THE JOURNAL

Operating notes for people who run properties.

Revenue mechanics, compliance in Central Europe, and what it actually takes to let software make decisions in a hotel. No thought leadership.

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FEATURED · REVENUE · 9 MIN

The booking that costs you money: unit-night GOP explained

Occupancy is vanity, ADR is comfort, and RevPAR still hides the cleaning. Here is how to subtract the real cost of a night, and why single Monday stays from one particular channel are almost always negative.

28 July 2026 · Alisio revenue team

AI OPERATIONS · 12 MIN

Six levels of trust: how to let software price your rooms

A practical ladder from observer to owner of the KPI, and the guardrails that make each rung safe.

COMPLIANCE · 7 MIN

Foreign guest registration in CZ, SK and PL without Sunday evenings

What the statutory windows actually are, and what to automate first.

GLAMPING · 8 MIN

Sixty sellable resources from eighteen units, with no capex

Tubs, saunas, firewood, EV bays, boats and gear as first-class inventory.

OPERATIONS · 6 MIN

Why overbooking is an architecture problem, not a discipline problem

REVENUE · 7 MIN

Orphan nights: the quietest loss in a small property

AI OPERATIONS · 10 MIN

Holdout baselines: how to prove an AI actually earned the money

OPERATIONS · 5 MIN

Cleaning minutes are a revenue metric. Start measuring them.

COMPLIANCE · 9 MIN

The EU AI Act in a hotel: what you must tell your guests

DISTRIBUTION · 8 MIN

True cost per channel: commission is only the first line

GUEST · 6 MIN

Self check-in without losing the welcome

FINANCE · 11 MIN

Thirteen weeks of cash flow for a seasonal property

STRATEGY · 9 MIN

Guests will book through AI assistants. Can yours be found?

OPERATIONS · 7 MIN

Migrating a property system in season without losing a booking

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