- Pretend that you have just taken over as the Regional Manager responsible for this hotel and you are preparing to meet with the General Manager.Ā Make a list of items to discuss, including:
- Recommendations that you are going to make
- Questions that you are going to ask
- What are issues that need to be investigated?
- What are possible strategies that should be considered?
- Check the Summary Page.Ā How does the subject hotel perform compared to various industry segments nearby?
- Check the Comp Set Page.
- How does the subject hotel perform compared to the comp set?
- Has this performance changed over time?
- What do the Index Percent Changes show you over time?
- What do the ranking values show you?
- Check the Response Page.Ā Are all members of the comp set submitting monthly and weekly data on a consistent basis?
- Check the Weekday/Weekend and Day of Week Page.Ā Are there opportunities for improvement for the subject hotel?
- Check the Daily Data for the Month Page for the current month.Ā Compare the daily performance of the subject hotel to the comp set during the prior month.Ā Were there special events where the subject hotel seemed to have performed better or worse than the comp set?
- If the hotel has Segmentation Pages, compare the Group, Transient, and Contract metrics for the comp set to the subject hotel.Ā Are there areas of possible improvement for the subject hotel?
- If the hotel has Additional Revenue Pages, compare the Room, Food & Beverage, and Other Revenue metrics for the comp set to the subject hotel.Ā Are there areas of possible improvement for the subject hotel?
