Payne Mansion increases its Direct Bookings by 25%

The Payne Mansion was recently refurbished and is the creation of Curlett & Cuthbertson. One of few buildings to survive the great fire of 1906, it's registered with the ...
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How It Works: Rate Classes

Why It Is Important: Define Your Pricing Structure Then Start Selling Your Rooms Configuring your hotels room prices is perhaps the most fundamental component in using your ...
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Organized Chaos: How to set your hotel's room rates?

This month we're focusing on one of hoteliers' main concerns: it's hard, time consuming and complex to sell rooms online. We've already covered the obstacles you may face, as ...
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Three Little Words - Search Engine Optimization, for Hoteliers

Sadly this Valentines day I have three other little(ish) words on my mind, Search Engine Optimization. In In this months blog we're writing about one of the main problems ...
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5 Obstacles to selling more rooms online

Today, independent hotels have access to more tools boosting revenue than ever! However, a certain amount of know-how is needed to truly leverage revenue opportunities (such as ...
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Superbowl 2016: Rate Management

By now you probably know that Superbowl 50 is being hosted in the Bay Area (-ish—it’s actually down in Santa Clara). If this is news to you don’t worry, the only NFL player I ...
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4 ways to protect your guests information

Today, January 28th, is data protection day. For too long, the hotel sector has been viewed as a soft target by hackers seeking to steal guest data. While some hoteliers take ...
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Are hotel direct bookings dead?

There are giants in the hospitality world that dominate the landscape of hotel online bookings. Love them or hate them, they bring a lot of business in; they’re expensive, but no ...
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How much does a cloud PMS cost?

One of the most important considerations when choosing a cloud property management system is cost. How much will it cost to deploy a cloud PMS?
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Global Hotel Industry Trends For 2016 [Infographic]

$550 billion US dollars. That is the revenue figure predicted for 2016 across the worldwide hotel industry. Revenues have been rising rapidly since 2011 when the industry was ...
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