Implication of Statistical Indices in Hotel Room Revenue Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to introduce hotel managers and hospitality educators to room revenue analysis method that is based on statistical indices. A paper presents a theoretical example of a room pricing and shows how changes in a total room contribution margin can be attributed to one of three changes: (a) changes in contribution margins for a hotel room with a specific rate, (b) changes in proportion (composition) of different rooms sold, and (c) changes in quantity of rooms sold. Hotel managers may use this approach as a supplementary tool for already existing yield management techniques.