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Hotel Analytics Guides

Practical, no-fluff guides for independent hotel operators — written by revenue management practitioners, not software marketers. Everything from reading a pickup report to reducing OTA dependency.

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Revenue Management
How to Read Your Hotel Pickup Report — And What to Do About It
A pickup report is your commercial early-warning system. Here is how to read it, what the pace numbers mean, and how to act before the window closes.
Alan Archer · Revenue Management Lead
Revenue Management
What Is RevPAR — And Why It Is the Most Important KPI in Your Hotel
RevPAR combines occupancy and ADR into the single number that tells you how effectively you are monetising your room inventory. Here is everything you need to know.
Alan Archer · Revenue Management Lead
Forecasting
The Independent Hotel's Guide to Demand Forecasting
Demand forecasting is the most leveraged commercial activity available to an independent hotel. Here is how to build a practical process without a dedicated RMS.
Alan Archer · Revenue Management Lead
Forecasting
How to Build a Hotel 3-Month Forecast — A Practical Guide
The 3-month rolling forecast is the most commercially actionable document an independent hotel can produce. Here is the exact structure and template used across the Unicorn Hospitality portfolio.
Yann Gouriou · Managing Director
Distribution
How to Reduce OTA Dependency Without Losing Revenue
OTA commissions are your largest controllable cost. Here is how to build a direct booking strategy that actually works — without sacrificing occupancy in the process.
Yann Gouriou · Managing Director
Operations
What Your Hotel GM Weekly Report Should Include — And What Most Get Wrong
A GM weekly report should communicate five things clearly in under two pages. Here is the exact structure — and the most common mistakes that undermine owner confidence.
Unicorn Hospitality Operations Team
Pre-Opening
Hotel Pre-Opening Checklist: Commercial and Analytics Setup
The most expensive mistakes in hotel management are made before opening. Here is the commercial and analytics setup every independent hotel needs to complete before day one.
Yann Gouriou · Managing Director
Software & Cost
How Much Should a Hotel Pay for Business Intelligence Software?
Hotel BI software ranges from $0 to $3,000/month. Here is what you actually get at each price point — and what an independent hotel actually needs.
Yann Gouriou · Managing Director

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