Management of Overbookings in the Hotel Industry - Basic Concepts and Practical Challenges

The paper examines the possibilities to manage the overbookings in the hotel industry. The basic mathematical model for calculating the optimal number of overbookings is analysed and techniques for calculating the optimal number of overbookings for a hotel with two different types of rooms and for two different hotels which coordinate their reservations are proposed. The managerial decisions and operational procedures connected with walking guests are also discussed

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Ivanov, Stanislav Hristov
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (27 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Tourism Today, Vol. 6, pp. 19-32, Fall 2006 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 5, 2008 erstellt
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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