2011 will become the year of flash sales in travel. But not the way you think. Of course websites like SniqueAway, Group, VoyagePrive and Jetsetter will catch on. But after a while hoteliers will figure out these websites will only erode their value proposition and average room rate even further than OTA’s have done supposedly in the past. No flash sales will take a different route in hotel marketing. ... 

Our hotels have fared very well on the economic recovery last year. As part of our hotel management strategy we monitor the loading factors of the air travel markets closely which give us clear indications of overall travel trends. It allowed us to be well geared up and prepared to ride at the front of the wave. REVPAR increased as much as 26%. The biggest challenge we faced in 2010 along... 

Our hotels have fared very well on the economic recovery last year. As part of our hotel management strategy we monitor the loading factors of the air travel markets closely which give us clear indications of overall travel trends. It allowed us to be well geared up and prepared to ride at the front of the wave. REVPAR increased as much as 26%. The biggest challenge we faced in 2010 along... 

Reviews have become an important key performance indicator for hotels. Consumers are writing about their travel experience on online travel agency websites, travel communities and independent review websites. The new social media culture of sharing online requires follow up by hoteliers. To manage your hotel’s online reputation, Rate Tiger launched RT Review ..... This new Hotel Review... 

2010 was a record year for our blog. Our articles on revenue management, distribution and hotel marketing were read even more then before and also created many discussions. Many news hotel industry news sites also picked up on our articles. And on social media and professional communities debates were unleashed... Here an overview of the Xotels Top 10 blog posts all time on hotel revenue... 

Rudolf and Elfie decide to hang out with the Penguins in Antarctica this Christmas instead of handing out our free hotel revenue management tools. Guess you have to wait till next year to get your Xotels gift :).. < Happy Holidays! The Xotels Team  

Rudolf and Elfie decide to hang out with the Penguins in Antarctica this Christmas instead of handing out our free hotel revenue management tools. Guess you have to wait till next year to get your Xotels gift :).. Happy Holidays! The Xotels Team  

Rudolf and Elfie decide to hang out with the Penguins in Antarctica this Christmas instead of handing out our free hotel revenue management tools. Guess you have to wait till next year to get your Xotels gift :).. Happy Holidays! The Xotels Team  

We should not stop at building our group demand calendar and pricing strategy. Nor should we depend on our conventional sales manager to fill our meeting space and bring groups to fully fill the hotel at all times. Hotel revenue managers should embrace online distribution and hotel internet marketing beyond transient room sales. There are a lot of online travel agencies that target groups .... ... 

Besides setting out strategies for the Transient, Corporate and Wholesale segments, we also have an opportunity to generate more revenue by preparing and planning for group business. Revenue management strategies have to be applied to groups as well. So what should we be looking at? Where to start? First of all if we have made an overall demand calendar for the year as well as a forecast...