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Rainmaker, a Cendyn Company, Has VP Lead Session on Measuring the Success of Group Business at Hotel Data Conference
Rainmaker | August 13, 2019
ALPHARETTA, GA. — August 13, 2019 — Rainmaker, a Cendyn company, today announced that Dan Skodol, the company’s vice president of revenue analytics, will be leading a session at Hotel Data Conference on August 15, 2019 at the JW Marriott in Nashville, TN. Dan will also participate in a panel on August 16 discussing The true price and value of loyalty at the. conference. The company is a Presenting Sponsor of the event. Skodol’s session titled, “Group Revenue Management – Measuring Success” will take place from 4:15-4:40 on August 15th and will highlight key metrics hoteliers can use to evaluate the success of a Revenue Manage...
Hospitality Financial Leadership: Service Takes Many Different Forms in Hospitality
David Lund | August 12, 2019
By David Lund "If Service is Beneath You – Then Leadership is Beyond You.” I cannot find an owner on Google for this statement, so I am going to claim it as mine. If someone already coined this phrase I will let it go, if not it is mine. The reason why is because it is the foundation for the transformation I experienced as a financial leader. It is also the basis for the work I do with hospitality financial leaders and their non-financial departmental managers. Let me explain to you what I mean and how these words are the very essence of creating a financially engaged team in your hotel. I worked inside hotels for more than 30 ye...
The Key to Profitability: Understand Your Demand Forecast
Dan Skodol | August 7, 2019
By Dan Skodol A hotel that is constantly jam-packed with guests is not automatically a profitable one. The goal of a successful hotel is not necessarily to achieve 100 percent occupancy, but rather to optimize revenue. And developing a way to more accurately forecast daily demand is a key operational challenge for hoteliers.1 Today’s hospitality landscape is characterized by increasing room supply and tight margins. In addition, stiff competition makes it imperative for hotel revenue managers to continuously adjust strategies to remain relevant. Predicting how many customers your hotel will have on any given night, anticipating the sa...
Revamp Your Casino Revenue Strategy With These Trends
Kacey Bradley | July 31, 2019
By Kacey Bradley New trends are continually disrupting the hospitality industry. Casinos can revamp their current reach and revenue strategy by understanding these trends and what they mean for the future of gaming. 1. Young Marketing If you're only marketing to baby boomers, you're behind on the times. Even a millennial approach to advertising fails to look ahead. Generation Z — those born in the mid-1990s to early-2000s — are about to make a huge impact on the business world. By 2020, they will account for 40% of all consumers, and together, they have $4 billion to spend at their discretion. Social media, including the use of in...
Maximize Hotel Profitability With Group Business
Matt Curry | July 24, 2019
By Matt Curry An analysis of the U. S. meetings and events market by PwC,1 revealed that the U.S. meetings industry generates approximately $30B – or just over one in five dollars – in hotel room revenue, while another $110B in revenue is generated from ancillary services such as food and beverage, event space, equipment rental, ground transportation, audiovisual (AV) support, and other services. Unfortunately, current revenue management practices tend to evaluate hotel group business performance based on the revenue per available room (RevPAR) index, which is not the best metric for determining a group’s overall profitability. There ...
Coast Hotels Selects IDeaS’ Automated Technology to Evolve Its Revenue Strategy
IDeaS | July 11, 2019
North American hotel chain chooses the industry’s leading revenue management solution to remove manual processes, provide greater connectivity and enhance overall efficiency Tweet This: @CoastHotels selects @IDeaS_RevOpt to enhance its revenue strategy and overall efficiency with IDeaS G3 RMS www.ideas.com/news MINNEAPOLIS—July 11, 2019—IDeaS announced today that after a thorough review of revenue management system (RMS) providers and products, Coast Hotels has selected them as its trusted technology partner and is implementing IDeaS G3 RMS at 20 of its Canadian properties. Coast Hotels’ selection process involved a full team o...
Rainmaker Announces New Website Launch
Rainmaker | June 26, 2019
ALPHARETTA, GA. — June 26, 2019 — - The Rainmaker Group (Rainmaker), a leading provider of cloud-based hospitality revenue and profit optimization software, is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website at letitrain.com The new comprehensive website brings together the Rainmaker platform of solutions into a more visual experience while providing customers and site visitors access to a wealth of content, webinars and learning resources. "We are excited to debut our new company website,” says Mike Cowles, Rainmaker CEO. “The new design and improved readability will be a much more enjoyable viewing experience ...
Rainmaker VP to Participate in Panel Discussion at HSMAI ROC
Rainmaker | June 13, 2019
ALPHARETTA, GA. — June 13, 2019 — The Rainmaker Group today announced that Dan Skodol, the company’s vice president of revenue analytics, will participate in a panel discussion at HSMAI’s Revenue Optimization Conference, which will be held June 18-19 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN. The company is a Platinum Sponsor of the event. Skodol will take part in the panel discussion entitled, “Think Differently About Revenue: Building a Better Room Merchandising Plan.” In this session, a group of industry professionals will discuss potential benefits of dynamically yielding at a granular, room type level. They ...
IDeaS Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation, Revenue Transformation and Global Momentum at HITEC 2019
IDeaS | June 13, 2019
Following a wave of unprecedented growth and major client wins, IDeaS continues worldwide, multi-vertical expansion plans Tweet This: @IDeaS_RevOpt is turning the big 3-0 and never felt better. Join us at HITEC and ROC on our home turf of Minneapolis—we have a lot to celebrate. www.ideas.com/news #RevenueScience #30YearsYoung MINNEAPOLIS—June 13, 2019—HITEC Booth #1415 (Minneapolis Convention Center)—IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the world’s leading provider of automated revenue management software and services, will showcase its cutting-edge revenue science technology products at the Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition ...
The Transformative Power of BI in the Hotel Industry
Kevin Duncan | May 30, 2019
By Kevin Duncan, Senior Director, Strategic Commercial Initiatives at The Rainmaker Group "Perhaps the most critical component for success of the modern enterprise is its ability to take advantage of all available information both internal and external."1 This quote captures the essence behind an increasing emphasis on business intelligence (BI) among the world's top sectors. An emphasis that stems from the exponential growth of data now created and collected in organizations, with no signs of a slowdown. The International Data Corporation predicts that the collective sum of the world's data will reach 175ZB by 2025.2 Unfortunately, man...
Hotel Revenue Leaders to Convene at HSMAI’s ROC Americas in Minneapolis
HSMAI | April 25, 2019
ROC Americas is the world's largest gathering of travel industry revenue professionals (McLean, VA, April 25, 2019) The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is convening hotel revenue professionals for two days of education, collaboration, and innovation at its ROC Americas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ROC 2019 will be held June 18–19 and is co-located with HITEC 2019. The event is the world's largest gathering of revenue professionals in the travel industry with more than 650 in attendance. With powerful educational and networking opportunities, ROC is the must-attend conference of 2019 for learning...
Rainmaker Enters Q2 With High-Growth Momentum and Exciting New Advances
Rainmaker | April 16, 2019
Alpharetta, GA – April 16, 2019 - The Rainmaker Group (Rainmaker), a leading provider of cloud-based hospitality revenue and profit optimization solutions reports continued growth coming out of Q1, a steady pipeline and new advances to their revenue and profit optimization suite of solutions. "We're excited to kick off 2019 with a strong sales quarter," says Mike Cowles, CEO at Rainmaker. "We've added a lot of great names to our growing customer list, continued to make strides in expanding our global footprint, and are making great product enhancements to help our growing all-inclusive customer base." Rainmaker had a very successf...
Perception Is Reality: Pricing Psychology for Hotel Revenue Managers
the Author | April 9, 2019
By Dan Skodol, Vice President of Revenue Analytics, The Rainmaker Group "All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions." ~ Leonardo da Vinci Is a pair of $50,000 Sennheiser Orpheus headphones really fifty times better than a pair that costs $1,000? Expensive items and experiences are often branded as high quality, exclusive, or bespoke. But are they really better than their less-expensive counterparts? And what truly motivates people to pay more for something? In the hectic daily life of a hotel revenue strategist, coming up with optimal pricing presents the greatest challenge – a challenge that's typically handled through r...
Hotel Booking Engine Launched by Bedvine
Bedvine | April 1, 2019
Bedvine today announces the launch of the company's new booking engine platform, suitable for all categories of accommodation: hotels, hostels, B&Bs, apartments and villas. The new offering allows potential accommodation providers to register and operate a fully featured booking engine at no monthly cost and no commission fees. Developed entirely in-house, the platform gives accommodation owners access to an on-line account where they can centrally set up and manage all of their properties. Other than the multi-property support, the platform also supports multiple currencies, multiple languages and unlimited rooms and room rates...
Azalea Hotels & Residences in the Philippines Sees a 30% Increase in Its Revenue With Hotelogix
Hotelogix | March 28, 2019
Bangalore, 29/March/2019: Hotelogix, a leader in cloud-based Property Management Systems has announced that the adoption and efficient use of its PMS have helped Azalea Hotels & Residences in the Philippines witness a 30% increase in its revenue. With 285 elegantly furnished suite rooms and spread over 5700 square meters, Azalea Hotels & Residences is located near the famous Boracay White Beach. Given its 4-star grade guest services, the property has been rated as 'Value for Money' in the region. It has received several credits from TripAdvisor – Certificate of Excellence in 2013, Traveller's Choice Award in 2018 and Most ...
IDeaS Revenue Solutions Reports Unprecedented Momentum in EMEA Markets
IDeaS | February 28, 2019
Following a year of significant regional wins, IDeaS projects exponential growth to continue in 2019 Tweet This: @IDeaS_RevOpt has taken Europe by storm as the preferred provider of automated revenue-optimization technology for hotels and car parks. www.ideas.com/news #RevenueScience LONDON—Feb. 28, 2019—IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the world's leading provider of automated revenue management software and services, reported record-breaking client wins across the EMEA region in 2018. With additional new hotel and car park clients in the pipeline, IDeaS expects 2019 to be another significant year, further bolstering IDeaS' indust...
The Top 7 Hospitality Trends Every Hotelier Should Watch in 2019
Tammy Farley, President & Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Group | January 30, 2019
By Tammy Farley, President & Co-Founder, The Rainmaker Group Last year proved to be a strong one for the U.S. hotel industry, with occupancy, average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR) all trending positively. For 2019, STR and Tourism Economics1 optimistically project another year of growth. Changes in supply, however, will impact local market occupancy levels and hoteliers' pricing power, with many hotels experiencing more intense competition among key guest segments. To maintain profit margins, and stay ahead of the curve, consider your business in light of these top seven hospitality trends. Appealing to N...
5 Ways Hotels Can Drive Revenues in 2019
Hotelogix | January 30, 2019
As a hotelier, you focus on getting more bookings, increasing occupancy, and selling rooms at competitive rates to drive revenue for your property. But at the same time, you also need to understand how travelers are making their reservations, what they expect from you, and ultimately what makes them come back to your hotel. Here are some trends that can help you identify key areas, to fuel revenue growth at your property this year. #1 Keep an eye on millennial travelers As a hotelier, you can see many benefits if you understand millennial travelers' hotel booking pattern, and what they like. 1According to a report by Resonance Consultan...
Rainmaker Selects OTA Insight As Strategic Partner for Rate Intelligence
OTA Insight | January 24, 2019
Top hospitality technology platforms join forces to offer market-leading rate intelligence solution LONDON and ALPHARETTA, GA – Jan. 24 2019 – OTA Insight, the cloud-based data intelligence platform for the hospitality industry, and The Rainmaker Group, a leading provider of cloud-based hospitality revenue and profit optimization software, today announced a new strategic partnership. Rainmaker's decision to partner with OTA Insight was made in order to empower their customers with the industry's leading rate shopping and market intelligence provider, Rate Insight. Through this partnership, OTA Insight will offer Rainmaker's ...
Rainmaker Closes a Record Year With an Increased Global Footprint, New Customer Growth, and Innovation in New Segments
Rainmaker | January 17, 2019
ALPHARETTA, GA – January 17, 2019 - The Rainmaker Group (Rainmaker), a leading provider of cloud-based hospitality revenue and profit optimization software, today announced that the company is starting 2019 with strong-than-ever numbers, a full implementation pipeline, and continued growth in new regions. "We saw a lot of growth in 2018," explained Mike Cowles, CEO of Rainmaker. "We added many new countries to our global footprint and continued to innovate and make our mark on the all-inclusive market. We have a great team, a strong roadmap, and an amazing group of customers behind us. We're excited to see our continued success i...
North American Hoteliers Kick Off Second Half of 2018 With Continued Steady Rates and Bookings; Q2 2019 Shows Signs of Softness
TravelClick | September 20, 2018
NEW YORK – September 20, 2018 – TravelClick, a leading global provider of data and revenue-generating solutions for hoteliers, today released new data from the Company's August 2018 North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). According to this data, the second half of the year has stable rates and bookings across all travel segments, up 1.80 percent in average daily rates (ADR) and 0.51 percent in bookings in the third quarter when compared to the prior year. Group travel in Q3 is also up 1.81 percent in ADR and 0.50 percent in bookings, and the transient segment overall is up 1.80 percent in ADR and 0.52 percent in bookings i...
The Rainmaker Group Now Integrates With Central Reservation System, Windsurfer® CRS, to Provide a More Streamlined Interface for Customers
Rainmaker | September 20, 2018
ALPHARETTA, GA. — September , 2018 —The Rainmaker Group (Rainmaker), a leading provider of cloud-based hospitality revenue and profit optimization software announces a full integration between Rainmaker's premier revenue management system, guestrev®, and SHR, Sceptre Hospitality Resources, a pioneer of advanced hotel distribution technologies and developer of Windsurfer® CRS. This integration allows guestrev® to send pricing recommendations directly to Windsurfer CRS, giving properties the ability to access strategic information as they make pricing decisions. Hotel properties that utilize both guestrev® and ...
SHR Integrates With Rainmaker Guestrev® to Provide Advanced Revenue Optimization Tool
SHR | September 20, 2018
ALPHARETTA, GA and HOUSTON, TX, September 20, 2018—SHR, Sceptre Hospitality Resources, a pioneer of advanced hotel distribution technologies and developer of Windsurfer® CRS, has become fully integrated with the The Rainmaker Group's guestrev® product to help drive revenue and manage forecasting for SHR clients. Hotel properties that utilize both guestrev and Windsurfer will now be able to see Daily Rates, overbooking (at the property level or room type level), and Open/Close to Stay-Through within the CRS, instead of waiting for their PMS to relay the same data. And by sending pricing recommendations directly to Windsurfe...
Hospitality Executives Tackle Technology and Distribution Challenges at HSMAI’s Curate
HSMAI | September 10, 2018
Attendees Gain Insights into Innovation from Amazon, Under Armour, and Each Other (McLean, VA, September 10, 2018) Hotel senior leaders representing HSMAI Organizational Member companies investigated key issues facing the hospitality industry at Curate: An HSMAI Executive Insights Forum, hosted by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) on September 5 and 6 at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor in Baltimore. Headlined by keynotes from Amazon and Under Armour, the event also featured collaborative and interactive elements, such as group brainstorming and live polling. "Curate is a unique opportunity for leaders ...
