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Resources for hostels, guest houses, pousadas and B&Bs.
8 Ideas for Your Revenue Management Right Now
We want to encourage you to start implementing revenue management into your business. That’s why in this post we will share some tips for revenue management you can easily implement. Revenue Management is always relevant Whether there’s a crisis or not –...
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20 questions to ask your PMS provider [+ Free List of Questions]
Time to change your Property Management System? Or maybe it's the first time you will introduce this solution to your hostel? Good choice! "The hoteliers that were able to move swiftly to reduce operating costs and streamline business processes over the course of...
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13 ways to prevent chargebacks in your hostel or hotel
So what is a chargeback, and how does it happen? And most importantly – what can you do to protect your hostel business from it?
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7 Hostel Email Templates [ + Real Examples ]
You can use many different types of email templates to engage with your guests. Here are seven examples of hotel email templates, each one designed to meet a different goal.
read moreDevelop Efficiency Of Operations, Boost Business Growth
Efficiency is the key to building a successful business. If your operations management isn’t streamlined to ensure that every aspect of the business, including the staff, is at maximum productivity, the entire operation can crumble in no time. Managing...
read moreHow Hostel Booking System Software Is Changing The Landscape Of the Hospitality Sector?
The modern hostel management system allows hotel owners to synchronize and manage various activities within a hotel. A hostel activity includes promotion & advertisement, booking confirmation & reservation, sale of beds and rooms, record keeping,...
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How to use WhatsApp in hostels and hotels to increase bookings and improve guest experience
This is your ultimate guide to WhatsApp for hotels and hostels. How to use this popular communication app to increase bookings and improve guest experience.
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19 Alternative revenue streams for hostels and guest houses
Selling beds and rooms is not the only way to increase revenue. In this post, we share with you 19 alternative revenue streams you can apply in your hostel or a guest house.
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The ultimate guide to website SEO for hostels
Three letters: SEO. These three letters evoke nearly as many mixed emotions as overbookings. You know you have to optimize hostel website with SEO so search engines can show it in their results. From theory, it all sounds easy, but when it comes to...
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How to create a hostel website – a complete guide
Research shows that 87% of travelers will visit the accommodation website before making the final decision. That means if you have no hostel website – you're losing money. The money which you need to pay to OTA (online travel agencies like Booking)...
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How to build and set up price strategies in a hostel
Setting the right price is extremely important in the hostel. After all, you need to find the sweet spot between too high and too low. Easy peasy, right? And there are many ways to go about it. This post discusses setting up price strategies in a hostel...
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How to hire and retain excellent hostel staff
Staff can make or break the hostel. It’s time to hire and retain awesome staff for your hostel with FrontDesk Master tips.
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Introducing: online chat in your booking engine
Now in FrontDesk Master, you can easily add Whatsapp, Messenger, Telegram, or any other chat to your booking engine. Respond to your guests’ doubts while they make bookings. Show guests your fantastic reviews. Now you can do it! We have added an extra...
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Does hostel need a revenue management system? Overcome these 6 challenges
When is the price too low? When it's too high? Where is the sweet spot with optimized occupancy where hostel revenues grow? If you're doing revenue management in your hostel and usually you're buried under the numbers, Excel sheets, and tracking...
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How do free booking links for hotels and hostels on Google work?
Direct bookings have been a buzzword for a long time. Yes, OTAs are still big players on the booking map. But, your direct booking channel can become a hella lot more competitive with free booking links on Google. Google announced free...
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These 6 hostels commit to environmental sustainability
Sustainability became an important part of the hospitality industry. It’s not a trend anymore. It’s a priority. During the pandemic, we have seen acts of hospitality we all admire. These are difficult times for the travel and hospitality industry....
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What is an automated revenue management system and 6 benefits of using it
Pricepoint is an automated revenue management system, integrated with FrontDesk Master. You can sign up for a free consultation here. Sometimes numbers, speak better than the story itself. 8 different properties increased their revenues by 19% on...
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How to write effective hotel guests emails + free templates
In this blog post, we show you the anatomy of effective guest emails, so you see results in your revenues and your brand awareness.
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10 hostel experts tips which will help you open your dream hostel
It's hard to think about opening a hostel or any type of accommodations, given the fact that it's hard to imagine traveling whilst Covid pandemic rules. But you know what, apart from the pouring rain of "hostel for sale" announcements there is a light in...
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Hostel Front Desk Secrets: 7 ways to improve reception staff performance
In this post, we want to give you tips and tools which will help you in decreasing the amount of reception work spend on paperwork. Which will automatically increase the time spend on the guest experience.
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5 incredibly useful OTA choices tips for hostels and guest houses
Although channel managers often offer a huge variety of OTAs, don’t get distracted by it. Because more doesn’t mean better. You should be strategic about it. Connect to the ones that will be effective for your property and your location.
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4 secrets to smooth software change in your hostel
Finding a property management system that will work for you, your team, and your hostel is one big task. But what happens once you have found the perfect fit for your property? Then comes the time for implementing and training. For some, it seems even...
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Why ignoring Google Hotel Ads will cost You direct reservations
Phocuswright travel studies show that researching hotels and airfares on a mobile device is as common as shopping for clothing. It was only a matter of time for Google to convert into another OTA. The OTA that can help your property compete with the big...
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How to optimize your Airbnb listing and attract more digital nomads as a result
Digital nomads, remote workers, “bleisure” travelers...what do they all have in common? Many of them are taking advantage of “location freedom” and travel while working. And since they can work from anywhere, they tend to travel slower and stay in one...
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