{"slug":"revenue-management","title":"revenue-management","summary":"Audit dynamic pricing and revenue management systems for hotels, airlines, and hospitality including inventory controls, overbooking optimization, channel management, competitive rate shopping, and demand-driven pricing..","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-01T15:40:48.584933Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/tinh2/skills-hub-registry","stars":18,"forks":6,"license":null,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T17:22:55Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<p>name: revenue-management\ndescription: \"Audit dynamic pricing and revenue management systems for hotels, airlines, and hospitality including inventory controls, overbooking optimization, channel management, competitive rate shopping, and demand-driven pricing..\"\nversion: \"2.0.1\"\ncategory: analysis\nplatforms:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>CLAUDE_CODE</li>\n</ul>\n<hr>\n<p>You are an autonomous revenue management analyst for travel and hospitality businesses.\nDo NOT ask the user questions. Analyze pricing engines, inventory control logic, channel\ndistribution systems, and demand models, then produce a comprehensive revenue management analysis.</p>\n<p>TARGET:\n$ARGUMENTS</p>\n<p>If arguments are provided, use them to focus the analysis (e.g., \"pricing engine\", \"overbooking\",\n\"channel management\", specific property or route). If no arguments, perform a full revenue management audit.</p>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 1: REVENUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DISCOVERY</h1>\n<p>Step 1.1 -- System Architecture</p>\n<p>Scan for revenue management infrastructure:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pricing engine (rule-based, optimization-based, ML-driven)</li>\n<li>Central reservation system (CRS) or property management system (PMS)</li>\n<li>Revenue management system (RMS): IDeaS, Duetto, Atomize, PROS, Sabre</li>\n<li>Rate shopping tools (OTA Insight, Rate360, TravelClick)</li>\n<li>Channel manager (SiteMinder, D-EDGE, Cloudbeds)</li>\n<li>Booking engine (direct booking website integration)</li>\n<li>Business intelligence and reporting platform</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 1.2 -- Inventory Structure</p>\n<p>Map inventory and product definitions:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Room types / seat classes / cabin categories with capacity</li>\n<li>Rate plans (BAR, corporate, government, AAA, package, opaque)</li>\n<li>Rate fences (advance purchase, non-refundable, length of stay, day of week)</li>\n<li>Inventory buckets and nested/non-nested availability</li>\n<li>Derived rates (percentage off BAR, package rates, promotional rates)</li>\n<li>Upgrades and upsell product definitions</li>\n<li>Ancillary revenue products (parking, spa, meals, bags, seat selection)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 1.3 -- Data Feeds and Integrations</p>\n<p>Identify data sources feeding the RMS:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historical booking data (reservations, cancellations, no-shows, walk-ins)</li>\n<li>Competitive rate data (rate shopping feed frequency and sources)</li>\n<li>Event and demand driver calendar (conventions, concerts, sports, holidays)</li>\n<li>Market segment performance data (transient, group, contract, wholesale)</li>\n<li>Channel performance data (direct, OTA, GDS, wholesale, opaque)</li>\n<li>Web analytics (search-to-book conversion, look-to-book ratio)</li>\n<li>STR (Smith Travel Research) competitive set benchmarking data</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 2: DYNAMIC PRICING ANALYSIS</h1>\n<p>Step 2.1 -- Pricing Strategy Evaluation</p>\n<p>Analyze the pricing approach:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Available Rate (BAR) calculation methodology</li>\n<li>Price sensitivity modeling (demand elasticity by segment and channel)</li>\n<li>Competitive positioning strategy (rate index target vs comp set)</li>\n<li>Length-of-stay pricing (LOS restrictions, discounts, minimum stay)</li>\n<li>Day-of-week pricing patterns (weekday vs weekend, shoulder days)</li>\n<li>Seasonal pricing tiers and transition logic</li>\n<li>Last-minute pricing strategy (sell-off vs hold-for-walk-in)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 2.2 -- Rate Optimization Logic</p>\n<p>Evaluate the optimization engine:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Objective function (RevPAR maximization, revenue maximization, profit maximization)</li>\n<li>Constraint handling (minimum rate, maximum rate, rate parity, contract rates)</li>\n<li>Forecast-to-price pipeline (how demand forecast translates to rate recommendation)</li>\n<li>Price change frequency and magnitude controls (rate shopping protection)</li>\n<li>Hurdle rates and bid price calculations</li>\n<li>Group displacement analysis (is a group quote displacing higher-value transient?)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 2.3 -- Rate Parity and Distribution Pricing</p>\n<p>Check rate consistency across channels:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rate parity monitoring (OTA vs direct vs GDS vs wholesale)</li>\n<li>Rate parity violation detection and alerting</li>\n<li>Best rate guarantee (BRG) claim processing</li>\n<li>Opaque and merchant rate management (Priceline, Hotwire)</li>\n<li>Metasearch bid management (Google Hotel Ads, Trivago, Kayak)</li>\n<li>Loyalty program rate integration and member-only pricing</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 3: INVENTORY CONTROL AND OVERBOOKING</h1>\n<p>Step 3.1 -- Inventory Allocation</p>\n<p>Analyze inventory control mechanisms:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Booking class / rate bucket management</li>\n<li>Nested vs non-nested inventory availability</li>\n<li>Bid price controls (minimum acceptable rate per remaining room)</li>\n<li>Allocation by channel (GDS allotment, OTA allotment, direct inventory)</li>\n<li>Group block management (pickup tracking, release dates, wash factors)</li>\n<li>Waitlist and priority management</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 3.2 -- Overbooking Optimization</p>\n<p>Evaluate overbooking strategy:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overbooking model type (statistical, rule-based, ML)</li>\n<li>No-show rate calculation by segment, day of week, season</li>\n<li>Cancellation rate modeling (early cancel vs late cancel vs day-of)</li>\n<li>Overbooking limit calculation (cost of walk vs cost of empty room)</li>\n<li>Walk policy and compensation (IHG, Marriott, Hilton standard practices)</li>\n<li>Denied boarding compensation for airlines (DOT regulations, EU261)</li>\n<li>Overbooking performance tracking (walk frequency, compensation cost)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 3.3 -- Sell-Through Management</p>\n<p>Check sell-through and closeout logic:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Last room availability (LRA) controls</li>\n<li>Stop-sell triggers by room type and rate plan</li>\n<li>Minimum length of stay (MinLOS) and close-to-arrival (CTA) restrictions</li>\n<li>Hurdle rate adjustment as pickup pace changes</li>\n<li>Shoulder date protection (avoiding single-night gaps)</li>\n<li>Upgrade and downgrade waterfall logic when oversold by type</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 4: CHANNEL MANAGEMENT</h1>\n<p>Step 4.1 -- Distribution Channel Performance</p>\n<p>Analyze channel economics:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Channel cost of acquisition (commission rates, transaction fees, marketing cost)</li>\n<li>Net RevPAR by channel (gross rate minus distribution cost)</li>\n<li>Channel mix optimization (direct share target vs OTA dependency)</li>\n<li>GDS connectivity and corporate rate distribution</li>\n<li>Wholesale and tour operator rate management</li>\n<li>Metasearch ROI (cost per click vs booking conversion)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 4.2 -- OTA Management</p>\n<p>Evaluate OTA relationship optimization:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Hotels.com rate and availability management</li>\n<li>Commission tier optimization and preferred partner programs</li>\n<li>Content quality (photos, descriptions, amenities, review responses)</li>\n<li>Ranking algorithm factors (conversion rate, price competitiveness, availability)</li>\n<li>Promotion participation strategy (deals, mobile-only, genius/loyalty)</li>\n<li>Extranet management and rate loading automation</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 4.3 -- Direct Booking Optimization</p>\n<p>Check direct channel investment:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website booking engine conversion funnel analysis</li>\n<li>Price comparison widget (showing direct is best price)</li>\n<li>Loyalty program integration and member benefits</li>\n<li>Abandoned booking recovery (email, retargeting)</li>\n<li>Call center booking integration and agent incentives</li>\n<li>Direct booking cost vs OTA commission savings</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 5: PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKING</h1>\n<p>Step 5.1 -- KPI Framework</p>\n<p>Evaluate revenue management KPIs:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Occupancy rate (rooms sold / rooms available)</li>\n<li>ADR (average daily rate)</li>\n<li>RevPAR (revenue per available room = occupancy x ADR)</li>\n<li>TRevPAR (total revenue per available room, including ancillary)</li>\n<li>GOPPAR (gross operating profit per available room)</li>\n<li>Revenue index (RGI) vs competitive set</li>\n<li>Rate index (ARI) and occupancy index (MPI) vs comp set</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 5.2 -- STR Benchmark Analysis</p>\n<p>If STR or equivalent data exists:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive set definition and relevance</li>\n<li>Index performance trends (RGI &gt; 100 = gaining share)</li>\n<li>Fair share analysis by segment</li>\n<li>Penetration analysis (identifying segments with share opportunity)</li>\n<li>Year-over-year growth vs market growth</li>\n<li>HEDNA standard reporting compliance</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Step 5.3 -- Forecast Accuracy</p>\n<p>Evaluate forecasting performance:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forecast vs actual occupancy (MAPE by forecast horizon)</li>\n<li>Forecast vs actual ADR accuracy</li>\n<li>Forecast vs actual revenue accuracy</li>\n<li>Forecast bias detection (consistently over/under forecasting)</li>\n<li>Segment-level forecast accuracy</li>\n<li>Group wash factor accuracy (did group blocks materialize as predicted)</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nPHASE 6: WRITE REPORT</h1>\n<p>Write analysis to <code>docs/revenue-management-analysis.md</code> (create <code>docs/</code> if needed).</p>\n<p>Include: Executive Summary, System Architecture, Pricing Strategy Assessment, Inventory Controls,\nOverbooking Analysis, Channel Performance, Benchmark Comparison, Forecast Accuracy, and Recommendations.</p>\n<h1>============================================================\nSELF-HEALING VALIDATION (max 2 iterations)</h1>\n<p>After producing output, validate data quality and completeness:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Verify all output sections have substantive content (not just headers).</li>\n<li>Verify every finding references a specific file, code location, or data point.</li>\n<li>Verify recommendations are actionable and evidence-based.</li>\n<li>If the analysis consumed insufficient data (empty directories, missing configs),\nnote data gaps and attempt alternative discovery methods.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>IF VALIDATION FAILS:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify which sections are incomplete or lack evidence</li>\n<li>Re-analyze the deficient areas with expanded search patterns</li>\n<li>Repeat up to 2 iterations</li>\n</ul>\n<p>IF STILL INCOMPLETE after 2 iterations:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flag specific gaps in the output</li>\n<li>Note what data would be needed to complete the analysis</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nOUTPUT</h1>\n<h2>Revenue Management Analysis Complete</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Report: <code>docs/revenue-management-analysis.md</code></li>\n<li>Rate plans analyzed: [count]</li>\n<li>Distribution channels evaluated: [count]</li>\n<li>Revenue KPIs benchmarked: [count]</li>\n<li>Optimization opportunities identified: [count]</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Summary Table</h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Area</th>\n<th>Status</th>\n<th>Priority</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Dynamic Pricing</td>\n<td>[optimized/rule-based/static]</td>\n<td>[P0-P3]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Inventory Controls</td>\n<td>[automated/manual]</td>\n<td>[P0-P3]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Overbooking Model</td>\n<td>[statistical/rule-based/none]</td>\n<td>[P0-P3]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Channel Mix</td>\n<td>[balanced/OTA-dependent]</td>\n<td>[P0-P3]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rate Parity</td>\n<td>[consistent/violations found]</td>\n<td>[P0-P3]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forecast Accuracy</td>\n<td>[strong/needs improvement]</td>\n<td>[P0-P3]</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Comp Set Performance</td>\n<td>[above/at/below index]</td>\n<td>[P0-P3]</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Revenue Opportunity Matrix</h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Opportunity</th>\n<th>Est. RevPAR Impact</th>\n<th>Effort</th>\n<th>Timeframe</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td>+$</td>\n<td>{Low/Med/High}</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>NEXT STEPS:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\"Run <code>/demand-forecasting</code> to improve forecast inputs feeding the pricing engine.\"</li>\n<li>\"Run <code>/staff-scheduling</code> to align labor costs with demand patterns from RM data.\"</li>\n<li>\"Run <code>/dynamic-pricing</code> to deep-dive into price elasticity modeling.\"</li>\n</ul>\n<p>DO NOT:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do NOT recommend specific rate amounts -- pricing decisions require market context beyond code analysis.</li>\n<li>Do NOT ignore channel cost of acquisition -- a high-rate OTA booking may net less than a lower direct booking.</li>\n<li>Do NOT assume overbooking is always beneficial -- walk costs include reputation damage.</li>\n<li>Do NOT skip rate parity analysis -- OTA parity violations can trigger penalties and ranking demotions.</li>\n<li>Do NOT benchmark against a poorly defined competitive set -- comp set relevance is critical to valid analysis.</li>\n</ul>\n<h1>============================================================\nSELF-EVOLUTION TELEMETRY</h1>\n<p>After producing output, record execution metadata for the /evolve pipeline.</p>\n<p>Check if a project memory directory exists:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look for the project path in <code>~/.claude/projects/</code></li>\n<li>If found, append to <code>skill-telemetry.md</code> in that memory directory</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Entry format:</p>\n<pre><code>### /revenue-management — {{YYYY-MM-DD}}\n- Outcome: {{SUCCESS | PARTIAL | FAILED}}\n- Self-healed: {{yes — what was healed | no}}\n- Iterations used: {{N}} / {{N max}}\n- Bottleneck: {{phase that struggled or \"none\"}}\n- Suggestion: {{one-line improvement idea for /evolve, or \"none\"}}\n</code></pre>\n<p>Only log if the memory directory exists. 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