Rates & Avalability
OUR OVERVIEW
When people think “revenue management”, they think “rates and availability.” Rates and availability are cornerstones of revenue management because their simplicity to understand, speed to implement, ease to use, and non-committal nature make them a prime candidate for optimization. However, its a double-edged sword. The same qualities that make rates and availability so valuable if used properly, make it costly if used improperly.
That’s where RevPARTY can leverage its vast knowledge and experience to help you navigate your revenue management journey. Rates and availability allow a portfolio to directly influence the two main components of revenue (rate and occupancy), are clear and concise to implement, and is heavily backed by strong data.
Our Services Include
Vacation Rental Rate & Stay Restriction Strategy
RATE AND STAY RESTRICTIONS FORM THE FOUNDATION OF REVENUE MANAGEMENT. WHEN IT COMES TO SPEED OF IMPLEMENTATION AND MAGNITUDE OF IMPACT … RATE AND STAY RESTRICTIONS ARE AN UNMATCHED LEVER TO INCREASE REVENUE.
OVERVIEW
Rates and stay restrictions are usually the first thing people associate with revenue management and for good reason. Not only does it drive revenue, it drives revenue fast.
But driving those fast results are hard. There’s so many components to consider: rates, rates on different channels, promo codes, discounts, slash-through pricing, minimum length of stays, and closing arrival and departure. Rates and availability gets exponentially difficult as they interact with paid advertising, email marketing, channel distribution, branding, budgets, and growth. So how can a business know they’re getting it right?
That’s where RevPARTY can help!
Vacation Rental Pricing Tool Audit
TECHNOLOGY IS ONLY AS POWERFUL AS THE PEOPLE HARNESSING THEM. EVEN THE BEST LAID PLANS FAIL DUE TO POOR EXECUTION. PRICING TOOL AUDITS ENSURE ALL THE RIGHT LEVERS ARE BEING PULLED AT THE RIGHT TIME.
OVERVIEW
Many companies are happy with their dynamic pricing tool. Not only does it make revenue management more accessible but it often has a high ROI, making more money with less work.
RevPARTY doesn’t sell clients things they don’t need, but sometimes in order to excel you need more than just Excel. We also don’t take one-size-fits-all approach and customize every engagement to fit the clients needs and goals. A pricing tool audit is the best way to tackle low hanging fruit quickly with reduced costs.
Whether you use Wheelhouse, PriceLabs, Beyond, Buoy, Quibble, or RevMAX, RevPARTY can help!
Vacation Rental Data Analysis
COMPANIES DON’T HAVE ANALYTICS PROBLEMS, THEY HAVE PROBLEMS THAT ANALYTICS CAN ADDRESS. DATA ANALYSIS INFORMS EVERY OTHER ASPECT OF REVENUE MANAGEMENT WITH HARD TO FIND INSIGHTS.
OVERVIEW
Even the best and most abundant data is useless if you don’t utilize it properly. The promise of greater real-time transparency, more accurate predictions, faster testing, and unparalleled insights is alluring to any business. Data Analytics is no longer a nice-to-have, its a must-have.
Innovation starts with insights that allow you to see challenges in new ways. RevPARTY uses proprietary methods to manipulate data, drive insights, and uncover the real story. We can expand data sources, improve methodology, implement tools, and align business strategy with investment goals; balancing speed, cost, and acceptance.
From the boardroom to the front lines, RevPARTY can help any company realize big impacts from big data.
Vacation Rental Competitive Set Creation
CREATING AND USING THE RIGHT COMPSET IS A MIX OF ART AND SCIENCE. WHILE THE INDUSTRY MAY USE COMPSET AS A STANDARD TERM, EACH ONE SHOULD BE CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR BUSINESS AND ITS PURPOSE.
OVERVIEW
Everyone talks about competitive sets but rarely does anyone speak about how to use them. From design and implementation to adoption and maintenance, each step is crucial in getting the most out of your data.
RevPARTY can help any company create compsets for pricing, benchmarking, acquisition, and peace of mind.
Vacation Rental Revenue Management Triage
EVERYTHING DOESN’T ALWAYS GO ACCORDING TO PLAN. SO CAN YOU ADAPT IN AN EVER CHANGING INDUSTRY?
OVERVIEW
Consulting engagements are great to implement tools, processes, and strategy. Revenue Management as a Service is great to take everything off your shoulders so you can focus on your core competencies. However, there’s an underserved and hardly talked about gap in options.
What about when you simply don’t know what to do and just need to stop the bleeding? That’s where revenue management triage comes in. RevPARTY quickly identifies the root causes of your challenge then implements solutions at lightening speed.
Whether there was a market shock, a property that was delisted, a massive amount of cancellations, a failure to capture direct bookings, or any myriad of reasons that cause a portfolio to underperform, RevPARTY can diagnose and treat any revenue ailment.
Vacation Rental Promotions
PROMOTING YOUR BUSINESS REQUIRES EFFECTIVE PROMOTIONS. NAVIGATING INCREMENTAL LIFT VERSUS CANNIBALIZATION DETERMINES WHETHER ANY PROMOTION WILL BE FEAST OR FAMINE.
OVERVIEW
Promotions are the epitome of marketing meets revenue management. While the distribution of a promotion may be an outbound strategy, there are endless discount tactics. Our businesses don’t exist in a vacuum and discounts, slash-through pricing, and channel specific programs don’t either.
RevPARTY can help any company effectively implement discount structures that result in net new business without leaving money on the table.
Vacation Rental Performance Benchmarking
EVERYONE WANTS TO BEAT THEIR COMPETITORS. WITHOUT PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKING ITS HARD TO KNOW IF YOU’RE LEADING THE WAY OR TRAILING THE PACK.
OVERVIEW
Even the best and most abundant data is useless if you don’t utilize it properly. The promise of greater real-time transparency, more accurate predictions, faster testing, and unparalleled insights is alluring to any business. Data Analytics is no longer a nice-to-have, its a must-have.
Innovation starts with insights that allow you to see challenges in new ways. RevPARTY uses proprietary methods to manipulate data, drive insights, and uncover the real story. We can expand data sources, improve methodology, implement tools, and align business strategy with investment goals; balancing speed, cost, and acceptance.
From the boardroom to the front lines, RevPARTY can help any company realize big impacts from big data.
Vacation Rental Revenue Management as a Service (RMaaS)
YOU KNOW YOU NEED A REVENUE MANAGER, BUT CAN YOU GET THE REVENUE MANAGER YOU NEED?
OVERVIEW
But driving those fast results are hard. There’s so many components to consider: rates, rates on different channels, promo codes, discounts, slash-through pricing, minimum length of stays, and closing arrival and departure. Rates and availability gets exponentially difficult as they interact with paid advertising, email marketing, channel distribution, branding, budgets, and growth. So how can a business know they’re getting it right?
You know you need a revenue manager, but can you get the revenue manager you need? Keeping revenue management in-house creates several challenges:
The time and money cost of hiring an appropriate candidate.
The pool of experienced vacation rental revenue is extremely small. In order to find the right fit you’re either paying a lot for top talent or settling on quality to stay within budget.
If your company needs revenue management competence, how can you competently know which candidate is the better revenue manager?
Once hired, even more time and money is invested into the employee’s onboarding. Even more is spent on employee compensation and benefits.
Once the hire is onboarded, there’s no guarantee they will perform well.
An internal hire can’t always be 100% objective as they navigate office politics
Those with no prior consulting experience have limited exposure to different portfolio types and sized. They also don’t have many experiences going from 0 to 100 real quick.
If there is no redundancy, the entire organizations revenue is at risk anytime there’s a sick day, PTO, or employee departure (in which case you start the whole process over again)
As your business grows, its often hard to scale revenue management appropriately. If you hire too soon then you’re wasting money. If you hire too late, your in over your head and leaving money on the table. Individual employees aren’t fractional, but services provided by a consultant can be.
With RevPARTY you can wash your hands of the hassle and rest easy knowing your revenue management is in good hands.
Vacation Rental Fractional Chief Revenue Officer
EXPEDIA ALUMNI HAVE GONE ON TO RUN SOME OF THE LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE INDUSTRY (VACASA, NOISEAWAR, OTA INSIGHT/TRANSPARENT, ETC.). NOW YOU CAN ADD THE SAME HIGH POWERED EXECUTIVE TO YOUR TEAM AS WELL.
OVERVIEW
A fractional Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) can bring several benefits to the vacation rental industry. Here are some of the key advantages:
Cost Savings: A fractional CRO allows vacation rental companies to access the expertise of a CRO without having to pay for a full-time executive. This can result in significant cost savings for smaller companies that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CRO.
Revenue Growth: A fractional CRO can help vacation rental companies increase their revenue by providing expert guidance on pricing strategies, distribution channels, and marketing tactics. They can analyze data and develop actionable insights to optimize revenue and profitability.
Strategic Planning: A fractional CRO can help vacation rental companies develop and implement a comprehensive revenue strategy that aligns with their overall business goals. They can provide an outside perspective and identify opportunities for growth and expansion.
Flexibility: Fractional CROs are typically available on a part-time or project basis, providing vacation rental companies with flexibility in terms of the scope and duration of their engagement. This allows companies to adjust their resources as needed, without committing to a long-term arrangement.
Specialized Expertise: Fractional CROs bring specialized expertise to the table, with a deep understanding of revenue management and optimization in the vacation rental industry. They can provide guidance on industry-specific challenges and trends, and help companies stay ahead of the competition.
Overall, a fractional CRO can provide vacation rental companies with the strategic guidance and expertise they need to increase revenue, optimize profitability, and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving industry.
Our Services Include
- Rate and Stay Restriction Strategy
- Pricing Tool Audit
- Data Analysis
- Compset Creation
- Revenue Management Triage
- Promotions
- Performance Benchmarking
- Revenue Management as a Service (RMaaS)
- Fractional Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)
Our Other Capabilities
OUR IMPACT
OUR IMPACT STORY
Sojourn, a start-up vacation rental management company that owns and manages more than 100 units, saw their revenue growth slow and needed to quickly generate a higher RevPAR to support expansion efforts. Additionally, they were preparing to launch several new markets and needed to ensure a successful launch.
RevPARTY aided Sojourn to accurately benchmark and report performance, created custom dynamic pricing tools, developed revenue management strategy and tactics based on historical data insights, and provided technical education which enabled Sojourn to conduct all necessary actions in-house.
In just 6 weeks Sojourn’s RevPAR increased against the market RevPAR by 25%, they had significant cost savings from process improvements; including cancelling a managed revenue service, and their new markets launched and began performing 66% better than market in just their first quarter.