Review management alone does not make a large impact on your hotel’s revenues. Ensure that the vendor offers solutions that have been proven to improve direct bookings and increase ADRs for their customers.
Great reputation management software will improve response rates and ultimately boost your hotel ratings.
Many hoteliers are required by management or ownership to respond to a certain percentage of reviews, as responding to reviews is considered a best practice in hotel management. Most hotels can achieve over 70% by adopting an ORM platform and assigning resources to manage it. (# of reviews responded to/# of total reviews).
Consider what review sources are most popular for your hotel(s) and make sure that you will be able to view and respond to these reviews within the vendor’s solution.Be sure that the hotel rating provided by the vendor is as accurate as possible, otherwise, your bookings could suffer if the score drops too low. Sophisticated formulas will automatically remove any biased reviews that could skew your rating.