What Is Revenue Management?
Key Takeaways Revenue management is the discipline of selling the right product, to the right customer, at the right time, at the right price, through the right channel, to maximise the revenue of a limited, perishable capacity. Born in the airline industry in the mid-1980s, it now applies to hospitality, short-term rentals, transport, e-commerce and […]
AI revenue management: the 2026 technical guide
Key Takeaways AI revenue management relies on a five-layer architecture (ingestion, prediction, optimization, channel intelligence, autonomous decision-making) and now combines classical machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning and autonomous agents. Documented gains in 2025-2026 range from +2 to +5 % revenue in retail up to +10 to +35 % RevPAR in independent hospitality, according to […]
Booking.com Commission 2026: Full Guide for Hotels & Hosts
Key Takeaways Booking.com’s standard commission is 15%, but can reach 23% or more with the Preferred Plus programme — calculated on the full guest-paid amount excluding tourist tax, and invoiced monthly. The Genius programme changed fundamentally in 2026: guaranteed visibility for the 10% discount has been reduced in favour of a relevance-based algorithm — properties […]
Hotel Revenue Management: Complete Technical Guide
Key Takeaways Hotel revenue management is the discipline that maximises revenue per available room (RevPAR) by simultaneously acting on price, occupancy, length of stay and channel mix — a rigorous approach applied by fewer than 20% of independent hotels. The core KPIs — RevPAR, ADR, TRevPAR, GOPPAR — form a complete dashboard enabling performance management […]
Airbnb Concierge Service: Complete 2026 Guide
Key Takeaways A professional Airbnb concierge service handles the full rental management cycle — check-in, cleaning, guest communication, pricing — freeing property owners from all operational burden. The real difference between a standard concierge and one with integrated revenue management lies in tools and method: connected PMS, dynamic pricing and performance reporting generate 20 to […]
Airbnb regulations 2026
Key Takeaways Airbnb regulations in 2026 mark a historic turning point across Europe: mandatory national registration numbers, EU-wide data sharing rules from May 2026, reduced tax allowances in France, and tens of thousands of listings already removed in Spain. Property owners and concierge managers who anticipate these changes hold a decisive advantage — those who […]
How to price your airbnb
Key Takeaways Pricing your Airbnb isn’t about copying your neighbours — it requires market analysis, a calculated floor price and a structured rate grid adapted to each period of the year. Hosts who apply a rigorous pricing methodology earn 25 to 40% more revenue on average than those who set a single price and leave […]
Rental Yield: How to Calculate It
Key Takeaways Rental yield is calculated by dividing net annual income by the property’s acquisition cost — but this gross ratio hides the essentials: charges, taxation, vacancy and cost of capital. The key indicators to master are gross yield, net yield, monthly cash flow and RevPAR — each illuminates a different dimension of your property’s […]
Dynamic Pricing: Complete Guide for Hotels & Beyond
Key Takeaways Dynamic pricing means adjusting your rates in real time based on demand, seasonality and competition — a practice born in aviation that is now reshaping independent hospitality. Hotels that adopt a dynamic pricing strategy increase their RevPAR by 15 to 30% on average in the first year, without sacrificing occupancy rates. Restaurants, spas, […]