Health and Safety in the Hotel Industry – An Essential Guide
Did you know that the total costs of accidents in the workplace are close to 4% of the Global Domestic Product (GDP)? Because of ineffective Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) protocols, the global economy spends more than $3 trillion to cover workplace hazards injuries. The hospitality industry has a potential for multiple hazards, and hoteliers […]
Booking.com have updated their payment options
Recently, Booking updated its payment method. Let’s have a look at how it used to be and how it is now. Booking.com payment options for guests: back then Not too long ago, when a guest made a reservation on Booking, the hotels and property owners selling on this site, would get a straightforward choice over […]
6 Need-to-knows of Hotel Revenue Management
Hotel Revenue Management is a practice as essential to running a hotel as keeping a collection of rooms, beds and keycards. It is to hospitality what trainers are to long-distance running. The only problem is – when was the last time you had the make-up of a trainer laid out to you? Do you know […]
Hotel Revenue Management Strategies within the Industry
For many independent hotel managers or owners hotel revenue management or yield management is somewhere between Pandora’s Box and Aladdin’s Cave. It is the grail of the hospitality industry – the hotel business – but not quite as straightforward as a lot of people imagine it should be. Sure, there are bound to be wonders […]
5 Best Smartphone Practices For Independent Hoteliers
Smartphones have come to play a fundamental role in our lives. If you’re not Googling, reserving and shopping by tapping a glass rectangle it’s very possible you’re from the past. Or another planet. Or both. The latest generation of adults is finding love and having pizza delivered with the help of a few taps and […]
Hoteliers: Check in to TikTok
How can hoteliers increase their direct bookings using TikTok? TikTok is the next big hotel thing Some hoteliers are using TikTok to boost their direct bookings. That’s right – the kids have made another verb out of a phone app and it’s the next essential tech tool you need to master. In this article I’m […]
Introducing SmartPricing by Amenitiz
We at Amenitiz are proud to present your newest essential tool. With SmartPricing by Amenitiz, knowing the optimum price at which to sell your rooms is about to get easier. Meet every hotelier’s new tech partner. Its aim is to take a load off you when it comes to the complex business of developing a […]
To do or not to do – that is the hotel breakfast question
When you take away all the trimmings – put showers where the two person jacuzzis are and regular beds where there would have been four-posters – the breakfast – and particularly the breakfast buffet – might be the only thing that makes a hotel-stay truly exclusive to a regular day in the life. Think about […]
Send Out the Google Hotel Search Party
Hoteliers Assemble – GHS is Here to Help! We’re almost at the point where the word Google can step up and replace the word ‘Internet’ in the dictionary so it should be of no surprise to anyone that the software giant has been slowly but surely elbowing it’s way to the front of the queue […]
10 Ways to Avoid the Brunt of the Energy Crisis this Winter
With the war in Ukraine nearly two thirds of a year old and winter coming it’s high time we each took an inventory of the imminent pragmatic consequences we can expect for us and ours. The effects of the ongoing conflict will continue to have far-reaching consequences for us all – I’ll bet you’re feeling […]
What are Smart Hotels?
The use of modern technology in the hotel industry has revolutionized hotel operations and guest experiences. As hoteliers understand the shifting needs of the current market, they are exploiting technology to create smart hotels that meet the needs of a technology-hungry market with high digital needs. Smart hotel technology has enabled hoteliers to streamline hotel […]
What is RevPAR in a hotel and how is it calculated?
In this article we’re going to try to give you an accurate picture of why RevPAR is such a crucial formula to get familiar with and to put to use if you want to optimise your data to fill rooms. It’s one of the most important KPIs there is to know and hopefully in this […]
Hotel booking software : The guide to choosing the right program
Today’s article is for cottage owners. Cottages are fantastic places for tourists to stay and are becoming ever-more present in Europe and across the world. The offer has grown exponentially over the past 10 years and now all kinds of travellers can find their perfect cottage, with stays in high-end, rural or green cottages for a […]
Hotel booking software: A guide to choosing the right program
In the hotel business, going digital is essential. But how should you do it? Where should you start? We are well aware that this transition brings a lot of questions and we are here to help you with them. Most hotel owners start by putting their business on online booking platforms. These platforms, often called […]