Analytics & ReportingPurpose
1.2. Automates data collection from PMS (property management systems), booking engines, POS, and OTA channels.
1.3. Automatedly schedules, formats, and distributes analytics to management, marketing, and finance teams.
1.4. Enables automating benchmarking, performance comparisons, and trend detection for revenue optimization and occupancy rate analysis.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Event-driven triggers from booking or revenue management systems on data change/update.
2.3. Manual triggers from management for custom reporting or audits.
2.4. Threshold-based triggers (e.g., occupancy falls below/above target).
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Reporting API, schedule automated data exports; configure webhooks for changes in room status or financials.
3.2. Mews:
• Feature/Setting: API (GET /report/occupancy, GET /report/revenue); automate periodic pulling to external dashboard.
3.3. SiteMinder:
• Feature/Setting: Channel Manager API, auto-fetch channel booking data; push automated updates to analytics platform.
3.4. RMS Cloud:
• Feature/Setting: Automated Scheduled Reports; configure recurring occupancy and revenue reports via their reporting tool.
3.5. Cloudbeds:
• Feature/Setting: PMS API (GET /reports/financials, GET /reports/occupancy); set up programmatic data sync.
3.6. OTA Insight:
• Feature/Setting: API (GET analytics/occupancy, analytics/revenue); automate comparative and forecasted trend reporting.
3.7. Microsoft Power BI:
• Feature/Setting: Automated Dataflows; connect PMS and OTA APIs for real-time occupancy and revenue reporting.
3.8. Tableau:
• Feature/Setting: Tableau Data Extract API; automate data pulls from PMS and automatedly refresh visual dashboards.
3.9. Google Sheets:
• Feature/Setting: App Script automation; auto-import CSVs via email/API and trigger daily update macros.
3.10. Slack:
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; automatedly deliver summary reports to management channels.
3.11. Salesforce:
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Reports; connect custom fields for hospitality segment and automate delivery to teams.
3.12. Zapier:
• Feature/Setting: Multi-app automation; automate triggers from PMS to email, cloud storage, or BI tools.
3.13. Make (Integromat):
• Feature/Setting: Scenario builder; automate multi-system workflows for reporting and storage.
3.14. AWS Lambda:
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled serverless function; pull, process, and automate occupancy and revenue data delivery.
3.15. Mailgun:
• Feature/Setting: Automated Email API; send recurring reports or alerts to relevant staff lists.
3.16. Dropbox:
• Feature/Setting: Automated File Sync; auto-upload PDF reports to hotel management folders.
3.17. Monday.com:
• Feature/Setting: Automations center; schedule board updates with live occupancy and revenue insights.
3.18. Microsoft Excel Online:
• Feature/Setting: Office Scripts with Power Automate; auto-refresh and format occupancy sheets for sharing.
3.19. Notion:
• Feature/Setting: Database sync automation; fetch PMS reports and auto-link into analytics pages.
3.20. QuickBooks Online:
• Feature/Setting: Automated income statements; import revenue data directly from PMS and automate export/email.
3.21. HubSpot:
• Feature/Setting: Workflow automation for marketing; trigger campaigns when occupancy rates reach targets.
3.22. Google Data Studio:
• Feature/Setting: Automated data source refresh; live dashboards with real-time occupancy and revenue metrics.
Benefits
4.2. Enables automated real-time or near-real-time insights for faster decision-making.
4.3. Improves consistency, customizability, and schedulability of reports.
4.4. Facilitates scalable automating of multi-property reporting for larger groups.
4.5. Support automated compliance, benchmarking, and operational performance optimization.
4.6. Automating notifications and threshold alerts improves responsiveness to market changes.
4.7. Automatedly structures data for advanced analytics, forecasting, and strategic planning.