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How to Decide Hotel Rates: A Complete Guide for Hoteliers

Hotelogix

Identify & Analyze Competition Why it matters: Staying competitive requires understanding your market. Steps to Analyze Competitor Pricing: Track room rates across OTAs and direct websites. How to Plan for Seasons: Peak Season: Increase rates during festivals, holidays, and local events.

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Minimum stay (MLOS): What is it and how can it be used?

Little Hotelier

Minimum stay is a policy, or restriction, that you can set at your property which dictates how guests can book their reservation. For example, if you set a minimum stay of two nights, no guest will be able to book a stay shorter than that.

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Hotel peak season: Strategies for small hotels

Little Hotelier

Make more money during peak season with direct bookings OTAs charge a 15-25% commission fee on every booking. hotels should consider a number of local factors, such as the climate, local holidays and events, school terms and target guests. You accept longer duration stays and reject shorter duration stays for arrival.

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Want to Improve Hotel Occupancy Rate? Try these Strategies.

Hotelogix

  Local area events: Local area events can significantly impact your hotel occupancy. If the event is popular and attracts many people from out of town, you will experience increased demand. On the other hand, if the event is only of interest to locals, it may not impact hotel occupancy much.  

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Hotel Revenue Management Strategies

Xotels

Also, gone are the days of selling the majority of your rooms through OTAs. Making sure you get your fair share of direct bookings allows you to compete with OTAs and avoiding to pay the hefty commissions on those bookings. Long-stay amenities (kitchenette, in-room working/living area etc.).

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Top Revenue Management Strategies for Hotels

Xotels

Also, gone are the days of selling the majority of your rooms through OTAs. Making sure you get your fair share of direct bookings allows you to compete with OTAs and avoiding to pay the hefty commissions on those bookings. Long-stay amenities (kitchenette, in-room working/living area etc.).