Hotel Business

OCTOBER 12, 2023

By Warren Dehan Independent hoteliers rely on technology to operate today in a way that has never been necessary. Without support from a brand, these operators need access to reliable, centralized tools capable of simplifying operations and improving revenue amid an indefatigable labor crisis.

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Lodging

MARCH 1, 2024

This speaks to the impact of data-driven insights in staying ahead of the competition and increasing revenue from the full range of space sizes. Knowland’s recent meeting planner survey showed that groups are more likely to relocate events to alternative markets than move down in chain scale to reduce costs.

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eZee Absolute

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Revenue management (RM) is supremely necessary for hotels. I kid you not, most of the hotels refrain from opting for any sort of revenue management services. The hotel revenue management myths that are swirling around are the real reasons hotels are so skeptical about it. Do not shy away from revenue management.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Dallas, USA – Brittain Resorts & Hotels (BRH), a leading full-service hospitality management company, has adopted SiteMinder, the name behind the only software platform that unlocks the full revenue potential of hotels, as part of its newly-announced business intelligence technology matrix. It can literally cost us millions.

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Hotel Management

APRIL 23, 2024

Bringing over 20 years of industry experience, Shaizeen Contractor was previously Senior Commercial Director of Australasia at Hilton Hotel, responsible for driving the sales, marketing, distribution, and revenue management strategy for Hilton’s 31 hotels across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

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SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Hotel meetings and events are a great way to boost revenue at your property and attract a constant stream of professionals and business travellers. This means you’re receiving revenue from two sources often for a minimum of effort, depending on what the event planner needs from you. How to increase revenue from hotel meetings 1.

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Hotel Business

MARCH 19, 2024

This collaboration increases Lexima’s visibility and scale, infusing new capital resources to create a third-party hotel management platform that offers enhanced capabilities for the entire industry, according to TMGOC. This strategic alignment immediately elevates our operations and will drive increased asset value.”

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Catala Consulting

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Introduction This new focus acknowledges that while revenue is crucial, it is the profitability that ultimately determines a hotel’s financial health and success. As the industry evolved, so did the concept of revenue management. Hotels began to realize that a room sold is just the beginning of revenue generation.

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Hotel Management

JUNE 22, 2023

As a result, hotel operators need to be innovative and agile in operating and provide owners with the best possible solution to maximise revenue and efficiencies. This trend is likely to stay as independent owners continue to navigate operating in the post-pandemic era.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

Hotel management is the practice of overseeing every operation of the business to ensure consistent growth and development. Placing yourself on a scale of personal growth is especially important for a hotel manager. Learn more Different parts of hospitality management operations Hospitality is an umbrella term to many industries.

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Hotel Management

MAY 2, 2023

The move will enable La Vie to develop, manage and operate properties under the Radisson Blu, Radisson RED, Radisson, Park Inn by Radisson, and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson brands, under a non-exclusive brand collaboration agreement.

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SiteMinder

JANUARY 8, 2024

Hotel management is the practice of overseeing every operation of the business to ensure consistent growth and development. Placing yourself on a scale of personal growth is especially important for a hotel manager. Learn more Different parts of hospitality management operations Hospitality is an umbrella term to many industries.

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Hotel Operations

APRIL 23, 2023

Josiah’s note: I recently spoke with Tamara about how her background in operations, marketing, and technology guides the way she runs her unique approach to boutique hotel management and operations. Although my focus was marketing, being a small company, I naturally overlapped into technology and operations.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As the new General Manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne, Harman will be responsible for enhancing the hotel’s operational and commercial performance. I am honoured to be leading this talented team on their next chapter, enhancing operational and commercial performance whilst creating memories for each and every guest.

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Hotel Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As the first major accommodation operator to engage with the national accessibility body, Quest is tapping into the fastest growing travel sector in the country, with people with disability equating to AU$3.3

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SiteMinder

AUGUST 29, 2023

For hoteliers, hotel costs encompass everything from the cost of construction, to the cost of insurance, to the everyday operational costs of establishing, running and ultimately growing a hotel business. Controlling operating costs doesn’t necessarily mean cutting corners or compromising on guest experience.

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SiteMinder

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Few roles in the hotel industry have evolved as quickly as the revenue manager.Powered by technological advances, the rapid sharing of knowledge and online training, the discipline is synonymous with smart pricing decisions and expectations are always high in the highly competitive accommodation market. What is a revenue manager?

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

In the newly created dual role, Svensson will take charge of operations at W Melbourne whilst also having oversight of all of Marriott’s luxury properties in Australia, including under the The Ritz-Carlton and W Hotel brands. Neerav Gorasia has been promoted to Director Hotel Performance for Pro-invest Hotels.

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Hotel Management

JANUARY 9, 2024

2023 was a pivotal year for RHG where we expanded our relationship with key partners and operators. In the Philippines, we expanded our decade-long partnership with SM Hotels and Conventions Corp through a Master Development Agreement to reach 20 hotels by 2028 from six hotels in operation today.

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SiteMinder

APRIL 28, 2024

There is clear indication that the outbound Chinese traveller market is rebounding, and we are delighted to take our partnership with SiteMinder to the next level, to ensure that more hotels around the world have the opportunity to capitalise on a strong revenue stream,” says Monica Xiao, CEO of Accommodation Business Group at Trip.com Group. “In

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Hotel Business

JANUARY 27, 2023

“This is how our users improve asset value for hotel owners, improve operational efficiency for management companies and develop effective deployment of time, talent, and resources at the property level.” Previously, he served as a data and software architect at IBM.

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SiteMinder

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Ranging from small, intimate board meetings to large-scale international conferences, they often require technological support, such as high-speed internet and audiovisual equipment, alongside flexible seating arrangements. This enables you to optimise your rates at all times for more bookings and consistently high revenue.

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Hotel Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Also conveniently located is the second hotel we launched under our budding mid-scale select service brand, Ying’nFLo. These hotels, together with the now-expanded Cordis, Auckland, accounted for much of our year-on-year revenue gains for the group, which reported its highest annual profit to date. Last but not least is our culture.

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Boutique Hotel News

MARCH 20, 2023

US: Cloud-based hospitality business intelligence platform OTA Insight has announced the appointment of Vivek Bhogaraju as its chief operating officer (COO). As COO, Bhogaraju will spearhead strategic planning, internal operations, M&A, partnerships, and help to scale the company’s acquired businesses.

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Boutique Hotel News

MARCH 20, 2023

US: Cloud-based hospitality business intelligence platform OTA Insight has announced the appointment of Vivek Bhogaraju as its chief operating officer (COO). As COO, Bhogaraju will spearhead strategic planning, internal operations, M&A, partnerships, and help to scale the company’s acquired businesses.

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Hotel Financial Coach Blog

APRIL 23, 2023

In the hotel world it is the operational technology stack that has us all bootstrapped. That is, not one of these stakeholders wants to or can easily invest and develop the kind of broad hotel “operating technology solutions” that we all know we need. That is what this piece is all about. You are probably asking.

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Little Hotelier

MARCH 10, 2024

It centralises information on bookings, customer interactions, and revenue streams, allowing hoteliers to efficiently track performance and make informed decisions. Manage your hotel sales with the best software in the market Use Little Hotelier’s revenue management features to manage your hotel sales and boost hotel bookings.

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Hotel Management

MARCH 21, 2024

The first-of-its-kind offering – which has seen its network of current and prospective women hotel owners climb to more than 550 – leverages Wyndham’s scale and influence to break down the unique barriers women face on the path to hotel ownership according to Wyndham Hotels and Resorts’ VP of Strategic Franchise Initiatives, Galen Barrett.

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Hotel Business

AUGUST 7, 2023

He also played an instrumental role in creating and driving innovative branding, communications, marketing and business development strategies to increase awareness, capture market share and build revenue for the luxury hotel brand. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Chinmai for his leadership and belief in RateGain.

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Hotel Management

MARCH 12, 2024

TFE Hotels’ Senior Director of Operations ANZ, Tish Nyar, said it was fantastic to see several of his team making significant moves into larger more complex properties. I am looking forward to seeing what they will bring to their new operations in the years to come.”

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Hotel Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Two others have joined the executive team: Shawn Usami as VP, revenue management, and Kendall Viola as VP, marketing. “We We could not be more excited to welcome such an exceptional leadership team to our company as we continue to grow the brand on a global scale,” said John Paul Nichols, president/CEO, Club Quarters Hotels.

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SiteMinder

MAY 18, 2022

In this edition we spoke to Markus Seemann, founder of 9seemeilen Hospitality, about all things hotel revenue management. Every hotel deserves professional revenue management. I believe that not only chain hotels should have access to revenue management but also all other hotels. Table of contents.

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Hotel Business

MAY 11, 2023

Currently, hundreds of Wyndham branded hotels are live on OPERA Cloud with franchisees using the system to simplify everyday hotel tasks, personalize guest experiences and help boost revenue. ” The post Oracle to bring OPERA Cloud to 2K Wyndham hotels appeared first on hotelbusiness.com. .

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Hotel Business

JANUARY 30, 2024

Now fully on Amazon Web Services (AWS) , the move to the cloud enables Choice to respond to real-time market conditions and provides the company with a flexible, resilient and scalable platform that benefits owners and operators within the Choice system, the company reports.

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Little Hotelier

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A hotel marketing agency is a specialised business that delivers strategies and solutions to help hotels boost bookings and revenue. Often, a hotel marketing agency will service any type of accommodation business and may even expand its operations to include all hospitality businesses. Here are some we can recommend.

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Cloudbeds

APRIL 30, 2024

A question that likely keeps you up at night is, ‘How can I boost revenue per available room (RevPAR) and outpace my competitors?’ It’s the bedrock of hotel revenue management , and for good reason. Prices change dynamically (hence the name) using real-time data to maximize your revenue and occupancy rates.

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Catala Consulting

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the hospitality industry, hoteliers are constantly seeking innovative strategies to enhance guest satisfaction, optimize operations, and boost revenue. To meet these evolving demands, hoteliers must adopt an innovative mindset, continuously seeking new ways to delight guests, improve operations and increase hotel performance.

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