Advanced Revenue Management
Hotel Revenue Management Strategies: When to Use, When to Adapt, and When to Toss
As more hotel-trained revenue managers enter the short-term rental sector, hotel revenue management strategies are being tested and evaluated for vacation rentals. What are the similarities and differences between the two lodging sectors? This panel will explore what attributes are the same, what is different, which strategies translate, and which do not.
Read MoreChannel Technology: Implementing Revenue Management Strategies Across All Channels Using Channel Managers, PMSs, and Direct Connections (Part 1)
Revenue managers have questions for channel managers, and this panel has answers. In this discussion, vacation rental managers will have the floor to ask questions about connectivity and strategy execution, hear about their roadmaps, talk more about the Google Vacation Rental platform, and suggest new functionality.
Read MoreThe Future of VR Technology: How Are Technology Companies Approaching the Future? A Panel with Tech Leaders about Future Plans, Consolidation, and Connectivity
During this panel discussion led by Amy Hinote, we’ll learn more about what the VR tech environment is going to look like in the coming years. We’ve assembled a panel of C-level tech executives in our sector to discuss private equity, consolidation, road maps, and how we’ll connect in the future.
Read MoreAdvanced Revenue Management Roundtable Discussion: Revenue Managers Sit Down Tech Providers (Part 2)
Today’s revenue managers are struggling to execute pricing strategies using available technology and connectivity. Many managers have built their own technology as a result. This panel will discuss what their able to accomplish in proprietary tech vs what the PMSs, channel managers, and pricing tools are able to.
Read MoreRentals Recovery Roadmap: What Industry Trends Will Prevail?
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US economy—specifically, the hospitality industry—has gone through an unprecedented contraction and recovery. Jamie Lane, vice president of research at AirDNA will outline how government stimulus, easing lockdowns and travel restrictions, and pent-up demand for travel allowed certain sectors and markets of the vacation rental industry to recover…
Read More2022 Forecasting: Predicting Revenue When Historical Performance Is Unreliable
Year-over-year (YOY) data sets are unreliable in today’s current environment. In addition, 2021 was an extraordinary year for many property managers. Looking ahead to rental projections and budgets in 2022, how can vacation rental managers predict revenue and set expectations for homeowners? We’ll discuss how companies are looking at the upcoming competitive environment and planning…
Read MoreOptimizing Listings and Pricing on Airbnb
Airbnb will join a panel of revenue managers to discuss how VRMs can optimize their listings on Airbnb and will answer questions about how to execute the latest strategies and maximize and monitor performance.
Read MoreMargins Matter: Benchmarks Across 100s of P&Ls that Lead to Profitability
In a world in which well-funded multi-destination short-term rental companies are buying growth with zero attention to margins, it is becoming increasingly difficult to remain both profitable and competitive. We’re being told that an EBITDA of 5 – 8% is normal. However, leading managers are bringing well over 20% to the bottom line. Margins are…
Read MoreRevenue Strategy Levers: Pricing Levers Vacation Rental Revenue Managers Pull to Influence Booking Activity
Revenue managers have more than rate at their disposal to impact reservation activity. PriceLabs founder and CEO Anurag Verma will define and explain industry pricing levers including minimum night requirements, booking window, promotions, channel policies, fees, cancellation policies, and more. In addition, he’ll give examples of how each lever can influence booking activity across channels…
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