AHLA Financial Management Committee: “The What’s and How’s of Day Use Rooms”

 

Hotels sell rooms to individuals, families, or groups to stay from one night to multiple nights. We count rooms occupied by room “night.” So then, what is a “Day Use” room? How should hotels account for this type of revenue and how would this affect hotel operational metrics? Read more to learn how to clearly define and provide reporting alternatives for the inclusion of Day Use rooms in the occupancy statistics, solely for the purpose of ensuring the consistency in calculation of productivity metrics. Read the complete article authored by Christopher Garland and Agnes DeFranco here.