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What is a hotel overbooking strategy? +4 ways to avoid overbookings

Cloudbeds

Overbookings can be stressful for the front desk and the guest, but you can manage them with ease if you have a proper plan in place. While for some hoteliers it’s best to avoid overbookings altogether, for others, a good strategy can increase revenue, improve the occupancy rate and mitigate losses.

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How To Avoid Overbooking In the Hotel Industry

Inn Quest

Overbooking is a common problem in the hospitality industry, causing major issues for both – hoteliers and guests. Striking the perfect balance between fully booked rooms and avoiding overbooking can be a challenging task. This is why our guide discusses how to avoid overbooking in hotels. Why Do Hotel Overbookings Happen?

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Everything You Need To Know About Hotel Operations Management

Inn Quest

From the moment a guest walks through the doors until their departure, every aspect of their stay is carefully curated through the lenses of hotel operating systems and the adept oversight of a hotel operations manager. Efficient front office operations are crucial for guest satisfaction as they set the initial impression.

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A Concise Guide to Hotel Inventory Management

Inn Quest

Managing your hotel’s inventory efficiently can significantly impact your bottom line, guest satisfaction and overall operational effectiveness. The Impact of Inventory Management on Hotel Operational Costs Inventory management directly impacts a hotel’s operating costs in several ways.

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Late bookings: Guide to last minute bookings for hotels

SiteMinder

While they can be a wild card in the hotel management game, they offer a unique opportunity to maximise occupancy and revenue. Last-minute hotel room bookings have a range of benefits including: Maximised occupancy : Filling rooms at the eleventh hour ensures that you’re making the most of your available inventory.

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SiteMinder Transforms Chao Lao Cabana Resort: A 12-Year Journey into excellence

SiteMinder

The ultimate challenge for us was to maximise our occupancy rate each month and reduce our overbookings as much as possible.” “Moreover, managing OTA inventory and data insights with quality and completeness to further develop the analysis of our target customers was important but also difficult.”

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numa: building a new hotel operating model from scratch

Hotel Operations

Imagine working in operations at some of the leading hotel companies in the world, and then having the chance to start all over with a blank canvas in a role leading operations for a new brand. It’s a fundamental principle that you have in every hotel operation. What would you do? Or the division between rooms and F&B.