Rough guide to measuring the efficiency (or not) of a hotel reservation call center

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A call center is a highly dynamic operation and often quite complex to manage. But do you know who your best converting reservation agent is?

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Up-selling as an art form in hotels

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It’s utopia in my world of revenue management in hotels to work with a general manager and operations team with true passion for up-selling.

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The new reality in hotel revenue management – a check-list for 2013

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A new year and many changes are on the horizon that are impacting heavily your hotel’s pricing and distribution strategy.

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Are blogs REALLY that important to hotels?

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When I first started writing about hospitality, I was surprised at the number of hoteliers who came to me and said: “I have to have a blog – my SEO is bad without a blog!”, or some other variant.

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A quick guide to revenue management in hostels

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We have just recently taken on two youth hostels in Paris and are working on developing revenue management strategies for them.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, the internet is great for hotels – but please do not neglect the telephone

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Are hotel businesses spending too much time concentrating on their digital channels at the expense of others?

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What is in the ultimate tool kit for hotel revenue managers?

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We thought it would be interesting to compile a list with the tools that a revenue manager should have at his disposal.

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If you do not have a blog, your hotel website is dead

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I can’t even begin to remember the number of times I have heard hoteliers talk about the need to get more direct business, preferably through their own hotel websites.

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Ten more tips for picking the best channel management technology for hotels

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As outlined a few weeks back, we are on a mission to help you select the best channel manager available for you, so let’s continue.

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Eleven tips when picking the best channel management technology for hotels

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Channel management has become an important discipline for every hotelier – but it is now maturing.

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