How Often Should You Update Prices? Answer Could Transform Your Revenue
Is it really updating the room prices in real-time that could keep you tuned? In the hospitality industry, where everything needs to be on time. But room pricing is no longer something that hotels can afford to adjust once a month or even a week. Where there will be the involvement of occupancy, travellers’ behaviour, competition will be tough and market demand shifts faster than most Revenue teams can track manually. If we observe traditionally, then we will get that earlier hotels were reviewing their pricing strategies based on seasonal trends or monthly forecasts. But now modern travellers have become unpredictable and uncertain. So, demand can surge on a random day, like Wednesday or any particular day, dip during a holiday weekend or swing based on weather, events or competitor actions. When pricing remains static during these fluctuations, then chances increase to miss out on these opportunities, then you can sell either too low during high demand or too high during low ...