Investing in hotel real estate requires a lot of funds. We are talking about tens or hundreds of millions of Dollars or Euros.
About Patrick Landman
Patrick Landman is the founder and CEO of Xotels. This hotel management group assists independent hotels with revenue management, online marketing and internet distribution strategies.
They offer outsourcing services, coaching, consulting and training. In his blog, Patrick challenges hoteliers to think out of the box and not to accept the established order.
Through a passionate drive for growth and improvement he brings creative tips, ideas and best practices to the table that can help hotels drive up their bottom line.
In previous roles he has helped to develop businesses like RateTiger and Hotels.com into industry leaders.Â
Hotels: What are some of you guys smoking?
June 25, 2012 By 17 Comments
I just have to get this of my chest, and share my latest experiences with you.
How to pre-open a hotel [Part Two of Two - distribution, revenue management, sales]
May 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
In the first part of this article we discussed tips for pre-opening a hotel, focussing on PR, the website and SEO.
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How to pre-open a hotel [Part One of Two - social media and digital marketing]
May 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
The pre-opening phase of a new hotel is both a big challenge and a great opportunity at the same time.
Dear Hoteliers, Please finally become more business minded. All the best, The Industry x
May 15, 2012 By 5 Comments
Does this type of revenue management conversation sound familiar?
Hotels need to be more disruptive offline to trigger a better presence online
March 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
The most effective way to be really successful in business is by challenging the status quo – in fact, a favourite word of Tnooz’s is “disruption”.
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Time to wake up and smell the coffee in hotel management [FREE eBOOK]
February 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Over the last six years we have trained over 6,000 hoteliers in hotel revenue management, distribution and internet marketing strategies.
Reality check for hotels – How good are your telephone sales?
January 16, 2012 By 5 Comments
Do you know the conversion percentage of your hotel’s reservations department?
Big shuffle in the world of hotel marketing and distribution in 2012
December 23, 2011 By 45 Comments
There are some major developments ahead in the hotel sector which will demand attention of hoteliers in order to stay in control of their marketing mix and distribution costs.
Tips for menu engineering, dynamic pricing and availability techniques with hotel spas
December 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We firmly believe spas are an untapped opportunity for accommodation providers to increase their revenue – yet the logistics behind it are still not widely understood.
