Xotels

APRIL 2, 2025

Ive been in the revenue game for 20+ years, and let me tell you nothing grinds my gears like watching hotels leave money on the table. Not because of the market. So, Im calling the mistakes out Here are 5 brutal revenue management mistakes I see hotels make all the time as a CEO of a revenue management consulting firm.

Revenue Management

Hotel Speak

APRIL 18, 2025

But a lot of hoteliers have gotten stuck in a loop of constantly slashing prices, offering direct channel discounts, OTA promotions, and special rate packages to drive occupancy. These partnerships also have the added benefit of marketing your business.

Revenue

Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

It can directly impact revenue, guest satisfaction, and your ability to scale. What Is a Channel Manager and Why Does It Matter? A channel manager connects your property management system to booking platforms such as OTAs, GDS (Global Distribution Systems), and direct booking engines.

Business

STAAH

APRIL 22, 2025

Managing multiple OTAs can feel like walking a tightrope for hoteliersone wrong step can lead to overbookings, rate discrepancies or missed revenue. Rate disparities: Inconsistent pricing can lead to OTA penalties, lower rankings, and guest mistrust. The system even flags mismatches before they cause issues.

OTA

STAAH

JUNE 15, 2025

STAAH’s tools helped standardise booking operations, enhance OTA performance and establish a tech-forward approach to revenue management. The STAAH channel manager with its 200+ OTA connections helped improve reach and allows multiple channels to be managed through one single dashboard.

Hospitality

Hotelogix

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Maximize Direct Bookings to Reduce Dependence on OTAs When guests book through Online Travel Agents (OTAs) like Booking.com or Expedia, hotels often have to pay hefty commission fees, sometimes up to 20%. While OTAs help bring in new customers, relying too heavily on them can hurt your bottom line.

Hotel Sales

Little Hotelier

JULY 15, 2025

As you might expect, rate parity is highly beneficial to online travel agents (OTAs) that have access to a vast number of travellers and charge commission rates to property owners/operators. Wide rate parity With wide rate parity, a hotel or B&B agrees not to undercut the room prices that an OTA charges for their hotel.

OTA

SiteMinder

JUNE 5, 2025

A hotel commercial strategy is a coordinated business approach that integrates sales, marketing, revenue management and distribution efforts to maximise total hotel revenue. It aims to drive profitability and improve competitiveness in the market for a hotel business. What is a hotel commercial strategy?

Hotels

eZee Absolute

JANUARY 27, 2025

Plus, dont forget to promote them through your website, OTAs, and social media platforms well ahead of the festival to drive bookings and create buzz. Seamless Integration : Connect effortlessly with OTAs and payment gateways for smooth transactions. Use hashtags like #SongkranStaycation or #SplashWithUs.

Upsell

The Hotels Network Blog

JULY 22, 2025

For their direct channel, hotels typically allocate a yearly budget for their team, marketing, and technology costs. For OTAs, however, they negotiate a commission on bookings. Additionally, short-term focus drives hotels to rely more on OTAs when there’s an immediate need, as direct channels cannot drive demand as quickly.

OTA

Cloudbeds

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Over time, tracking your competitors’ pricing and market position reveals shifts in rates and guest preferences, allowing you to anticipate changes and adapt your pricing and marketing proactively. FREE GUIDE Dive deeper into the history of revenue management. Understand trends.

Hotels

Hotel Speak

MAY 29, 2025

industry room rate behaviour reveals higher prices and increasingly complex distribution channels can trigger aggressive responses from online travel agencies (OTAs), especially those outside the major distribution groups. When OTAs display lower prices than the hotels own website, direct bookings suffer.

OTA

Hotel Management

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Headed up by Scott Boyes as CEO, Tony Ryan as Executive Chairman and Grant Alchin as Chief Operating Officer, the trio bring a collective industry experience of more than 90 years, extending across operations, commercial and legal, finance and asset management. Add to that, a growing team of experienced hotel industry leaders.

Closing

Xotels

MARCH 3, 2025

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. So, let’s provide you with a list of revenue management tools to simplify managing your hotel so much easier: What are Revenue Management Tools?

Revenue Management

STAAH

JANUARY 12, 2025

Understanding and maintaining rate parity is crucial for hoteliers as it influences pricing strategies , revenue management , and the potential profitability of the business. This led to the team having to frequently make manual updates to prices across online travel agents (OTAs) to avoid issues with these key partners.

OTA

Cloudbeds

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

[CLIC] Connect Podcast Hosted by Craig Sullivan, the [CLIC] Connect Podcast focuses on the California hospitality industry, featuring interviews with industry leaders discussing market trends, investment opportunities, and operational insights. Who’s it for? Episodes cover topics like social media strategies, SEO, and direct booking tactics.

Hospitality

TravelNet

MAY 19, 2025

Markets are saturated. While occupancy is still a core metric, relying on it too heavily can leave your property management business vulnerable to seasonal swings, economic uncertainty, and a volatile demand environment. Handled well, they can offer added flexibility to guests while netting more revenue for you. Talk to us.

Occupancy

eZee Absolute

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Dynamic pricing isnt just about increasing ratesits about pricing smartly based on real-time demand, market trends, and competitor rates. AI-powered revenue management doesnt just suggest price hikes; it ensures that your pricing aligns with demand fluctuations , maximizing revenue without turning potential guests away.

Revenue

SiteMinder

JULY 14, 2025

Established in 2016, RevenYou is a specialist consultancy firm supporting accommodation businesses across Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific with revenue management, sales, marketing, and systems integration. Unlocking profit for its clients has become synonymous with the brand over the years. Let’s look at five examples.

Business

Hotel Speak

JULY 1, 2025

The guest review score is a critical KPI for accommodation providers, influencing everything from OTA visibility to guest trust. Initially, reviews were just something you responded to, then we learned to take advantage of review insights for operations, and now they even have the potential to be a revenue management tool.

KPI

Hotelogix

JANUARY 19, 2025

If your hotel isn’t easy to find or doesn’t make a great first impression because of poorly optimized listings or outdated marketing strategy can lead to missed bookings and lost revenue. Online Presence: Pictures That Speak Volumes Your website and OTA listings are your hotel’s digital storefront.

Hotel Marketing

eHotelier

JUNE 15, 2025

In addition to driving conversions through a compelling seasonal deal, the message also incentivizes membership sign-ups, seamlessly collecting first-party data and expanding the hotel’s marketing database. Receive daily leadership insights and stay ahead of the competition. Copyright © eHotelier 2025 Menu

Revenue Management

Little Hotelier

JANUARY 19, 2025

They simplify the often complex world of revenue management , giving you a reliable foundation to build upon as you grow your confidence in managing rates. Net rate : This is the rate after subtracting any commissions or fees, often used in negotiations with online travel agencies (OTAs) or corporate bookings.

Rack Rate

SiteMinder

JULY 20, 2025

Bidding platforms give you a quiet back door to move those vacant rooms, protecting the rates guests see on OTAs while topping up revenue that would otherwise slip away. Properties that fine-tune their bidding tactics earn up to 60% more revenue per booking , proving that smart discount fences pay off.

OTA

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. Enter the channel manager. You can maximise occupancy and revenue without manual rate updates.

Operations

Cloudbeds

JANUARY 22, 2025

Business intelligence software To improve EBITDAR, teams can use business intelligence software to collaborate, identify opportunities to reduce costs, and find ways to increase revenue. 7 tips to improve EBITDAR As a profit metric, EBITDAR can be improved in two ways: increasing revenue and reducing costs.

Revenue

STAAH

APRIL 8, 2025

Running a hotel in todays competitive market involves more than just offering comfortable rooms and great service. With the hospitality industry adapting to evolving guest expectations and the rapid growth of online booking platforms, managing hotel operations become increasingly complex.

Management

eHotelier

JUNE 17, 2025

However, with many options on the market, choosing the right one can feel overwhelming. Engage with key teams, such as reservations and marketing, to gather insights into the challenges they face. Is your marketing team having difficulty segmenting data or using it effectively for personalisation?

Scale

eHotelier

JUNE 11, 2025

By prioritizing efficiency, hotels can not only survive but thrive in an increasingly competitive market, ultimately leading to greater success and sustainability.

Operations

Hospitality Tech

JUNE 30, 2025

New capabilities like AI-powered inbox consolidation, website-integrated virtual concierge, and automated upgrade offers are designed to enhance personalization, reduce manual workload, and drive new revenue streams. By combining ordering and marketing technologies, we’re helping restaurants deliver more relevant service and communication."

Scale

eHotelier

JUNE 18, 2025

Available in 50+ languages, it delivers fast, personalized responses that drive higher conversions , reduce booking abandon rates, and capture direct bookings that may otherwise go to OTAs.

Hospitality

SiteMinder

JULY 13, 2025

For operators managing furnished apartments, aparthotels, or extended-stay inventory, this shift represents a significant revenue opportunity. However, a lot of hoteliers still lack access to the right distribution network to respond to this demand and capture a lucrative market. Are they big enough?

Revenue

eHotelier

JULY 2, 2025

riding the Booking.com ranking reshuffle rodeo Images by GuestRevu The guest review score is a critical KPI for accommodation providers, influencing everything from OTA visibility to guest trust. So when Booking.com announced a major update to how these scores are calculated, the hospitality industry understandably had questions.

Accommodation

eHotelier

JULY 22, 2025

The platform is designed to reduce OTA dependency, improve revenue performance, and enhance international visibility, while preserving the distinct identity of each member property. Advertisements “ As the expectations of sophisticated travellers evolve, so too must the models that support the hotels serving them.

Revenue Management

Hotel Speak

MAY 14, 2025

Preparing Amenities for Increased Demand Leveraging Data Analytics for Peak Season Management 1. Predictive Demand Forecasting Predictive analytics utilizes historical data, market trends, and external factors to forecast future demand. Revenue Maximization: Implement dynamic pricing strategies to capitalize on high-demand periods.

Management

SiteMinder

JULY 17, 2025

For hotel managers, that means a fresh stream of millennial and Gen Z guests who are motivated by price, flexibility and share-worthy experiences rather than traditional brand loyalty. By listing your property on Tryp.com, you appear where these younger travellers are already researching trips, without relying solely on the usual OTAs.

Average Daily Rate

Amadeus Hospitality

APRIL 8, 2025

Far too often, hotels still operate in silos, where marketing, sales, and revenue teams dont always work together. Theres a tendency to rely on one-off discounts, flash sales, or online travel agencies (OTAs) to fill rooms quickly without building a sustainable demand pipeline.

Revenue