Number of rooms sold per period / totalnumber of rooms available for the same period period = Occupancy Rate

BAR is also know as Best Rate Guarantee (BRG) and is used to determine the price by forcasting demand.

Average Daily Rate (know as ADR) stands for the average revenue per occupied room for a certain time period. 
The ADR can calculated by dividing the room revenue by the number of rooms sold.

Total room revenue for a period / number of rooms sold = ADR

Together with other measurements like the Occupancy rate, RevPAR and BAR a hotel can do analysis on how well the hotel is performing over a certain period. Furthermore it can be used to compare performance with other similar hotels

Key indicator of performance for hotels to help determine how much a room can be charged for. RevPAR is calculated by multiplying the average daily room rate (ADR) with the occupancy rate.

RevPAR = average room rate × occupancy

RevPAR only measures the performance of the rooms, it excludes services like food and beverage.

The advent of internet technology has helped expand the utility of Global Distribution Systems, allowing end consumers to directly interact with these systems.

Yield management allows properties to discount with discretion in order to build market share, uncover hidden demand that promotes aggressive pricing, identify lost revenue opportunities and most importantly, increase revenue growth without increasing fixed costs.

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