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Hotel peak season: Strategies for small hotels

Little Hotelier

Closed to arrival You apply closed to arrival dates when you have very high demand, so you expect to reach maximum occupancy through stay overs as opposed to new arrivals. You don’t accept reservations for arrivals on the day in question, and only allow guests staying through from previous nights.

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

Cloudbeds

In this guide, we’ll examine how an integrated booking engine brings value to lodging operators, using real-world examples from our customers and advice on what to look for in a new booking system. With the Cloudbeds Booking Engine, your PMS and Channel Manager are automatically updated to prevent overbookings. Upsells and add-ons.

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Hotel Revenue Management Strategies

Xotels

Here is an example: Main Segments per Hotel Types by XOTELS NAME BAR CORPORATE TOUR OPERATORS PROMOS ALLOTMENT City Hotels X X X Resorts X X X Conference Hotels X X X Airport Hotels X X X X X Extended Stay/Apart-Hotels X X Hostel X X Motel X X X X 4. So which main segments can different hotel types expect, you might ask?