According to your yield opportunities and hotel revenue management strategy, you may decide of a more or a less developed forecasting tool. You may also consider Computerized – Revenue Management Solution. Here some examples of hotel forecasting tools in excel.
Note that forecasts are not perfect. It is a strategic and revenue management tool. A basic forecast is better than none. It is the path to market and customer knowledge. It reinforces your pro-activeness in terms of inventory and rate management.
Your forecast module can help to forecast the double occupancy, the number of arrivals and departures: useful for the front-desk and housekeeping. On the basis of your forecasted number of nights by segment, you can anticipate the number of guests: it helps housekeeping to forecast their costs, and the restaurant the number of breakfasts. The forecast can help revenue managers and hoteliers to prevent and identify challenges in reaching your objectives: it gives time to adapt strategies or work out additional actions.
The forecast can help to identify low demand period: you can develop it as a communication tool taken over by sales department to focus their efforts on sales.
Basic Forecasting Model
Advanced Hotel Forecast
