The Significance of Willingness to Pay

The willingness to pay of shoppers relies on their motive for travelling. Are they coming to your vacation spot as a result of it’s a main vacationer vacation spot, a metropolis with company demand or a convention heart, or for a selected exercise? Having labored with motels in Mont-Tremblant briefly, I used to be curious in regards to the market developments in Whistler, BC.Ê

Utilizing CoStar knowledge, I checked out their developments over the previous few years (2018, 2019, 2023) and observed one thing I discovered stunning: whereas occupancy is nearly the identical in the summertime months as it’s within the winter, the ADR is nearly half as excessive.Ê

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I’ve checked out loads of occupancy and ADR charts all through my profession, and there’s sometimes some consistency in fee growing as occupancy grows. Listed here are some examples of some completely different locations and the developments I’ve sometimes seen:Ê

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So why is it that in Whistler the speed does not develop in step with occupancy in all seasons? I consider that it has to do with the demand, particularly because it pertains to the explanations for travelling to Whistler at completely different instances of the yr. As a world-renowned ski vacation spot, folks go to Whistler within the winter to ski. The demand is extraordinarily excessive as there are few options accessible. Whereas there are a number of causes to go to Whistler in the summertime, there are extra locations with the same providing accessible at quite a lot of costs. For instance, in British Columbia alone there are the Kootenay Rockies and Okanagan Valley to go to in the summertime providing considerably decrease charges than Whistler. There’s much less demand for Whistler motels in the summertime than within the winter due to the folks touring to Whistler and why.Ê

You will need to take into account not solely opponents in your vacation spot when figuring out fee methods, but additionally aggressive locations. By understanding your resort’s distinctive worth proposition in addition to your vacation spot’s promoting factors, you’ll be able to decide the “willingness to pay” of your purchasers and stay aggressive in a multi-market taking part in discipline, irrespective of the season.

Rikki Cavanagh is the Director of Gross sales, Advertising & Enterprise Growth at Charge Yield. Join with Rikki on LinkedIn.

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