Hotel revenue management outsourcing means an external team takes over the revenue manager role: daily rate and inventory decisions, restrictions, forecasting, distribution and reporting. You keep control of the hotel and see every decision; the work, the tools and the expertise are provided for a monthly fee instead of a salary.
Demand drivers in Manila: Boracay and Cebu beach season; Balikbayan Christmas travel; Business process outsourcing corporate travel; Sinulog and festivals. Typical guests: Domestic families and regional travellers on 3 to 5 night stays, corporate guests in Makati and BGC. Where the work starts: Dry-season premiums, Christmas minimum stays, and condo positioning in Makati and BGC.
Manila hotels mix corporate, airline crew, government and MICE demand with weekend staycations and long-staying families during Christmas. We build corporate rate fences that drop away on peak event nights, and track major concerts and conventions at the Mall of Asia complex. In Boracay and Cebu, resorts depend on domestic summer travel and Korean and Chinese inbound, so we forecast those markets separately and manage tour-operator allotments around Holy Week.
The full service is described on our outsourced revenue management for hotels page; this page covers how it applies in Manila.