Groups and meetings account for a significant share of hospitality industry revenue and profits. Much of the activity in this segment is a result of groups holding meetings on a recurring basis. To identify potential business, hotels often turn to internal and third-party sources, but are burdened by the volume of past activity they have to sort through. This paper discusses how analytics are being applied to more efficiently mine vast stores of historical groups and meetings activity to find prospective opportunities that represent the best fit between a particular hotel's needs and a group's buying behaviors.

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Jim Vandevender