Basic concepts and brief description of revenue management models and decision tools in the hotel business are presented. An overview of the relevant literature on dynamic pricing, forecasting methods and optimization models is provided. The main ideas of the authors’ customized revenue management method for the hotel business are presented.
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DOI : 10.1051/ro/2018001
Keywords: Revenue management, dynamic pricing, forecasting, optimization
Bandalouski, Andrei M. 1 ; Kovalyov, Mikhail Y. 1 ; Pesch, Erwin 1 ; Tarim, S. Armagan 1
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Bandalouski, Andrei M.; Kovalyov, Mikhail Y.; Pesch, Erwin; Tarim, S. Armagan. An overview of revenue management and dynamic pricing models in hotel business. RAIRO - Operations Research - Recherche Opérationnelle, Tome 52 (2018) no. 1, pp. 119-141. doi: 10.1051/ro/2018001
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