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Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization Robert Hernandez, Hotel Data Science Origin World Labs Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Mathematical Reasoning for Hotel Revenue Management Decision Making
Robert Hernandez, Hotel Data Science Origin World Labs Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Randomness in RM Every problem in RM involves uncertainty.
Uncertainty means that a process is random. Website visits Conversions Calls to reservations Booking a room Group sales Restaurant visits Check-in No shows Cancellations We need to count how often we can expect a random event to occur. How often an event occurs if the FREQUENCY. Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Counting Frequency 5 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 8 5 8 9 8 5 Day Reserv
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Probability 5 8 9 10 Count Freq Chance Prob 5 2 2/7 .29 100% 8 3 3/7
.43 71% 9 1 1/7 .14 28% 10 14% 1.00 Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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How spread out is the data
Two Parameters Average Standard Deviation Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Normal Distribution Prepared by Origin World Labs
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Normal Distribution Excel
Given an average and a standard deviation, you can get the probability that any # of rooms will be sold. 1 - NORM.DIST(number of rooms, average, standard deviation, TRUE) Given an average and a standard deviation, you can get the # of rooms that will be sold with a certain probability. NORM.INV(1-specific probability, average, standard deviation) Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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How we describe our data file
Two Parameters Average Standard Deviation Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Segment (i.e. Slice and Dice)
by Month by Period by Market by Channel by Days Out Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Core Assumption of all Decision Sciences
Expected Value If the scenario plays out many times. Reward x Chance of Reward = Rational, Long term Expected Value (Law of Very Large Numbers) Core Assumption of all Decision Sciences The Blue Pill Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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The Lottery Costs $2 to play ($150MM) * .000000578% = $.86
Powerball odds 1/173,000,000 = % chance of winning. Costs $2 to play ($150MM) * % = $.86 - $2 * % = - $2 -$1.14 Rational Expected Value Lottery – Tax on people that don’t know math. Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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History of Capacity Control
Inherited from Airline Yielding. Accommodate business people. Fill up with economy. Marketing delivered the rates Operations Research calculated controls. Published on paper. Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Capacity Control Top 30@$500 Frequent 20@$300
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> > Littlewood’s Rule Rate1 Prob1 Rate2 x
I will switch to selling to my better class when the EV for that rate is higher than my lower class rate. > Rate1 x Prob1 Rate2 > Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Expected Marginal Seat Revenue
> Rate1 Prob1 Rate(w.avg lower classes) x > Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Expected Marginal Seat Revenue
> Rate2 Prob2 Rate(w.avg lower classes) x > Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Fundamental Model of Demand
How many units can I sell at each price point? High We’d like to put this relationship into a mathematical model. Demand Curve Quantity (Q) Low Prices (P) Low High Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Fundamental Model of RM
How many rooms can I sell at each rate? High Hotel Demand Curve Rooms (Q) Low Rate (P) Low High Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Fundamental Model of RM
Data Point 1. How many rooms sold when we charge a low rate? (L,H) Data Point 2. How many rooms sold when we charge a high rate? (H,L) High (L,H) Data Point 1 Rooms (Q) (H,L) Data Point 2 Low Low Rate (P) High Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Core Assumption of Demand
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Core Assumption of Demand
Those that paid a higher price will pay a lower price. The Blue Pill Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Core Assumption of Demand
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Demand Estimate Prepared by Origin World Labs
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Equation of a Line Y = SLOPE . X + INTERCEPT
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Equation of a Line Y = SLOPE . X + INTERCEPT INTERCEPT SLOPE
Rooms = SLOPE . Rate + INTERCEPT Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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The SLOPE Prepared by Origin World Labs
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The SLOPE High Rooms Sold – Low Rooms Sold Slope =
Low Rate – High Rate © Origin World Labs 2013 Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Intercept Rooms = SLOPE . Rate + INTERCEPT
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Demand Example 8 5 3 1 Prepared by Origin World Labs
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Demand Formula Rooms = SLOPE . Rate + INTERCEPT
(1,400) , (8,100) Rooms = Rate Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Revenue Formula Rooms = SLOPE . Rate + INTERCEPT
Revenue = Rate . Rooms Revenue = Rate . (SLOPE . Rate + INTERCEPT) Revenue = SLOPE . Rate2 + Rate . INTERCEPT Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Revenue = Rate . (-.023 . Rate + 10.33)
Revenue Formula Revenue = Rate . ( Rate ) Revenue = Rate2 + Rate Revenue = Revenue = , Revenue = , = 800 Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Revenue Formula Graph Revenue = -.023 . Rate2 + Rate . 10.33
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Derivative of Revenue Formula
Der of Revenue = SLOPE . Rate2 + Rate . INTERCEPT Der of Revenue = 2 . SLOPE . Rate + INTERCEPT Marginal Revenue = 2 . SLOPE . Rate + INTERCEPT Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Marginal Revenue Formula
Mar Revenue = Rate2 + Rate Mar Revenue = Rate Mar Revenue = Rate Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Derivative of Revenue Graph
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Optimal Rate Mar Revenue = -.046 . Rate + 10.3 0= -.046 . Rate + 10.3
= Opt Rate Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Rate Formula Rooms = SLOPE . Rate + INTERCEPT Rooms - INTERCEPT = Rate
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Event | Market | Room Type | Source | VIP | Package | Promo
Micro Optimization Recognition of Multiple Simultaneous Demand Patterns. Isolate data for each demand. Utilize Dimensions to Micro-Segment Event | Market | Room Type | Source | VIP | Package | Promo Prepared by Origin World Labs Belmond RM Conference 2014 : Mathematical Hotel Revenue Optimization
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Micro Optimization Market Channel Room Type Bed Type Period Date
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Thank You robert@originworld.com 786.704.2277
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