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Dynamic Pricing Friend,
Foe or the Future?
Presented by
Sean McCurdy
Global Director of Worldwide Sales
Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Agenda
Hotel Trivia
Dynamic Pricing
What is it?
How to evaluate it?
Is it right for you?
Amenities Travelers Prefer
What is Negotiable?
Hotel Trivia 1930
The standard travel agent commission
was?
A. 5%
B. $1
C. 10%
Average Room Rate?
A. $1.34
B. $5.60
C. $15.80
Hotel Trivia 1950
JW Marriott opens his first hotel in?
A. Arlington VA
B. Atlanta GA
C. New York NY
1951 First hotel company to install
televisions in all the guest rooms?
A. Wingate
B. La Quinta
C. Hilton
Hotel Trivia 1950
Kemmons Wilson opens his first Holiday Inn,
where?
A. Atlanta
B. Memphis
C. Irvine
He named his hotel after?
A. His first Vacation
B. A National Holiday
C. A Bing Crosby movie
Economic Factors Driving
Dynamic Pricing
Inflation
Demand grew 4.5% vs. Supply of 1.3%
Consolidation of ownership-greater
control on pricing
Dramatic increase in control over rate
integrity and inventory
Aftermath of Hurricanes
Industry Factors Driving
Dynamic Pricing
Allied Members
Desire to simplify the RFP Process
Negotiate Rates based upon Demand
Major Brand Support
Direct Members
Increase Hotel Compliance
Opportunity to expand preferred partnership in
secondary cities
Eliminate 3rd Party Costs
What is Dynamic Pricing?
Fixed % off a floating benchmark rate.
Consortia
Corporate
Best Available
Benchmark rate will float up or down
based upon market conditions.
What should you consider?
How often do your travelers receive the negotiated
rate at your preferred hotels?
Will the discount apply to other room types?
Will it cover all properties (chain-wide) or selected
properties?
Will the % discounts vary by city & volume? Or will
one fixed % that applies to all properties?
Will you be able to negotiate value added
amenities?
What is your benchmark? Will the rate fluctuate by
night for a multiple stay?
Key Areas of
Consideration
Financial
Can your suppliers provide a data-driven model
that quantifies the economic benefits.
Are all of your suppliers providing a similar pricing
model, how will this affect non-dynamic preferred
agreements.
How do your current negotiated rates compare to
other benchmark rates?
Dynamic Pricing may add additional hotels that
could not offer you a negotiated rate, resulting in
incremental savings.
Measure the effectiveness on an on-going
basis.
Key Areas of
Consideration
Traveler Experience
How will you communicate the new model to your
travelers? Will they understand the value of the
discount?
How will travelers forecast or budget their hotel
costs?
If your travelers are performing client-billable
services, how will the changes be communicated
to their clients?
Are you travelers required to use per diem or city
caps?
Key Areas of
Consideration
Change Management
How will the forecast and budgeting process be
changed?
How will you manage cities where you have a
hybrid situation?
How will online booking tools and travel agencies
manage and sell rates?
How will the discounts be validated and audited?
How will pre-trip approval and post-trip expense
audits need to be changed?
Will you be able to quantify the value of the new
program to management?
Dynamic Pricing
Is
it right for you?
What is negotiable?
Hotel Trivia 1960
1962 Curt Carslon buys shares of this
Minneapolis hotel?
Typical hotel had? 120 rooms, 39
rooms, or 78 rooms.
Average occupancy? 45%, 67% or 85%.
First cable movie station offered in hotel
rooms? HBO & Cinemax or Showtime &
The Movie Channel.
Questions & Answers
Available Resources
NBTA Hotel Committee:
Rate loading white paper-glossary of industry
terms.
2006 NBTA Modular Hotel RFP: includes copies of the
Modules, Specifications, Instructions, Templates,
Vendors, French, German and Spanish Translations
- Best Practices: Hotel RFP Package
- Best Practices: Company Overview Sample
- Best Practices: Rate Accept Sample
- Best Practices: Rate Reject Sample
- Best Practices: Cover Letter Samples
- How to Develop a Hotel Program
- Recommendations on Hotel Reverse Auctions
- Reverse Auction Resource List
- RFP Vendor Resource List
Historical Perspective of Occupancy and ADR