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Negative / Null Result Report

Fee-Based Upgrading for Hotel Revenue Management: Conditional and Bid Models Outperform Guaranteed Upgrades

Breffni M. Noone; Anna S. Mattila · 2026 · Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

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Abstract (excerpt)

Hotel companies often offer consumers fee-based product upgrades to support capacity utilization and revenue goals. Three upgrading models—Guaranteed, Conditional, and Bid—dominate industry practice, but little is known about their…

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Metadata source: Crossref · DOI 10.1177/19389655261416854