https://blog.hoteliera.com/en/categories/revenue/ Recent content in Revenue on Hoteliera Blog — Free PMS & Hospitality Tips Hugo en-us Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://blog.hoteliera.com/en/posts/min-stay-calendar-fragmentation/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://blog.hoteliera.com/en/posts/min-stay-calendar-fragmentation/ <p>It&rsquo;s May or June. You look at the planner for peak season and see something irritating: scattered one-night bookings, leaving two- and three-night holes between them. Those holes almost never sell — too short for anyone to build a stay out of, but big enough to wreck your occupancy.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s called <strong>fragmentation</strong>, and it is one of the most expensive problems in a small property. The good news: you prevent it with a single setting — the <strong>minimum stay (min-stay)</strong> — used intelligently, differently per channel and per period.</p> https://blog.hoteliera.com/en/posts/what-booking-com-really-costs/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0300 https://blog.hoteliera.com/en/posts/what-booking-com-really-costs/ <p>Booking.com fills your rooms. It is also one of the most expensive channels you have. And most owners of small properties, if you ask them, cannot say what they actually pay — because the number in the contract is not the real cost.</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s calculate it, and then look at what you can do about it.</p> <h2 id="the-contract-commission-is-not-your-cost">The contract commission is not your cost</h2> <p>The base rate Booking.com charges hovers around <strong>15%</strong>, but in practice it is set per property and can be anywhere between roughly <strong>10% and 25%</strong>, depending on type, location and category. That is only the starting point. On top of it come things you opted into, sometimes without realizing what they cost:</p> https://blog.hoteliera.com/en/posts/maximize-occupancy-rate/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100 https://blog.hoteliera.com/en/posts/maximize-occupancy-rate/ <p>An empty vacation rental is lost revenue you&rsquo;ll never recover. While 100% occupancy might not be realistic, most hosts can dramatically improve their booking rate with the right strategies.</p> <p>In this guide, we&rsquo;ll share the proven tactics top-performing hosts use to keep their properties consistently booked.</p> <h3 id="understanding-your-market">Understanding Your Market</h3> <p>Before implementing strategies, you need to understand your market:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Peak season</strong>: When does everyone visit your area?</li> <li><strong>Shoulder season</strong>: What are the &ldquo;pretty good&rdquo; months?</li> <li><strong>Off-season</strong>: When is it hardest to get bookings?</li> </ul> <p>Your strategy will differ for each season.</p>