Revenue Management

📊 Hotel leaders during budget season should prioritize adopting advanced Revenue Management Systems (RMS) to enhance profitability and streamline operations. Implementing a modern RMS now allows for smooth transitions and operational advantages before the next peak season. Delaying upgrades results in revenue loss and inefficiencies. Duetto’s RP-OS combines RMS with profit insights, aiding data-driven decisions. The guide, "Plan for profit: The hotelier’s guide to smart RMS investment," offers strategies to justify RMS investments as growth enablers.

💸 RateGain Travel Technologies Limited, headquartered in Noida, reported its Q1 FY2026 financial results on August 07, 2025, showcasing a 37.7% YoY increase in new contract wins to INR 816.8 Mn. Revenue grew 5.0% YoY to INR 2,729.9 Mn, while PAT increased by 3.4% to INR 469.3 Mn. The firm's global team comprises 856 employees with a low attrition rate of 9.6%, and it is ranked 77th in the Top 100 Mid-Size Workplaces in India.

📈 Revenue Management Systems (RMS) are essential for hotels, offering potential revenue increases of 5% to 22%. Key factors include price accuracy, time efficiency, ease of use, data-driven insights, seamless integration, and strong support. RMS should fit the specific needs of your hotel, considering flexibility and cost transparency. Prioritize tools that enhance decision-making and strategic planning. Evaluate based on ROI and adaptability to improve your team's effectiveness without overwhelming them.

📈 Marriott International's Q2 2025 results reveal key growth metrics. RevPAR rose 1.5% globally, with international markets seeing a 5.3% increase. Net income totaled $763M, while adjusted EBITDA reached $1,415M. The company added 17,300 rooms, growing its inventory by 4.7%. Marriott repurchased 2.8M shares for $0.7B and aims to return $4B to shareholders in 2025. The development pipeline includes 3,900 properties and over 590,000 rooms. Marriott Bonvoy membership neared 248M.

💸 Hotels face challenges with dynamic pricing without an integrated Revenue Management System (RMS), impacting real-time data analysis and competitor price monitoring. The wholesale market complicates this with fixed contract rates, limiting price flexibility. An RMS investment is crucial for streamlining data and providing insights to adapt to market changes, improving revenue management and financial goals.

💸 Accor's revenues increased by 2.5% to €2.7 billion (£2.3 billion) in the first half of the year. On a constant currency basis, the rise was 5.1%. RevPAR (revenue per available room) rose by 4.6% due to "resilient" trading conditions.

💸 In H1 2025, 123Compare.me's World Parity Monitor report found that in 75% of hotel searches, OTAs offer lower prices than hotel websites. True rate parity was present in only 22% of cases, with OTAs undercutting hotels on mobile 38% of the time. Although hotels offer better prices in 45% of comparisons, OTAs' volume impacts guest perception. Experts recommend improved rate management to address operational blind spots and enhance hotel profitability.

💸 UK, June 2025: The Foodservice Price Index reported a 2.0% increase in total basket price, highlighting a resurgence of inflationary pressures in the foodservice sector. Data provided by CGA captures this significant month-on-month rise, reflecting growing economic challenges.