Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for measuring revenue performance for a lodging establishment
- Patent Title (中): 衡量住宿机构收入表现的方法和设备
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Application No.: US10770502Application Date: 2004-02-04
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Publication No.: US08321286B2Publication Date: 2012-11-27
- Inventor: William McDaniel , Tim Tenca , Prashant Dave , David Nehme
- Applicant: William McDaniel , Tim Tenca , Prashant Dave , David Nehme
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Marriott International, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Marriott International, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: DLA Piper LLP US
- Main IPC: G06G1/14
- IPC: G06G1/14 ; G06Q20/00 ; G06Q10/00

Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for calculating an optimal revenue total yield for both sleeping and function space in a hospitality establishment for a set of demand that includes both group and transient demands. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the revenue optimization problem is characterized as a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) problem and solved using MILP techniques. Preferably, a small value is assigned to the “cost” of a room upgrade and the cost of room upgrades are included in the revenue function to be optimized. In some embodiments of the invention, the actual revenue yield is compared to the optimum revenue yield.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050171821A1 Method and apparatus for measuring revenue performance for a lodging establishment Public/Granted day:2005-08-04
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