CallAround.org
How I see it as a young, small fish in an old, large pond…
I found this site while surfing the world wide web and thought it was pretty interesting. Basically, you register with the site entering your hotel name and location and you post your daily info regarding occupancy and rate so that you and your comp set and local hotels can get your info without having to call you, and without you having to call them. It is definitely a way to save time but I think it has some cons which should be considered. Firstly, you may want to check with your management team to confirm they are OK with you sharing that info online, not that you wouldn’t give it out over the phone, but I can see the difference. When you go to the website it lists on the right hand side the recent properties that have signed up and there is a large range of companies listed there so it may have already been approved by those companies, or their overnight teams are just doing it vigilante.
The main concern I have with this way of sharing info is that you lose that personal connection you establish from calling each other every night and passing those few small-talk comments back and forth and building that relationship with the other properties so when the time comes that you need their help, there is a familiar name. I’m sure we can all vouch for how useful it is to have someone willing to help you out at another property because you’ve friended them over the years through 30 second phone calls.