Hotel Amenities: How to Choose, Track, and Manage

 Selecting hotel amenities involves finding the perfect balance: too few amenities may compromise your hotel's brand and disappoint guests, while too many can strain your budget and complicate operations. In this post, we discuss how to find the optimal mix that resonates with the guests and 

How to Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Process, Checklist, and Examples

 To find bugs and logical mistakes in the software, it is essential to engage in quality assurance activities. However, QA testing won’t tell you if the product is aligned with business objectives and can perform required tasks in real-world scenarios. So, to verify the development team is building 

Transportation Management System: Benefits, Features, and Main Providers

 Transportation, along with manufacturing and warehousing, is one of the main supply chain processes. It comprises many activities—from delivery planning to carrier management to shipment tracking—that must be properly handled. Small businesses with few shipments can manage these operations with 

Event Management Software: Types, Features, and Examples

 Planning an event, whether virtual or physical, can be extremely hectic. From reaching out to speakers and managing vendors to ticketing and handling attendee registrations, it’s no walk in the park. The right software can simplify the process and help you coordinate and execute your events more 

Agency Model in Travel: Payment Flows and Revenue Streams

 A travel agency can make money mainly in two ways: the agency and merchant models. Booking.com, one of the largest OTAs, primarily follows the first approach, while one of its biggest competitors, Expedia.com, favors the second. This article will explore how the agency model operates in the travel 

NDC Airlines List and Their Retailing Capabilities Verified by IATA

 Where are airlines on their journey to NDC implementation ? To evaluate the progress, IATA introduced the Airline Retailing Maturity (ARM) index , which looks into three parameters technical capabilities;
partnerships taking into account connectivity, reach, volumes of transactions, and partner 

The Good and the Bad of Redis In Memory Database

The Good and the Bad of Redis In-Memory Database

 When Salvatore Sanfilippo created Redis in 2009 to scale up his startup, he couldn't have predicted that it would become one of the most widely used databases , powering everything from real-time analytics to gaming leaderboards. Today, over 30,000 businesses, including British Airways, 

Revenue Management Systems for Hotels: Products and Features

 Navigating the open seas of the hospitality industry means dealing with the ever-changing winds of demand and prices. A solid revenue management system (RMS) serves as a trusted helm, guiding in the right direction and making that journey smoother. With the right RMS in place, hotels and vacation 

What Is a Vector Database? An Illustrative Guide

 This article explores vector databases and embeddings, their use cases, and how they work. It also explains the key differences between vector and graph databases and offers a brief overview of popular solutions: Pinecone, Chroma, Milvus, Weaviate, and Qdrant. What is a vector database and vector 

What is PNR: Passenger Name Record Explained in Details

 It happens every time travelers book a flight. No matter whether they eventually buy tickets and board a plane or cancel the reservation and stay home, the deed is done. Data on them has been collected and saved in the form of a passenger name record or PNR. Introduced to facilitate the exchange 

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Open Pricing Strategy for Hotel Revenue Management: Concept, Advantages, Tools, and Implementation Steps

 As a hotel revenue manager, one of your key responsibilities is creating a pricing strategy tailored to the property and its market. Many hotels still rely on a fixed pricing strategy that uses a tiered pricing system based on room types. However, this strategy fails to consider the demand and 

How Attribute-Based Shopping Will Change Hotel Booking

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Beyond Loyalty Programs: How To Spot and Reward Repeat Guests

Figures show a steep decline in the likelihood of a customer recommending a loyalty program to a friend or colleague. Some people are discouraged by the complexity of the tiers, each with its range of requirements and conditions. Many repeat guests don’t even bother signing up for membership. As a result, they stay out of the hotel’s sight. So, how to spot and reward these invisible but extremely valuable customers?

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