What is revenue management in the hotel industry?

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What is revenue management in the hotel industry?

Hotel revenue management is the strategy of maximising revenue per available room through continuous adjustment of prices and availability based on demand. A hotel that practises revenue management correctly can grow revenue by 10-25% without adding new rooms.

Essential revenue management KPIs

Hotel revenue management KPIs and their meaning

KPISimple definitionHow to improve it
ADRAverage rate per sold roomDynamic pricing, packages, upsell
RevPARRevenue per available room (incl. empty)Grow both ADR and occupancy simultaneously
Occupancy (%)Rooms sold out of total availableChannel manager, last-minute prices

How 4Hotel helps

4Hotel applies rule-based revenue management, not an algorithm: you set percentage or fixed adjustments triggered by occupancy, days left before arrival, day of the week or season, with priorities, and the quoted price is calculated automatically from the rate plan and these rules. Minimum and maximum stay are defined in 4Hotel's rate plans. Reports show occupancy, ADR and RevPAR for the chosen period; 4Hotel does not produce forecasts or compare against last year.