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Direct Pre-Authorizations Can Boost Hotel Revenue Starting Today

Revenue Hub

NB: This is an article from Revenue Team by Franco Grasso , one of our Expert Partners. This is especially true in high season when you’re counting on maximizing your revenue. Last-minute cancellations and no-shows can leave you with a hole in your revenue projections if you don’t use them or if you leave them in the hands of the OTAs.

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Identifying Ancillary Revenues and Driving Additional Revenues

Revenue Hub

When thinking of ways to increase revenues, most revenue managers focus on the room and look for ways to increase revenues by offering early check-in, late check-out, upgrades to suites and other room types, as well as generating no-show revenue. NB: This is an article from RealTime Reservation.

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How to Start a Hotel Business

Xotels Hotel Revenue Management

At the core of any successful pre-opening phase are well thought through elements of product pricing and positioning such as: Room type strategy (e.g. Competitive positioning (how do you competitively price yourself in the market, evaluating your value-add and weighing it against your competitors). Sales reservation fees.