Blog by Rikki Cavanagh

Last year was not a great year for the market of Austin, Texas according to CoStar data. The rolling 12 month revPAR change was -6.10% year over year. Our client, the Colton House Hotel, however fared much better. 

Understanding that there are multiple factors that go into hotel performance, i...

When I worked as a market manager for a major OTA in Montreal, I knew the importance of Grand Prix weekend to hitting my goals and targets. Just four nights in summer could represent a significant portion of our revenue, if handled correctly. We all know rates are going to be sky high, but the real ...

Oftentimes I hear from smaller properties that they don’t need a revenue management system because of their size. While I understand that smaller properties try to keep costs low and they often feel that dynamic pricing isn’t as necessary, I believe that a revenue management system can have a retur...

Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Quebec Hotel Association Conference in Riviere-du-Loup. At a conference where everyone in attendance is keen on staying ahead of the curve, keeping up with trends and investing in new technology and projects, it’s a wonder that our pricing is still ro...

It has been a tough year for our home market of Montreal. Every STR presentation I have seen throughout the year has been saying the same thing about the city. It is underperforming all major cities across Canada and growth is negative compared to last year. This is predominantly driven by reduced o...

It’s the time of year again when everyone is planning their Black Friday deals and hotels are being contacted by their market managers of every OTA to offer a steep discount for a campaign that used to last one day but has extended from Black Friday to Cyber Monday to Boxing Day and beyond. So why ...

We’re excited to announce that Rate Yield has officially launched a new API integration with StayNTouch PMS, further expanding our ability to deliver powerful, dynamic pricing and revenue management to even more hotels.

Our pilot property is already live on this integration and seeing the benefits fi...

We’re thrilled to announce a new integration between IQware and Rate Yield, designed to bring accessible, intelligent revenue management to even more hotels across North America.

IQware users can now take full advantage of Rate Yield’s powerful RMS, built for hoteliers who want automation without los...

At our core, Rate Yield is designed for revenue managers who enjoy revenue management. Our hope is to provide tools to automate the redundant tasks without removing control or strategic problem solving from the people who know their market, hotel and culture most. Our algorithm development was the ...