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 Scottsdale: MLB Spring Training in February and March; WM Phoenix Open in early February; Snowbird season from January to April; Golf and pool-home demand. Typical guests: Golf groups, snowbirds staying 2 to 8 weeks, and bachelorette groups in Old Town Scottsdale. Where the work starts: A steep winter-to-summer seasonal spread, monthly snowbird rate cards, and event premiums that begin 90 days out for pool homes.
Resorts and hotels in the Valley run on golf, conventions, events and leisure in winter, then shift to group discounts and local staycations in summer. We protect Phoenix Open week, Spring Training weekends and major conventions with minimum stays and limited group blocks. In summer, we price resort packages for Arizona residents and adjust comp sets to resorts with similar amenities.
The full service is described on our outsourced revenue management for hotels page; this page covers how it applies in Scottsdale.