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Reservation Statistics: How to Compare Your Season With Last Year Before It's Over

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0300

It’s May 1st. You already have bookings for August, but you don’t know whether that’s a lot or a little. Last year, on May 1st, how many August nights did you have sold? If you have fewer now, it’s time to lower the price or run a promotion. If you have more, it’s time to raise the price, not hold it.

That’s the question a seasonal property should ask itself every week. And one almost nobody can answer, because answering it means digging through last year’s reservations and counting by hand.

ADR and RevPAR, Explained Simply: The Two Numbers That Tell You If You're Selling Well

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0300

You had a good month. The planner was full, the money came in. But was it a better month than last year? And if so, why: because you sold more nights, or because you sold them at a higher price?

Occupancy alone won’t tell you. A guesthouse at 90% with low prices can earn less than one at 70% with good prices. To see the difference you need two numbers that big hotels watch daily and small properties almost never do: ADR and RevPAR.