Hospitality

Writing on hospitality.

2 pieces across the Hospitality cluster. Field notes, not thought leadership — back to all insights.

HospitalityJul 20, 2026 · 5 min

The ten minutes before check-in where your margin leaks

Ask a hotel revenue manager where the margin is and they point at the rate card. Ask where it leaks and the honest answer is the ten minutes before check-in — the upsell not offered, the room assigned by habit, the rate held too long. Most of it is decided on gut feel.

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HospitalityJul 20, 2026 · 5 min

What your channel mix hides about your best guests

Every hotel knows its channel mix. Almost none know what a guest from each channel is actually worth after the channel takes its cut. That gap — spread across five dashboards that never reconcile — is where the margin story falls apart.

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