One of the most important decisions that every hotel organization needs to make is establishing their optimal public pricing structure. For some hotels, this can be an overwhelming challenge – they might be new to their market, constrained by parity commitments, or simply looking for an approach that brings better revenue results than their existing one.For other hotels, they might have a proven pricing strategy in mind - but their technology simply isn't compatible for its successful deployment. Does your hotel need to reboot its pricing approach? Check out our SlideShare presentation for a quick overview of three analytically-advanced pricing methodologies available for today's hotels.

The name of the game in 2016 is balancing business traveler satisfaction with travel policies and costs. According to BTN's Travel Happiness Index, travelers in heavily managed programs—those focused on procurement and driving compliance—were only nominally satisfied, registering a 59 on a scale of 100. Their counterparts in less managed travel programs were more satisfied. Today's business travelers desire seamless technology; booking flexibility; and mobile access to as much of their travel as possible. The problem for travel managers is that since technology hasn't kept pace with business traveler desires, travelers are "regularly jail-breaking their travel programs in search of better rates and/or more intuitive shopping and booking paths" (BTN, April 2016).

Technology is often blamed for raising the biggest barrier to embracing a "total revenue management" approach. But chances are that you have systems in place that are already up to the task, if only you would set them up to succeed. You may need to make PMS configuration changes and refine certain business practices, but it will be more than worth it.

With online reviews having a significant impact on hotel rates and occupancy, Guestline have partnered with GuestRevu to provide hoteliers with an automated guest feedback and online reputation management solution.

Stockholm– August 16, 2016 – The Victoria Inn Hotel & Convention Centre, a Winnipeg, Canada-based property offering 260 newly renovated guestrooms, has enhanced its security access and self check-in capabilities with the implementation of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Mobile Access. This advanced new feature allows the property to adapt to the hospitality industry's rocketing demand for faster, mobile device-compatible self-service options. Along with the installation of cutting edge VingCard Signature RFID door locks and Visionline security access software, ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Mobile Access provides guests with unprecedented security and unmatched convenience.

The hotel concierge no longer has to rely solely on pen and paper to keep her teams organized, and keep guests satisfied. ALICE Concierge, info.aliceapp.com, a new technology platform that empowers concierges to provide optimum guest service, offers the ability to track all guest requests and vendor information in one system. With vast functionality featuring reminders, itineraries, Google-like search, and text messaging with guests, hotel concierges can handle and respond to guest requests quickly, efficiently, and with aplomb.

With over 4.77 billion mobile phone users estimated worldwide by 2017 [1] and 350 billion text messages monthly[2], the growth in mobile and in texting and messaging is rapidly becoming the biggest trend in hotels. Hotels are moving quickly to take advantage of messaging technology to increase guest engagement, improve guest loyalty, extend their competitive differentiation, and grow revenue. And thanks to the Amadeus and Zingle partnership, hoteliers can already text and message their guests and provide a whole new level of personalization.

Paradise Point Resort & Spa, a Destination Hotel, which launched ALICE's guest solution in June, has seen immediate results, with more than 250 guests downloading the ALICE app in a single month. Together, these guests have placed almost 500 requests in food and beverage orders through the platform.

IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software solutions and advisory services, today announced an agreement with Hotel Santo Domingo to implement IDeaS G3 Revenue Management System (RMS).

What if Airbnb built a hotel? Ian Schrager said on stage at this year's BLLA conference that, in some ways, Airbnb is the boutique hotel of one. So, what if Airbnb became the boutique hotel of many? If Airbnb builds a hotel they will leverage their platform to provide accommodations and services more uniquely tailored to guests and with much greater cost efficiency. What might that look like…?