Revenue Management

Discover the latest trends and technologies in travel revenue management, including pricing strategies, demand forecasting, and optimization tools.

Dissecting the dark world of travel search engines, hotels and online agencies
Opinion / Distribution
Dissecting the dark world of travel search engines, hotels and online agencies
By Pablo Delgado - Mirai | May 3, 2018
We have always defended the notion that the value online travel agencies have is to provide visibility to hotels and help them generate new sales, sales that otherwise would be impossible to access. Read More
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News / Technology
Hotels investing in growing direct bookings, mobile upgrades for 2018
By Jill Menze | May 2, 2018
Hotels view their own websites as equally as effective at driving direct bookings as Google or TripAdvisor, a new report from SiteMinder shows. Read More
Rocketrip scoops $15M from Google Ventures to expand business travel platform
News / Technology
Rocketrip scoops $15M from Google Ventures to expand business travel platform
By Kevin May | April 25, 2018
Google Ventures has led a $15 million investment in Rocketrip, the tool that gives employees rewards if they "travel smart". Read More
Pegasus ambitious on its return to the fold
News / Technology
Pegasus ambitious on its return to the fold
By Kevin May | April 16, 2018
Hotel computer reservation and technology provider Pegasus predicts a rosier future ahead after putting a turbulent few years behind it. Read More
Startup pitch - REVVA uses AI to help SMEs crack revenue management
News / Distribution
Startup pitch - REVVA uses AI to help SMEs crack revenue management
By Martin Cowen | April 16, 2018
REVVA, based in Palma Mallorca, claims to have launched the first AI-powered business intelligence and revenue management system. It works with inbound destination management companies (DMCs) and o Read More
Banishing the pricing monster that the industry created
Opinion / Technology
Banishing the pricing monster that the industry created
By Klaus Kohlmayr - IDEAS | April 13, 2018
Creating differentiation and building guest loyalty is more complex than ever for hotel brands. Read More
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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
VIDEO: Hotels on distribution and their online travel agency friends
News / Distribution
VIDEO: Hotels on distribution and their online travel agency friends
By Kevin May | March 12, 2018
We all know that the hotel industry is facing a series of challenges - some large, some less so - around its sales and distribution strategy. Read More
OTA Insight new Revenue Insight tool
News / Technology
New data analytics tool aims to help hoteliers maximize revenue
By Mitra Sorrells | March 7, 2018
OTA Insight has released a new data visualization platform for hotel revenue management and optimization.   Read More
Hoteliers given control of revenue management via voice tools
News / Technology
Hoteliers given control of revenue management via voice tools
By Kevin May | March 6, 2018
"Industry first" alert! Travel technology provider Ideas claims it has the first integration of a revenue management tool with voice control devices. Read More
airline-dynamic pricing
Opinion / Distribution
Dynamic pricing should be changing the game for airlines
By Rajendran Vellapalath - TPConnects | March 1, 2018
Let me start by saying that dynamic pricing isn’t something new. In fact its origins go way, way back to the midst of time, when pricing was simply influenced by supply and demand. Read More
Sabre seeks to consign old NDC position to history
News / Distribution
Sabre seeks to consign old NDC position to history
By Kevin May | February 27, 2018
International Airlines Group's shift to a New Distribution Capability-led connection to intermediaries pretty much ended any lasting resistance from tech providers last year. Read More
Webjet opens blockchain marketplace to external partners
News / Technology
Webjet opens blockchain marketplace to external partners
By Mitra Sorrells | February 20, 2018
Webjet is expanding its blockchain initiative, Rezchain, to four companies: Thomas Cook, DidaTravel, Mitra Global and Far East Hospitality.   Read More
Duetto raises massive $80 million to push hotel tech platform
News / Technology
Duetto raises massive $80 million to push hotel tech platform
By Kevin May | February 14, 2018
Duetto can boast $143.2 million in funding rounds to date after landing a huge Series D investment of $80 million this week. Read More
Q&A: How blockchain is helping Webjet improve efficiency, cut costs for hotel bookings
News / Technology
Q&A: How blockchain is helping Webjet improve efficiency, cut costs for hotel bookings
By Mitra Sorrells | February 14, 2018
When Microsoft announced in November 2016 that it was working with Australia-based online travel agency Webjet to build a blockchain proof-of-concept solution, the term “blockchain” was still relatively... Read More
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