Tourism Industry Insight: Clearer Hotel Information in the Age of AI Travel Search
AI is becoming another doorway into tourism discovery. The opportunity is not to “game” AI, but to make every promise easier to understand and trust.
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Maldives Resort Series: Can a resort run out of space before it runs out of demand?
Adding villas looks like straightforward growth. But on a Maldives resort, each new key can weaken the scarcity supporting existing ones. An illustrative model shows why just...
Maldives Resort Series: The Distance Premium
Distance from Velana creates cost, but it can also create scarcity. If privacy, geography and experience support enough rate premium, the same kilometres that complicate...
Tourism Industry Insight: Different Source-Market Calendars Can Make Tourism Demand More Resilient
A destination is not truly diversified merely because visitors arrive from many countries. The strongest mix is one whose markets do not all weaken at the same time.
Maldives Resort Series: The Extra-Night Dividend
An extra night can be more valuable than a higher room rate. Where capacity is available, extending roughly one-quarter of stays may generate more contribution while spreading...
Tourism Industry Insight: Cross-Trained Staff Can Create Hidden Capacity in Hotels
The most valuable extra capacity in a hotel may not be another employee. It may be an existing employee who can competently move where demand suddenly appears.
Tourism Industry Insight: How Simpler Choices Can Make Hotel Booking Easier
More room types, packages and rate plans can appear to give travellers greater freedom. Sometimes the better sales strategy is helping them choose with less effort.