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Ten playbooks for the way hotels actually run.

Not thin marketing whitepapers. Each title is 70 to 150 pages, co-written with working operators, with templates and spreadsheets you can use the same day.

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The 2026 Edition

Hotel Revenue Management Playbook

David Leroux148 pages
Editor's pick

Hotel Revenue Management Playbook 2026

A complete rebuild of our most-downloaded resource. Covers BAR strategy, demand forecasting, segmentation, and the new mechanics of AI-assisted pricing — with 14 spreadsheet templates.

148 pages10 chapters3h 20m read4.9 from 612 readers
Revenue

Hotel Revenue Management Playbook 2026

David Leroux

Revenue4.9

Hotel Revenue Management Playbook 2026

A 148-page deep dive on pricing strategy, BAR laddering, segmentation and forecasting — with ready-to-use spreadsheets.

DL
David Leroux · Revenue Strategy — Alpine Collection
148p8,400
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Marketing

Direct Booking Mastery

Hannah Beaumont

Marketing4.8

Direct Booking Mastery

Shift 30% of revenue away from OTAs. The complete framework for website UX, metasearch, loyalty and email retargeting.

HB
Hannah Beaumont · Owner — The Laurel, Bath
112p6,150
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Distribution

The OTA Fee Reduction Handbook

Priya Ramanathan

Distribution4.7

The OTA Fee Reduction Handbook

Every lever you can pull to cut distribution cost — parity, rate fences, channel mix, negotiated contracts and wholesalers.

PR
Priya Ramanathan · Distribution Lead — Coastline Hotels
96p5,220
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Guest Experience

Guest Experience 2026

Marco Venturi

Guest Experience4.9

Guest Experience 2026

Contactless check-in, hyper-personalization, AI concierge, sustainability signalling — what travellers expect next.

MV
Marco Venturi · Area GM — Aurora Hospitality
128p4,880
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Operations

Running a Boutique Hotel in 2026

Thandiwe Mokoena

Operations4.8

Running a Boutique Hotel in 2026

Staff scheduling, standards without corporate bloat, inventory controls and the tech stack for 8–60 rooms.

TM
Thandiwe Mokoena · Owner — Kloof Residence, Cape Town
104p3,920
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Sales

The Group & MICE Recovery Playbook

James Okafor

Sales4.6

The Group & MICE Recovery Playbook

Rebuild a full group sales pipeline in two quarters — outreach templates, RFP scoring, and contract negotiation tactics.

JO
James Okafor · Director of Sales — Harbour Reserve
88p2,740
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Operations

Housekeeping at Scale

Amina Yusuf

Operations4.8

Housekeeping at Scale

Turnover routing, inspection SOPs, lost-and-found workflows, minibar controls and labour forecasting from 20 to 2,000 rooms.

AY
Amina Yusuf · Area Operations — Sunrise Group
116p3,180
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Technology

The Modern Hotel Tech Stack

Maya Cohen

Technology4.9

The Modern Hotel Tech Stack

PMS, channel manager, booking engine, RMS, CRS, CRM, messaging — how the pieces fit, what to replace first, integration traps.

MC
Maya Cohen · Former GM — The Shoreline, Tel Aviv
132p5,710
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Marketing

Metasearch for Independent Hotels

Rafael Souza

Marketing4.7

Metasearch for Independent Hotels

Cracking Google, Trivago and Kayak without a corporate budget — bidding, freebooking, landing pages and attribution.

RS
Rafael Souza · Digital Commercial — Praia Collection
84p2,310
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Sustainability

The Hotel Sustainability Scorecard

Elena Marić

Sustainability4.7

The Hotel Sustainability Scorecard

A practical measurement framework for hotels — energy, water, waste, local sourcing, labour — plus the storytelling layer guests reward.

EM
Elena Marić · Sustainability Consultant — Green Stays Collective
72p1,880
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