Hotel Revenue Management and RevPAR – Beating the Recession

Revenue Management: The Hotel Stimulus Package. By Jean Francois Mourier, CEO and Founder of RevPar Guru  Hotels are being pummeled by the economy, and the hospitality industry is suffering in every corner of the globe – what else is new?  In the current climate, most hotel experts are expecting RevPar (revenue per available room) to drop [...]

Smart Decision Making – How many good decision makers have you fired lately?

The art and science of decision making…the quality of our decisions, the role of intuition, the results we achieve and the rewards we enjoy (or perhaps penalties we endure).   The ability to make good decisions is key to the survival and success of any good manager, director or CEO in today’s fast-paced, cut-throat business [...]

Hotel Jobs – Hotelier Employability Tips during the Recession

Employability Tips during Recessionary Times There is considerable coverage globally about the pressures that the global recession is placing upon (hospitality) organisations generally, but what is the impact of this downturn specifically upon the hospitality job seeker at this moment in time?  The obvious observation is that times are tough.  That is to say competition [...]

Great Hotelier Ideas for Mobile Internet, SMS and Bluetooth Marketing

Some superb ideas from Hotel eMarketer on how the evolution of mobile internet, sms and bluetooth marketing is likely to evolve for the hotel and travel industry… Here’s a peek at the hotel guest experience in the near future. With mobile phones becoming an increasingly important marketing and CRM channel, improving technology and awareness will [...]

The Economy Explained – Don’t Just Sit There!

Just from my recent experience with batteries, I have to say, “Thank goodness life is not made in China.” The cell phones my carrier mandates are made in China. After two months, the first battery could hold no charge. The earlier phones were made elsewhere and lasted seven years. Similarly, the 17-inch Apple laptop made [...]

Hospitality Jobs – How to build networks and use the internet to find work

Are you looking for your first job, or in another country / department or even just…”A” Job? Here is a great how-to guide for hoteliers on how to leverage the power of the internet and social networks to find a job, especially important during the current recession! View the how-to basics in the viewer below, read [...]

5 Hallmarks of a Great Hotel emarketer and 5 Tips on how to retain one!

When the going gets tough, Hotel eMarketers play harder: As the world gets harder, better, faster, stronger in many respects, so do the ripple effects of world events. The recent attacks in Mumbai are a prime example – hotels the world over are now scrambling to take a re-look at their security measures. In terms of [...]