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The Door, the Rate, and the Red Line of Hotel Positioning
Hotel positioning becomes real when it defines the demand you want to attract, the price that protects your proposition, and the business you are…
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BYAlbert BarraHospitality · Strategy · Leadership · Marketing
Strategy, marketing, leadership and trends for more human, profitable and sustainable hotels.
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I share what years working in Hospitality have taught me: the successes and the mistakes, difficult decisions, people and the questions that remain open.
About Albert Barra →Google AI Mode can now help travellers discover, compare and book hotels within a single conversation. The shift shortens the booking funnel, reduces website visits and requires hotels to reassess distribution, visibility, revenue management, loyalty and control over…
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Hotel positioning becomes real when it defines the demand you want to attract, the price that protects your proposition, and the business you are…

A hotel room is not simply inventory sold by the night. Every hour between one guest’s departure and the next guest’s arrival has an…

Artificial Intelligence will not eliminate Revenue Management, but it will reduce the value of professionals who limit themselves to producing forecasts, reviewing rates and…

Hotel CRM can strengthen recognition and loyalty, but outdated, excessive or context-free guest data can turn personalization into discomfort. I examine where useful memory…

A guest should not have to repeat the same request to Reception, Housekeeping, Maintenance or F&B. I examine the operational cost of repetition and…

A hotel stay rarely belongs to one person alone. The booker may not be the payer, decision-maker, primary user of services or the person…

When demand becomes unpredictable, lowering rates can feel like a way to regain control—but it often gives away margin without creating incremental bookings. A…

Management by Objectives (MBO) is a framework for defining and managing organisational goals. It can improve alignment and productivity, but poorly designed implementation may…

For years, hospitality has focused on understanding what guests want and how they feel. But there is a less explored third dimension of guest…

Learn how to handle difficult hotel guests with empathy, effective communication and a well-trained team. Explore practical strategies for managing challenging situations and turning…

Artificial intelligence is expanding hotels’ ability to analyse information, but more answers do not automatically lead to better decisions. This article argues for moving…

Traditional guest satisfaction surveys are losing effectiveness: they arrive too late, create friction and deliver increasingly limited insight. Hospitality needs to move towards conversational…
Connect guests, operations, Revenue, F&B, groups and management with AI that understands the real context of your hotel.
Management by Objectives (MBO) is a framework for defining and managing organisational goals. It can improve alignment and productivity, but poorly designed implementation may increase pressure, weaken collaboration and overlook the human factors that…
SUBSCRIBERS ONLYA hotel room is not simply inventory sold by the night. Every hour between one guest’s departure and the next guest’s arrival…
SUBSCRIBERS ONLYWhen demand becomes unpredictable, lowering rates can feel like a way to regain control—but it often gives away margin without creating incremental…
SUBSCRIBERS ONLYLearn how to handle difficult hotel guests with empathy, effective communication and a well-trained team. Explore practical strategies for managing challenging situations…
SUBSCRIBERS ONLYTraditional guest satisfaction surveys are losing effectiveness: they arrive too late, create friction and deliver increasingly limited insight. Hospitality needs to move…