{"id":657,"date":"2023-12-01T01:18:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/?p=657"},"modified":"2024-02-24T09:59:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T09:59:19","slug":"room_rates_in_hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Room Rates in Hotel: 10 Seed Rate Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hoteliers set room rates in hotels to sell their inventory; that is the number of rooms they have. They set a \u2018per night\u2019 price for each room based on what room type (also called room category) such as standard, deluxe, suite, etc., it belongs to; it is the room rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1161\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e360hospitality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/minroom-rate-min.jpg?resize=1161%2C774&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e360hospitality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/minroom-rate-min.jpg?w=1161&amp;ssl=1 1161w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e360hospitality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/minroom-rate-min.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e360hospitality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/minroom-rate-min.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e360hospitality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/minroom-rate-min.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e360hospitality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/minroom-rate-min.jpg?resize=113%2C75&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e360hospitality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/minroom-rate-min.jpg?resize=480%2C320&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e360hospitality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/minroom-rate-min.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 480px, (max-width:1161px) 100vw, 1161px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Topic Links<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#How_do_hotels_calculate_a_room_rate\" title=\"How do hotels calculate a room&nbsp;rate?&nbsp;\">How do hotels calculate a room&nbsp;rate?&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#Calculating_room_rates_in_hotel\" title=\"Calculating room rates in hotel\">Calculating room rates in hotel<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#Market-based_pricing\" title=\"Market-based pricing\">Market-based pricing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#Cost-based_pricing\" title=\"Cost-based&nbsp;pricing\">Cost-based&nbsp;pricing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#Rack_rate_in_hotel\" title=\"Rack rate in&nbsp;hotel\">Rack rate in&nbsp;hotel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#Room_rates_example\" title=\"Room rates\u00a0example\">Room rates\u00a0example<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#1_Rack_rate\" title=\"1. Rack rate\">1. Rack rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#2_BAR%E2%80%8A%E2%80%94%E2%80%8ABest_available_rates\" title=\"2. BAR\u200a\u2014\u200aBest available rates\">2. BAR\u200a\u2014\u200aBest available rates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#3_Negotiated_rates\" title=\"3. Negotiated rates\">3. Negotiated rates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#4_Member_rates\" title=\"4. Member rates\">4. Member rates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#5_Group_rates\" title=\"5. Group rates\">5. Group rates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#6_Complimentary_rate\" title=\"6. Complimentary rate\">6. Complimentary rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#7_House_rate\" title=\"7. House rate\">7. House rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#8_Day-use_rates\" title=\"8. Day-use rates\">8. Day-use rates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#9_Package_rates\" title=\"9. Package rates\">9. Package rates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#10_Promotional_rates\" title=\"10. Promotional rates\">10. Promotional rates<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#What_are_the_market_segments_in_hotel_industry\" title=\"What are the market segments in hotel industry?\">What are the market segments in hotel industry?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#Hotel_market_segmentation_example\" title=\"Hotel market segmentation example\">Hotel market segmentation example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#5_Core_market_segmentations\" title=\"5 Core market segmentations\">5 Core market segmentations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/e360hospitality.com\/hotel-operations\/room_rates_in_hotel\/#Relationship_between_room_rates_and_market_segments_example\" title=\"Relationship between room rates and market segments&nbsp;example\">Relationship between room rates and market segments&nbsp;example<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Note: Hotel inventory is perishable, meaning the rate is set \u2018per night\u2019, a room that was left unsold yesterday cannot be sold again. The hotel lost the opportunity to convert that room night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">They set multiple room rates for the same room as said-above to sell on different market segments such as transient, group, corporate, etc. And of course, the room rates can go up or down based on demand, like in any business, when the demand increases, the room rates go high, and when the demand decreases the rates get lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_hotels_calculate_a_room_rate\"><\/span>How do hotels calculate a room&nbsp;rate?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A hotel\u2019s room rate is determined by operating costs, investments involved, annual target revenue, customer segment, and supply and demand. The hotel should attract and increase bookings without affecting room sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1%\">\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:99%\">\n<p class=\"\">For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"\">Hotels cannot inflate operating costs, which will increase room rates and benefit competitors with the same room type with lower room rates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">At the same time, hotels cannot sell rooms at lower rates, which will increase occupancy but won\u2019t help hotels meet the bottom line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Calculating_room_rates_in_hotel\"><\/span>Calculating room rates in hotel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">To make things look easy, a new hotel uses one of the below methods to calculate its room charges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Market-based_pricing\"><\/span>Market-based pricing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">A Market-based pricing approach is focused on consumers, so market segmentation becomes crucial as we discussed below. Here, hotels determine what the end customer is willing to pay for a room type and work backward on that price to achieve a reasonable but profitable return by cutting costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Research on competitor pricing becomes a major part of it. For instance, check on competitors from the same location on what their rates are during peak and off-peak seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cost-based_pricing\"><\/span>Cost-based&nbsp;pricing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In this approach, hotels decide on the room rates based on the construction and running costs involved and then add the profit margins to meet the desired return on investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">For instance, Selling Price = Total cost (construction &amp; running costs) + Fixed profit percentage expected at the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">There are two formula-based calculations for this:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:99%\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Rule of thumb approach<\/strong>: It calculates $1 for every $1000 spent on construction &amp; finishing the room. If it costs $70,000 to construct the room, the room charge would be $70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Hubbart\u2019s formula<\/strong>: A scientific way of setting the room rate. For more details, please check <a href=\"https:\/\/hmhub.in\/hubbart-formula\/#:~:text=It%20is%20used%20to%20determine,projected%20room%20nights%20%3D%20room%20rate.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rack_rate_in_hotel\"><\/span>Rack rate in&nbsp;hotel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Every room type has its default rate, which is the Rack rate or standard rate. The rack rates are the highest room charge for any room type a hotel charges. This is also called the published rate and in certain jurisdictions, the hotel has to submit rack rates of each room type to get a hotel operation license from tourism or relevant authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It is also important to note that rack rates are not discounted and can be with or without the breakfast included. These rates are primarily targeted for walk-in guests and transient (individual travelers with short notice). And, hotels price other rates based on this rate as the ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Room_rates_example\"><\/span>Room rates\u00a0example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The pricing of rooms is one of the major factors in hotel revenue management, so the room rates often change mainly due to the supply-demand factors, just like your air ticket.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Hotels, before starting their operations, set a crucial rate by calculating the standard room rate (rack rate) for each room type (see section, \u201cHow do hotels calculate a room rate?\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Hotels have the standard room rates set, while the front office\/reservations agent will try their best to sell rack rates for any walk-in guest, hotels do offer discounts on rack rates depending on demand\u200a\u2014\u200aThese rates are called BAR or Best Available Rates, for instance, BAR1\u201310% discount on days when the occupancy is less than 70%. BAR2\u201315% discount on days when occupancy is less than 65%, and so on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Rack_rate\"><\/span>1. Rack rate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The hotels\u2019 standard rate for each room type is discussed above in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_BAR%E2%80%8A%E2%80%94%E2%80%8ABest_available_rates\"><\/span>2. BAR\u200a\u2014\u200aBest available rates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This is the best rate for transient\/individual guests who don\u2019t qualify for discounted or corporate rates. BAR rates fluctuate from Rack rate based on demand. For instance, a hotel can sell a room for a 10% discount on occupancy between 70% and 80%, and so on. The next day, this rate can be higher by 5% when the occupancy reaches 90% plus. The rate amounts and discount percentages are completely up to the hotel\u2019s rate strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Negotiated_rates\"><\/span>3. Negotiated rates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The term, Negotiated Rate is generic. It basically means that there is a negotiated agreement between the sources and the hotel. Sources can be companies, travel agents when sending large groups, government, and sometimes even individual regular guests. So a corporate rate also comes under a negotiated rate in that sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Member_rates\"><\/span>4. Member rates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">These are discounted rates with sometimes other facilities such as WiFi for members, who have signed up for the hotel\u2019s or the chain\u2019s loyalty program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Group_rates\"><\/span>5. Group rates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">These are often negotiated, discounted rates but for groups, allotments, etc., based on the number of rooms the booker requests. This rate can be further broken down into wholesalers such as tour operators, corporate groups, offline travel agents, or transient groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Complimentary_rate\"><\/span>6. Complimentary rate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When a room is not charged, hotels use this rate rather than putting a 100% discount on other rates for statistics and accuracy on room revenue calculations without affecting segment-based tracking (ADR, RevPar calculations). Usually, hotels offer complimentary rates for suppliers who work on short-term hotel projects, tour group leaders, travel agents, or for marketing purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_House_rate\"><\/span>7. House rate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Similar to Complimentary rooms, but for hotel employees, chain staff such as trainers and pre-opening staff, etc. ADR and RevPAR are also not calculated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Day-use_rates\"><\/span>8. Day-use rates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Special rates when the guest\u2019s check-in and check-out dates are the same\u200a\u2014\u200asame-day checkouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Package_rates\"><\/span>9. Package rates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">These are not separate rates though they can be. Normally, it can be any rate that has packages inclusive such as breakfast (Bed &amp; Breakfast), half-board, full-board, golf course, and spa treatment included. These other products are charged at a single discounted rate which would otherwise be more expensive to buy them separately. However, internal departmental revenue tracking happens without guests noticing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Promotional_rates\"><\/span>10. Promotional rates<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">These rates discounted or come with additional products included, are often non-cancelable, meaning hotels can nearly guarantee occupancy. Then it helps hotels increase revenue during peak or off-peak seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_market_segments_in_hotel_industry\"><\/span>What are the market segments in hotel industry?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Because a market segment is a major factor affecting room rates, we want to give you a brief idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In any business, you want to understand what type of customers bring you business and line up your sales and marketing efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In hotels, they classify guests into market segments where each group of guests has its own behavioral patterns. This segmentation helps hotels offer guests products and services that match their profile, preference, and financial ability to satisfy guests and maximize the hotels\u2019 profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">For instance, Transient (individual traveler) segmentation can bring in more room rates compared to Group segmentation, but it can be less profitable to hotels considering distribution costs such as travel agent commissions, credit card commissions, marketing, etc. This helps hotels with their rate strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">There are no set rules, predefined metrics, or limitations on what market segments a hotel can have since every hotel has its own business strategy. However, below are a few popular segmentations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hotel_market_segmentation_example\"><\/span>Hotel market segmentation example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Nowadays, hotel rates are often linked to market segmentation, meaning hotels plan their room rates based on guest types which helps hotels increase their revenue while providing the best product and the rate for the right guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Core_market_segmentations\"><\/span>5 Core market segmentations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Below are a few of the common market segments. However, a hotel can have fewer or more depending on their requirements. Again, each of these main market segmentation can subdivided into several other market segments depending on the need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-style-stripes wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Common marget segments<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Common market segments<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Transient<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Individual guests, whether they are traveling for leisure or business, they book directly with the hotels. They might book by calling the hotel\u2019s reservations office, hotel website, central systems, online travel agents (OTAs), or offline travel agents. These guests are categorized as transient segments. Basically, they are not part of large groups or sponsored by a company.<br>Hotels offer possibly the second highest rate after rack rate, which is BAR (Best Available Rate).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Corporate<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">These are the guests traveling for business or leisure by sponsored by their company. Hotels maintain specific rates for each company depending on the volume of business a company provides to the hotel, the rates are discounted, and often packages such as breakfasts are included.&nbsp;<br><br>The agreements are made through the hotel\u2019s sales department and approved by the management. Typically, annually these agreements are reviewed based on a company\u2019s production in the past.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Group<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">These are guests who have booked small to large numbers of rooms for either leisure or business purposes. For example, a group of employees of a company booking rooms to attend a business meeting or an event regardless of the venue being the same hotel or outside.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Wholesale<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Wholesalers like travel agents and tour operators come under this category. These sources block a certain number of hotel rooms (or bulk booking) for longer periods at highly discounted rates through negotiations, even a year. Then they sell their products (which are travel packages with room nights) to individuals to form groups of travelers. Since it is the main business of these wholesalers, it guarantees room nights for hotels even during off-peak seasons.<br><br>This market segment makes more sense with subsegments such as local travel agents, overseas travel agents, local bed banks, foreign bed banks, etc.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Other<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">The \u2018Other\u2019 market segment is used to classify segments that don\u2019t fit into the above-listed segments or their subsegments. Some hotels prefer putting Complimentary \/ House-use into this. This can also contain revenue shares from sources that provide lesser production to the hotel.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relationship_between_room_rates_and_market_segments_example\"><\/span>Relationship between room rates and market segments&nbsp;example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Customer-focused rate structure is a modern and widely used approach that allows hotels to consider customers\u2019 ability and willingness to pay for their booking. This helps hoteliers to be on par with the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">So, the rates are designed and created for segments that directly target customers. And, this helps hotels to track and compare their revenue by segments to fine-tune and improve potential areas accordingly to impact overall revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:99%\">\n<p class=\"\">For example, in Opera PMS, rates are linked to segmentations, that is then linked to individual reservations to ensure every reservation\u2019s revenue counts into a segmentation. Then there are several segmentation reports to help with statistics for the past (revenue ) and the future (forecast).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-vivid-red-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:1%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:99%\">\n<p class=\"\">e360 Hospitality Solutions has been helping hotels and hotel partners with setting up hotels&#8217; PMS and integrating hotel solutions since 2015. 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