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Maximizing Profitability: Understanding Hotel Distribution Channels

When you balance direct and indirect channels thoughtfully, and employ technology skillfully, you set the stage for sustainable growth and greater profitability.

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The Profitable Hotel: Your Guide to Optimized Hotel Profit Margins

Boost your hotel's profit margins with strategies for cost reduction, revenue enhancement, and effective revenue management. Learn how with this useful guide.

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Mastering Hotel OTAs: 8 Ways to Overcome Pain Points And Increase Profitability

Whether you want to upsell your OTA guests, encourage them to book direct for their next stays or prompt them to leave positive reviews, a robust hotel platform can help. Here's how.

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20 Hotel Sales Strategies to Effectively Increase Revenue

Boost your hotel's revenue with 20 proven hotel sales strategies, from upsells to mobile trends. Stay ahead in hospitality's dynamic landscape!

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A Comprehensive Guide to Increasing Hotel Sales in the Off-Season

Don't let the low season get you down. Use the tips in this guide to improve sales and use them as inspiration to create special promotions your guests can’t resist.

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What is Upselling in Hotels? 10 Foolproof Ways to Drive Revenue

Need a bit of hotel upsell inspiration? Use these 11 script examples to make upselling a natural part of the hotel workday. Find out how to upsell late checkouts, dinner reservations, and more.

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12 Hotel Ancillary Revenue Ideas You Can Implement Today

Looking for new and innovative ways to increase revenue at your hotel? With the tools and revenue-generating ideas for hotels in this detailed blog post, you’re ready to get strategic with ancillary revenue management.

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Master Direct Bookings: A Comprehensive Guide for Hotels

Use the strategies in this guide to gain more profitable direct bookings at your hotel. From the basics of optimizing your website to the nuances of advanced email marketing and search ads, this updated guide is a must-read for hoteliers.

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A Deep Dive Into GOPPAR and What It Means For Hotels

GOPPAR is a key hotel revenue metric. It helps properties look beyond room revenue and paints a picture of hotel profitability. Here’s how to calculate GOPPAR using a few data points.

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Increase Corporate and Group Hotel Bookings

Increasing your hotel’s corporate and group bookings can have a big impact on your overall revenue. But knowing how to strengthen this side of your business is key.

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Hotel Yield Management: A Complete Guide (+Tools to Help You)

Yield management is a vital part of revenue management, helping you increase revenue and profitability. Applying this pricing strategy to your hotel isn’t too difficult. Learn how to get started here.

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Understanding ADR vs. RevPAR

ADR and RevPAR give you a basic idea of your hotel’s performance. They’re both easy to calculate, understand and measure over time. That makes them a great source of information for your data-powered revenue strategy.

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