Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The right sales tactics can help increase revenue, boost occupancy rates , and ensure guests have a positive experience. This blog outlines simple, actionable strategies that hotels of all sizes can use to grow their business, from direct bookings to pricing strategies and everything in between.

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Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The hospitality industry is well acquainted with the concept of hotel overbooking. When refusing customers becomes inevitable due to overbooking, it leads to poor customer experience and a negative brand image. However, with an effective overselling strategy, you can make the most of your revenue potential. 

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STAAH

MAY 13, 2025

Hotel management can often feel like youre spinning plates – online travel agents (OTAs) sending bookings, guests booking directly on your site, and your front desk needing real-time updates to avoid the dreaded overbooking. With a properly integrated channel manager, booking engine and PMS, you will unlock revenue optimisation gold.

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STAAH

JUNE 15, 2025

Catering to both business and leisure travellers, the group offers a blend of modern amenities and personalised services. STAAH’s tools helped standardise booking operations, enhance OTA performance and establish a tech-forward approach to revenue management.

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Xotels

MARCH 3, 2025

Let’s be honestrunning a hotel while managing its revenue at the same time is a balancing act. From making sure staff, guests, and smooth operations are all attended to, we can understand why revenue management so frequently gets put on the back burners. What Are Revenue Management Tools? Thats where outsourcing comes in.

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Refine

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Imagine you're at the front desk, midway through a busy day, when you suddenly realize you’re overbooked. But overbooking doesn’t have to be chaotic. When done strategically, it can increase occupancy and revenue. Guests are still pouring in, but you know—awkward conversations and unhappy faces await you.

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eZee Absolute

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Revenue management (RM) is supremely necessary for hotels. I kid you not, most of the hotels refrain from opting for any sort of revenue management services. The hotel revenue management myths that are swirling around are the real reasons hotels are so skeptical about it. Do not shy away from revenue management.

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Hotel Speak

AUGUST 13, 2024

A robust sales distribution strategy is indispensable for hotels striving to maximise revenue and drive direct bookings. OTAs can drive booking volume, albeit at a high cost of acquisition (which can range from 15 – 30% commission), or hotels can maximise revenue by working with select niche partners to drive quality reservations.

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SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hotel overbookings can be a divisive topic. Some hoteliers love using this strategy to boost their revenue and protect their property from losing out due to last-minute cancellations. However, you can minimise the risk of having to walk travellers if you have a solid overbooking strategy. What happens when a hotel overbooks?

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STAAH

APRIL 16, 2024

Hoteliers need to employ smart strategies to optimize revenue and profitability. One of the most powerful tools in their arsenal is a robust Revenue Management Solution (RMS). This enables hoteliers to adjust room rates dynamically to maximize revenue based on current market conditions.

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eZee Absolute

DECEMBER 22, 2024

How Hotels Can Leverage Mahakumbh 2025: Strategies for Success The Mahakumbh 2025 presents an extraordinary opportunity for hotels to boost revenue, build long-term guest relationships, and position themselves as leaders in the hospitality industry. Here’s how hoteliers can leverage this event effectively: 1. Happy Hoteliering!

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STAAH

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Sahid Hotels can meet their guests’ business and leisure needs through its range of properties located in the city, or near beaches and mountains. That was time-consuming for the team and opened the door to issues such as unintentional overbooking or lost revenue due to delayed rate updates. STAAH fixed these issues.

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STAAH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Improved online channel management capability and direct booking capability on the website streamlines distribution and increases revenue. Spread across vast acres of lush green land in Kampala, Uganda, Dolphin Suites is a thoughtful oasis for business and leisure travellers alike.

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SiteMinder

MARCH 20, 2024

Fon Panananda Leeyawatanakul , Director of Sales , about the business and finding success with SiteMinder’s platform. Knowing by now that smart solutions are required to grow businesses and achieve success, Fon was glad to join Neera since it had already committed to leveraging the best technology available. We recently spoke to Ms.

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STAAH

AUGUST 20, 2023

The Thai beach resort attributes the revenue surge to the efficiencies in online distribution and direct bookings via STAAH. They wanted a platform that was fast and performant – quickly updating inventory and rates across multiple online channels, minimising errors and overbooking. STAAH ticked all the boxes – and more.

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Xotels

APRIL 3, 2024

We have written extensively about hotel revenue management strategies and tactics here throughout the years. As strategy is one of the most essential parts of revenue management, we have made a summary of all the top advice from our perspective as a hotel revenue management consulting company.

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STAAH

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Like many other areas in travel and hospitality, revenue management has dramatically changed in the last two years. We spoke to leading revenue managers on what they think lies ahead. Revenue managers have had to up their ante on monitoring local trends and populace segments to get a better understanding of demand.

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Revenue Management Revenue Management Forecasting 97

SiteMinder

JUNE 26, 2024

What is revenue optimization? Revenue optimization in hotels is a comprehensive strategy that accounts for all revenue streams and uses data to enhance the overall revenue performance of the business. Table of contents Why is hotel revenue optimization important?

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Hotelogix

APRIL 4, 2025

Let's explore how you can leverage online reviews to boost your hotel's revenue in 2025. No guests = No hotel Guests are your business's lifeblood. Data-Driven Hospitality Big data and AI are our new revenue managers, optimizing operations better than a seasoned GM.

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STAAH

APRIL 8, 2025

Hoteliers face several challenges that include juggling between online travel agents (OTAs) to maintain rate parity and ensure smooth operations without overbookings or missed opportunities. Data-led decisions One of the greatest boons of modern hospitality is having the power of data to inform business decisions.

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STAAH

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The manual updates limited revenue strategies to be applied at room level, ultimately lowering the revenue potential for the business. It takes just a few clicks to ensure that the property’s entire inventory is accurately reflected and readily available to potential guests, driving increased bookings and revenue.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Dallas, USA – Brittain Resorts & Hotels (BRH), a leading full-service hospitality management company, has adopted SiteMinder, the name behind the only software platform that unlocks the full revenue potential of hotels, as part of its newly-announced business intelligence technology matrix.

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SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We recently chatted with Jon Murphy, Consultant Revenue Director supporting the Kaleidoscope Collection, about how the brand benefits from working with an industry-leading hotel commerce platform. Unsurprisingly, Jon is keen on driving more such business by deepening partnerships with specialised platforms like PetsPyjamas.

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Revenue OTA Overbooking Online Sales 98

SiteMinder

MARCH 25, 2025

A skilled reservations manager can directly influence your revenue by ensuring your rooms are always accurately represented across booking channels, minimising missed opportunities due to errors or delays. Their job is to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and a smooth experience for guestsall while complying with hotel policies and procedures.

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Management Overbooking Occupancy Revenue 52

STAAH

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Tip for Hoteliers: Look for a cloud-based PMS that allows real-time updates, offers mobile access, and can easily scale as your business grows. A channel manager automates this process, syncing room rates and availability across all platforms, reducing the risk of overbookings or pricing discrepancies.

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Operations Overbooking OTA Revenue 108

STAAH

MARCH 17, 2024

The Indian hotel no longer struggles with the aftermath of manual inventory and rate management, including overbookings and loss of staff efficiency. It offers free parking and multiple facilities, including a well-equipped fitness centre, restaurants and a business centre. It also resulted in lost staff morale.

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Overbooking OTA Revenue Upsell 105

STAAH

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Do you leverage a business website to drive direct bookings? Equally, for guests booking via other online channels, making sure your information, availability and rates are accurate is important to avoid overbookings that definitely leave a negative experience for guests. #4 Allow guests to choose their rooms before they arrive.

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Revenue Upsell OTA Overbooking 98

STAAH

JULY 7, 2024

CityBlue is a borderless, branded group of business-centric hotels in Eastern and Southern Africa’s major cities, supported by a world-class digital infrastructure. As an African-born business which was founded in 2013 with immense passion, the ambition of this decade is to consolidate CityBlue as Africa’s fastest-growing local hotel chain.

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Revenue Overbooking Hotels Marketing Strategy 114

Inn Quest

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Hotel inventory management is the process of efficiently overseeing and optimizing a hotel’s available resources including rooms, services and facilities, to maximize revenue and guest satisfaction. Food and Beverage: Restaurants, bars and room service are vital revenue streams.

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Hotel Business

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This automated reservations pipeline minimizes the risk of overbookings, missed updates and guest data inconsistencies, driving operational efficiency across departments. This partnership between Sabre and Cloudbeds is a game-changer for the hospitality industry, said Frank Trampert, managing director, Sabre Hospitality Solutions.

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STAAH

MAY 5, 2024

The powerful, but easy-to-use, features of STAAH have resulted in significant increase in online reach and revenue for the northeast Indian hotel. Coordinating availability across multiple channels was a cumbersome task, often leading to overbookings or missed opportunities.

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Management Overbooking Revenue Hotels 110

STAAH

MAY 7, 2023

The property boasts 148 well-appointed rooms, an array of world-class resort-style facilities, including dining, a business centre and a wide range of retail outlets. Thoughtfully curated spaces make the property a refuge for business and leisure travellers alike. Airways prides itself on its highly personalised butler service.

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Overbooking General Manager Revenue Hotels 98

SiteMinder

JANUARY 30, 2023

Table of contents SiteMinder solves online visibility woes Apart from providing the best service possible, hotels must not neglect the need to maximise their sales channels to boost revenue. Unfortunately this practice was difficult to achieve for Hanging Gardens of Bali. Fortunately, SiteMinder was able to change this.

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Average Daily Rate Sales Global Distribution System Management 98

Catala Consulting

JULY 30, 2023

In the fiercely competitive hospitality industry, the essence of successful resort revenue management lies in data-driven decision-making. This approach is pivotal in optimizing financial performance and driving both revenue growth and guest satisfaction. Why is Revenue Management Imperative for Resorts?

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SiteMinder

MAY 21, 2023

This has minimised revenue loss from vacant rooms while maximising our occupancy rates.” This eliminates manual updates, increases bookings and revenue, and eliminates concerns about overbooking or missing bookings. Previously, the resort handled all tasks manually, which was time-consuming.

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Resorts Overbooking Yield Management OTA 98

SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Qunci Villas is one of the pioneer boutique hotels in Lombok that has been in business since July 2003. Therefore, we always try to ensure that we provide a high level of service to each guest and make certain that every guest is satisfied with the experience of staying with us,“ said Viki Edy Priyatna, E-Business & Reservations Manager.

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Overbooking Hotels Revenue Management 105

Catala Consulting

MAY 17, 2024

Revenue management is a crucial aspect of the hospitality industry, focusing on maximizing income through strategic pricing, inventory control, and demand forecasting. These frontline employees are instrumental in shaping the guest experience, impacting occupancy rates, and ultimately driving revenue.

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