Pricing Management

News / Technology

IDEAS introduces dynamic pricing product for hotels

By Mitra Sorrells | June 12, 2018

Revenue management company IDEAS has created a new flexible pricing system intended to help hotels maximize profitability from independent and linked products. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Coming soon to your hotel: The integrated revenue generation team

By Max Starkov, HEBS Digital & Scott Dahl, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausann | May 31, 2018

The hospitality industry is enjoying its longest expansion and healthiest growth in decades, yet there are some troubling trends beginning to surface that threaten profitability and overall performance. Read More

News / Technology

VIDEO: AccorHotels on facing up to digital and not dying

By PhocusWire | May 24, 2018

A string of acquisitions into new areas of hospitality and a focus on digital services have made AccorHotels one of the chains to watch in recent years. Read More

News / Online

Airbnb tests eliminating guest fees in new pilot program

By Jill Menze | April 9, 2018

Airbnb is asking select hosts to join a pilot program that removes guest fees from listings. Read More

News / Online

New partnerships facilitate tourism for Chinese travelers and businesses

By Mitra Sorrells | March 15, 2018

China’s travel market is projected to grow 9 to 11% annually for the next several years according to Phocuswright’s China Online Travel Overview from December 2017. Read More

News / Online

Kayak gets first major makeover in three years, includes fees and branded fares

By Mitra Sorrells | March 12, 2018

For the first time in three years, Booking Holdings-owned metasearch engine Kayak has unveiled a redesign of the site. Read More

News / Technology

Decoding blockchain, part 4: Cross-border payments

By Mitra Sorrells | February 26, 2018

Most of the headlines about blockchain have been about the implications of this emerging technology on the financial sector – the potential for it to change banking, share trading, insurance, payments... Read More

Opinion / Distribution

An insider's tale on hotel website conversion rates

By Jean-Louis Boss - Fastbooking | February 2, 2018

The conversion rate of a hotel website is determined by so many factors that one shouldn’t be fooled into trying to meet an industry average. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Airlines should consider these critical trends (or fall behind)

By Dave O'Flanaghan - Boxever | January 25, 2018

We are witnessing a "coming of age" for airlines and their associated approaches to MarTech. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Investigation: How airlines gain an edge through pricing (Part Two)

By Riccardo Boin and others - McKinsey | January 24, 2018

Taking attribute-level customization and applying it across all revenue categories to create a smarter RM model will enable airlines to create a potentially infinite number of price points. Read More

Notated News / Technology

What is beyond the Bitcoin bubble?

By Steven Jones - New York Times Magazine | January 22, 2018

Yes, it’s driven by greed — but the mania for cryptocurrency could wind up building something much more important than wealth. Read More

Opinion / Distribution

Investigation: How airlines gain an edge through pricing (Part One)

By Riccardo Boin and others - McKinsey | January 22, 2018

Most airlines have optimized their core ticket costs. But as ancillary purchases represent an increasing percentage of customer spending airlines must rethink their revenue-management practices. Read More

News / Distribution

Five airlines identified as ancillary revenue leaders

By Kevin May | January 17, 2018

Allegiant Air is apparently the global airline with the greatest prowess in the field of generating ancillary revenue alongside ticket sales. Read More