Our Blogs

3 Reasons to visit RateGain at ITB Berlin
February 12, 2015
Blog, Hotel Industry
2014 turned out to be a very exciting year for hotels in Europe. In year-end 2014, Europe witnessed a total demand of 1.1 million rooms sold, one of the highest in a decade. Occupancy grew by 2.1% to 68.8% ADR grew by 3.6% to EUR106.09 RevPAR grew by 5.8% to EUR73.03 (Source: STR Global) 2015 is also projected to be a very exciting year. A weaker Euro, lower oil prices and the European Central Bank's recent fiscal measures all point to a sunny 2015. The European c...
Read More 1 like
Top 3 Tips to Price Your Hotel Rooms Right in 2015
February 12, 2015
Blog, Channel Management, Hotel Industry, Online Reputation, Pricing Optimisation, Rate Shopping, Revenue Management
With 2015 well underway, it's time to start executing your hotel’s pricing strategy. As more and more hotels realize the value and contribution of pricing to their revenue maximisation, the future of hotel pricing seems to be more competitive and dynamic than ever. So what is your pricing strategy for 2015? Here are the top 3 actionable tips to help you in pricing your hotel rooms right in 2015. Tip #1 Ensure deep assessment and analysis of competitors’ pricing Many hoteli...
Read More 3 likes
Europe's Outlook for 2015: What it means for your Hotel
February 9, 2015
Blog, Hotel Industry
  What's your outlook for your hotel in 2015? With ITB Berlin around the corner, we thought we would share a few interesting trends about the hospitality industry in Europe, and what you should look forward to in 2015. Let's begin with 2014 Looking at STR Global's data for European hotels in 2014 (source: hotelnewsnow), we see a lot of encouraging figures. In year-end 2014, Europe witnessed a total demand of 1.1 million rooms sold, one of the highest in a ...
Read More 5 likes
RateGain Announces Merril Yu and Sunish Sadasivan as Hotel Revenue Summit, Manila Keynote Speakers
February 6, 2015
Blog, Hotel Industry
Today, we are excited to announce our jaw-dropping line up of speakers at the Hotel Revenue Summit, Manila on February 12th, 2015 - Merril Yu and Sunish Sadasivan. If you haven’t taken advantage of being an early registrant for our Manila Summit, now might be the time. Here's why we're so excited about Merril's and Sunish’s attendance and their keynote address at Hotel Revenue Summit, Manila. Merril Yu Hotelier of the Year Awardee The Association of Human Resources Ma...
Read More 5 likes
Join RateGain at Hotel Revenue Summit, Manila on February 12th, 2015
February 4, 2015
Blog, Hotel Pricing Trends, Hotel Rate Parity Trends, Rate Shopping, Revenue Management
To all the conference-goer hoteliers out there, here’s a simple question for you: What’s your goal of attending any conference? It’s highly likely that your goal is one or more of the following: Meet other smart hoteliers Get motivated Seek competitive intelligence Meet the keynote speakers Establish a business partnership Stay successful with your revenue strategies Have learning fun Attending any conference with a few or all of the above mention...
Read More 5 likes