Hotel Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hilton Sydney welcomes new GM Hilton Sydney has appointed Malcolm Zancanaro as the new General Manager of the hotel. Zancanaro joins from InterContinental Hotels Group where he most recently held the role of Director of New Hotels – Australasia and Pacific.

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Hotel Management

AUGUST 7, 2023

Ovolo Hotels restructures marketing operations Ovolo Hotels has announced a new marketing and communications structure that will see a number of leadership changes across the region. Australian PR agency Reymond has been enlisted to manage communications for Ovolo’s Australian and New Zealand hotels, restaurants and bars in 2023. “It’s

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

TFE Hotels is encouraging its young leaders to gain experience at its overseas properties with the launch of its inaugural ‘Go Global’ International Exchange program. Earlier this year, Cluster General Manager of Adina Apartment Hotel Bondi and Coogee, Diana Quinones-Silva, moved to Germany as the first Go Global participant.

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Demand Calendar

APRIL 18, 2023

From a hotel general manager's perspective, addressing revenue leakage requires a holistic approach, with the revenue manager playing a key role in delegating tasks and monitoring progress.

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Demand Calendar

MARCH 29, 2023

The general manager's job is to align all team members toward the same goal, find relevant knowledge and skills, and make the team highly productive. A young and ambitious general manager would like to fix these things himself.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 26, 2023

La Vie appoints Group Director of Commercial La Vie Hotels and Resorts has appointed Lachlan Harris to the role of Group Director of Commercial. Based out of La Vie’s Sydney Head Office, Harris will be responsible for delivering top line revenue for all Vie properties.

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Demand Calendar

MARCH 21, 2023

The general manager must remove three significant obstacles that make it difficult for hotel salespeople to sell. The second obstacle is poor time management because most processes are manual. The third is the need for tight collaboration with marketing and revenue management due to conflicting agendas.

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Hotel News Resource

MARCH 30, 2023

Steward spent two out of her three decades of hotel experience with The Ritz-Carlton, where she managed revenue management, strategic sales, and operations for several resort and city properties across the nation.

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Demand Calendar

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A hotel's online reputation has become its most valuable asset in the digital sphere. Beyond attracting guests, an excellent online reputation directly impacts a hotel's pricing power. Each review and rating weaves into the broader story of the brand, compelling potential guests toward or away from a booking decision.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

Exclusive: Marriott appoints luxury leader to new dual role Marriott International is sharpening its focus on luxury with the appointment of Krister Svensson as Multi Property Vice President, Luxury Hotels Australia and General Manager at W Melbourne.

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Demand Calendar

MARCH 23, 2023

So let's look at how a hotel decision-maker can change from looking into the rear-view mirror to looking forward when driving the business. Monthly historical reporting can help analyze current situations, but they seldom reveal the information necessary to make relevant decisions about the future.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

A crowd of 1,000 hotel industry professionals gathered to celebrate the 21st HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence, presented by Sealy Posturepedic, on Friday November 24. On the property front, Crown Towers Sydney and Sofitel Queenstown were the winners of the Australasian Hotel of the Year category.

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Demand Calendar

MAY 13, 2024

This comprehensive approach ensures that hotels maximize their revenue potential despite market uncertainties. This blog aims to provide hotel managers and industry professionals with valuable insights and practical strategies for optimizing revenue performance.

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SiteMinder

APRIL 25, 2024

With every passing year, revenue management is playing a more central role at hotels as they navigate a landscape now locked in a permanent state of change. The exact genesis of yield management (now revenue management) in the hospitality sector is hotly debated,” says Stuart-Hill. “The

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Hotel Business

JULY 11, 2023

Boise, ID-based management company Resolute Road Hospitality has expanded its leadership team with the additions of Sergio Cardenas as corporate director of sales and revenue management and Amanda Schaus as chief legal officer. Danziger joined the team in August 2021 as a regional manager.

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Demand Calendar

AUGUST 24, 2023

The history of the hotel PMS goes back to the 1920ties when guest accounting and bookkeeping began. The Uniform Systems of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI) was first published in 1926 to standardize hotel accounting. The next problem to solve, decades later, when the hotel industry started to grow, was to manage reservations.

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eHotelier

MARCH 29, 2023

PACIFIC 19 Kona, a new design-forward boutique hotel, is pleased to announce the appointment of Katharina Findlay as General Manager. In her new role, Findlay will oversee all daily hotel operations at PACIFIC 19 Kona, spanning from guest relations and housekeeping to revenue management and marketing.

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Hotel Management

JUNE 29, 2023

Pro-invest adds broad range of industry talent to revenue team Donna Rodios Pro-invest Hotels has made three key appointments to its revenue team, with the addition of Donna Rodios as Head of Revenue, Kelly Brady as Portfolio Revenue Director, and Kate Heather as Portfolio Revenue Manager.

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Demand Calendar

JANUARY 4, 2024

It's been more than a year since hotels started their journey towards creating a commercial team in the hotel industry. Despite the benefits of collaboration, most hotels continue to operate in silos. However, the transition from individual departments to a commercial team has been challenging for many.

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Hotel Business

MAY 11, 2023

Oracle has revealed plans to bring its Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud Property Management System (PMS) to 2,000 additional hotels under the Wyndham Hotels & Resort s portfolio by the end of next year. ” The post Oracle to bring OPERA Cloud to 2K Wyndham hotels appeared first on hotelbusiness.com. .

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Demand Calendar

MARCH 13, 2023

Therefore, the revenue management system should take the first shot at forecasting. The second opinion is that the revenue manager will add the human touch based on extensive experience from the destination and the hotel. Forecasts should be reasonably accurate, but they will never be entirely correct.

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Hotel Business

MARCH 12, 2024

Hospitality industry veteran Steven Ellingsen has launched Somnium Hospitality Group , a full-service, multiple-brand-approved hotel and asset management company. The Chicago-based venture comprises a collection of branded hotels, full-service resorts, golf experiences and boutique properties. He serves as president/founder.

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Demand Calendar

JANUARY 22, 2024

Join me as we explore these questions, uncovering the strategies that pave the way for successful marketing, sales, and revenue management integration.

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Hotel Management

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Following a record 1700 entries, the nominees have been announced in 44 categories for the 2022 HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence, the 21st annual event, presented by Sealy Posturepedic.

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Demand Calendar

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Hotels rely on diverse systems to manage everything from reservations and guest services to housekeeping and revenue management. Cumbersome Data Management: Hotel staff logs into numerous systems to access different types of information, a time-consuming process prone to errors.

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Hotel Business

JULY 12, 2023

Hotel management company Springboard Hospitality has hired five new executives. The new leaders will focus on continuing to elevate and enhance the guest experience across all properties and strengthening the company’s marketing and revenue operations. Most recently, he was head of marketing for Aparium Hotel Group.

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Demand Calendar

JUNE 28, 2023

Hotel revenue managers talk about "need periods, " meaning the hotel needs to fill the hotel with more guests. Instead of looking at what the hotel needs, hotels should ask why the demand is lower for these specific days or seasons.

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Hotel Business

MARCH 8, 2023

Under their guidance, we expect to find and grow new and existing revenue streams as we work toward improved bottom lines throughout our nationwide portfolio of third-party operated hotels.” In her newly created role, Arana will oversee the revenue strategy team for the entire company.

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Little Hotelier

MARCH 25, 2024

What is hotel forecasting? Hotel forecasting, also known as hotel demand forecasting, is a strategy that sees a hotel analyse historical data and trends to make predictions about future demand. Hotel forecasting reports are built on a foundation of data. Small, independent hotels might form quite basic forecasts.

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Catala Consulting

MARCH 17, 2023

Table of Contents In this blog post “The Battle for Fair Prices: Solving Hotel Rate Disparity for Owners and Managers,” the author explores the complex issue of hotel rate disparity, which occurs when the same room type at a hotel is sold at different prices across various distribution channels.

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Demand Calendar

JULY 12, 2023

The pandemic-induced layoffs created a talent gap in essential roles like marketing, sales, and revenue management. These roles are pivotal in understanding market trends, devising potent strategies, and driving profitability, particularly in the industry's current recovery phase.

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Hotel Business

JUNE 15, 2023

Sioux Falls, SD-based KAJ Hospitality has signed two separate agreements to acquire five hotels in southern Sioux Falls. While the company has been based in Sioux Falls since 2004, this marks the first properties owned and managed by KAJ in the market. The KAJ corporate office in Sioux Falls is within blocks of all five properties.

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Demand Calendar

MAY 15, 2023

While comforting in its familiarity, traditional revenue management is akin to focusing on the tip of the iceberg, ignoring the vast potential lurking beneath the surface. It's time to dive deeper beyond the allure of high occupancy rates and RevPAR. This approach was previously considered unattainable with a top-line-focused strategy.

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Hotel Business

JUNE 8, 2023

Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) has appointed Bryan Gatzemeyer as VP, business intelligence. Chambers, along with a team of hotel industry and data science experts, has led HVMG’s efforts building the necessary infrastructure and data warehouse to activate a prescriptive business intelligence platform, according to the company.

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Demand Calendar

JANUARY 25, 2024

With AI and ML algorithms now driving critical decisions in hotel revenue management, guest service personalization, and operational efficiency, the impact of poor-quality data is not just a minor inconvenience – it can lead to significant strategic missteps and operational disasters.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A hotel is very much like a swan swimming on a lake. So who are the people who make sure that a hotel building functions properly? Where are all the different hotel departments located and what exactly do they all do? Where are all the different hotel departments located and what exactly do they all do? Table of contents.

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Demand Calendar

JUNE 6, 2023

So, whether you are a hotelier seeking ways to improve your bottom line or a hospitality professional looking for insights into innovative revenue management strategies, this article is for you. Explore how effectively managing CAC can revolutionize your hotel's financial performance and set you on higher profitability.

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