World Series brings in tons of hotel revenue
Our property is located 2 miles South of the Philadelphia International Airport and 6 miles South of the Citizens Bank Park where the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay are battling it out for the to see who’s the world champion. It’s exciting, busy and crazy. Our hotel made the most in rooms revenue then I have ever seen.
We developed a relationship a travel agency last year when the Phillies lost immediately. Knowing that the Phillies were near winning, we called on last years contact and they requested 100 rooms a night. We were a selected hotel for MLB families, media and others and we closed it taking $10 off of our rack rate.
We did not have an influx of central reservations until 6 days prior. Everything was last minute.
The city of Philadelphia was fully committed with-in 2 days after the Phillies won. Next was Airport properties and the surrounding suburbs from Delaware and into Cherry Hill & Mount Laurel New Jersey,
A day or two prior Friday, October 24th – peeking night – we started getting cancellations as rooms opened up into the city. We went from Sold Out to having 44 rooms left for Saturday, October 25th – the peek night. We did not accept any discounts, additional group rooms or airline crew or distressed – that wasn’t already booked. At 2pm on the 25th we 20 rooms left to sell. My shift was over and I wasn’t hearing many reservation requests coming into the desk.
The property sold all but 3 rooms. Very good job on the front desk staff. We produced the most revenue I have seen since I started at the property over 2 years ago.
We did have some no-shows and we certainly charged them.
Go Phillies!
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