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It’s Time for Change if Hotels are to Drive Profitability

Last month I had the pleasure of sitting on a panel discussion on profit management in the hotels industry at the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin. Along with...
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Old, Closed-Off IT Systems Won’t Fly in Modern Hotel Industry

Every so often, we’re reminded that hotel companies have a lot in common with the airlines, and United CEO Oscar Munoz made that clear, candidly laying out just how hard it is to...
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Why Data Quality means Price Accuracy

When it comes to hotel revenue management, the quality of your data is vital to producing accurate forecasts and an optimised pricing strategy.
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Pricing it Right: How Hotel Revenue Managers Get Ahead in Uncertain Times

Predicting hotel demand — whether for tonight, 30 days, 60 days or even 90 days out — has never been an exact science. In today’s unpredictable times it’s at best a guesstimate....
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At What Occupancy Rate Are Hotels Most Profitable?

Seven trending hotel news stories that will impact your hotel Revenue Strategy.
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5 Keys to Understanding the Value of Room-Type Pricing

Suppose you operate a hotel with three room types: superior rooms, suites and pool villas. Because you’re in a warm climate, you’re anticipating high demand for the month of...
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Folio Data Provides Complete, Accurate Picture of Guest Revenue

There have been so many advances in the field of revenue management over the past decade that hoteliers today would be foolish not to use all readily available data to help price...
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Introducing the first hotel Revenue Intelligence app, ScoreBoard

It’s a monumental day for Duetto. We’re thrilled to release ScoreBoard, the world’s first application built for hotel Revenue Intelligence.
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Cancellation trends cause headaches for hotels

The hotel industry has always been fairly generous with its cancellation policies. Until recently, the majority of hotels would allow guests to cancel their reservation without...
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Building a Better RMS: How Coding in Java Makes Duetto More Efficient

The heart of Duetto’s application is our server logic authored in Java. In this post we’ll describe some of the philosophies, tools, techniques and patterns that have proven...
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4 Threats to Hotel Industry Growth

If the U.S. economy enters a recession and a hotel industry downtown follows, Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson doesn’t think hotel developers should take the blame. In his...
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Bringing a new approach to integrations in the hotel industry

I have built a decent number of API’s and integrations over the course of my career. Before joining Duetto to help develop its hotel technology, I was a lead engineer at...
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