Field notes

Notes from revenue desks and booking calendars

Practical writing on hospitality revenue dashboards and booking pattern analysis — rooted in Hong Kong property work.

Hotel building facade with balconies

· 6 min read

Why Monday occupancy looks fine while weekends quietly erode

Midweek corporate strength can hide leisure softness. Here is how we separate the curves before anyone cuts weekend rates blindly.

 Notebook and pen on a wooden desk

· 5 min read

Building a metric glossary your night audit will recognise

Complimentary nights, house use, and day-use rooms wreck trust in dashboards when left undefined. Start with language, then charts.

 Hong Kong harbour skyline under cloudy sky

· 7 min read

Reading typhoon weeks in your booking cancellation curve

Storm signals distort cancellations and rebookings. Separate weather shocks from structural pattern changes before you rewrite rate strategy.

 Hotel reception desk with warm lamps

· 5 min read

Channel mix panels that front office will actually open

Channel contribution charts fail when they only serve ownership. Design panels that help reservations answer guest questions the same afternoon.