pricing.

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Hotel revenue forecasting: Definitions, models, and best practices

SiteMinder

As unpredictable as it can be at times (especially through the COVID-19 pandemic), forecasting is still an important part of running a hotel and being able to make strategic revenue management decisions. What is hotel revenue forecasting? Your average daily rate. Your total revenue. Average length of stay.

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Hotel forecasting: Revenue, methods and reports

SiteMinder

As unpredictable as it can be at times, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, forecasting is still an important part of running a hotel and being able to make strategic revenue management decisions. Monitoring this rate regularly can guide your revenue management decisions.