Hospitality sector focuses on occupancy and management automation

The hospitality and local accommodation sectors are focusing on operational efficiency and maximizing revenue through technology and strategic scheduling.

In Brazil, hotel operators face the challenge of low weekday occupancy. Since hotel rooms are perishable products, empty rooms on weekdays represent lost revenue that cannot be recovered. Strategies to mitigate this include hosting corporate events, training sessions, sports groups, and weddings, as well as exploring niche markets like nature, gastronomic, or wellness tourism and offering ‘day use’ options.

In Portugal, the growing local accommodation market is driving a demand for sophisticated channel management tools. For operators managing multiple listings across platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com, and VRBO, manual updates are no longer viable. Effective channel managers are essential for centralizing reservations, pricing, and availability, with key differentiators being API synchronization speed, OTA coverage, and integration with property management systems (PMS).