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Revenue Management - ✔✔The determination of precisely what a hotel's room should sell for and the methods used to sell them make up the increasingly complex process the hotel industry calls Yield Management - ✔✔Demand forecasting systems designed to maximize revenue by holding rates high during times of high room demand and by discounting room rates during times of lower guest room demand these systems may be applied manually or with programs built into a hotel's PMS Inventory - ✔✔Rooms of all types that are available to be sold by the hotel Negotiated Rates - ✔✔A special room rate offered for a fixed period of time to a specific hotel client
Blackout Dates - ✔✔Any day in which the hotel will not honor a negotiated rate Length of Stay (LOS) - ✔✔The number of nights a hotel's individual guests use their rooms Stay-over - ✔✔A guest not scheduled to check out of the hotel on the day his/her room status is assessed. The guest is staying at least one more day Central Reservation System (CRS) - ✔✔An entity, operated by a franchisor, that offers potential guests the opportunity to make reservations as its affiliated (branded) hotels by telephone, fax, and/or the internet Rate Resistance - ✔✔Refusal to make a reservation because the rate quoted is perceived, by the guest, to be too high
Rate Type - ✔✔A single (unique) rate for a specific type of room. Rate Types are preprogrammed into a hotel's PMS Concierge Level - ✔✔A section of a hotel (usually with restricted access) reserved for special guests paying higher room rates and receiving special amenities Special Event Rates - ✔✔A temporary increase in rack rate based upon a specific event such as a concert, sporting event, or holiday. Also "super" or "premium" rack (i.e: New Years Eve at Manhattan) American Plan (AP) - ✔✔A special rate that includes specifically identified guest meals (typically breakfast, lunch, and dinner) Modified American Plan (MAP) - ✔✔A special rate that includes a specifically identified guest meal (usually one per day, often breakfast)
European Plan (EP) - ✔✔A room rate that doesn't include guest meals All-inclusive (Rate) - ✔✔A special rate that typically includes all guest meals and unlimited beverages as well as the use of other specifically identified hotel amenities and services Day Rate - ✔✔A special rate that typically includes 8 - 12 hours (not-overnight) use of a room Half-Day Rate - ✔✔A special rate that typically includes 1 - 4 hours (but not overnight) use of a room Fade Rate - ✔✔A reduced rate authorized for use when a guest seeking a reservation exhibits price (rate) resistance. Sometimes called "flex rate"
Other Revenue - ✔✔Revenue derived from the sale of hotel products and services that are not classified as rooms, food, or beverages Minimum Length of Stay (MLOS) - ✔✔A hotel requires guests who seek a room to stay for a designated minimum number of nights Close to Arrival (CTA) - ✔✔the hotel declines reservations for guests attempting to arrive on this specific date Overbooking - ✔✔A situation in which the hotel has more guest reservations for room than it has rooms available to lodge these guests. Also "oversold" Walk(ed) - ✔✔A situation in which a guest with a reservation is relocated from the reserved hotel to another hotel b/c no room was available at the reserved hotel
Frequent Guest Program (Loyalty Program) - ✔✔A promotional effort administered by a hotel brand which rewards travelers each time they choose to stay at that specific brand's affiliated hotels. Rewards include: free night stays, room upgrades, and complimentary hotel services GoPAR - ✔✔Short for gross operating profit per available room. Total revenue - Direct Operating Expense + Indirect Operating Expense / Total Rooms available to be sold Competitive Set - ✔✔The group of competing hotels against which an individual hotel's operating performance is compared Occupancy Index - ✔✔Occupancy rate of a selected hotel/Occupancy Rate of that hotel's competitive set
