Buckhiester hotel revenue management
strategies to move the bottom line

our credentials

  principals team

the buckhiester hotel revenue management team

BML was founded in 1995 with a singular focus on hotel revenue management and yield management

It is represented by professionals with over 200 years of combined experience in travel, tourism and hospitality including senior management positions (Radisson General Manager, Westin General Manager, Senior Vice President, Operations and Vice President, Food & Beverage for a REIT)

Experienced in providing comprehensive revenue management evaluation, training and development for over 600 hotels (branded, independent, large, small, city-center, airport, suburban, resort, managed, owned, and strata titled)

Diverse product knowledge - hands-on experience with perishable inventories (hotel rooms, airline seats, cruise cabins, rental cars, bus seats, rail seats/compartments, and tour packages)

Team of highly qualified professionals with specialties in global distribution systems, central reservation systems, strategic pricing/positioning, forecasting methodologies, online marketing, Travel 2.0 and advanced yield tactic application

Extensive knowledge of commercial computer systems applicable to property management, yield management, central reservations, global distribution and sales/catering point-of-sale, as well as related connectivity issues

Bria Moosmannbrita moosmann – alliance partner, principal of vesta consulting inc

More than 25 years experience in the food & beverage, tourism and hospitality industry

Senior management positions include Corporate Director of Food & Beverage for a REIT/management company portfolio of 39 hotels, Executive Assistant Manager for two large hotels, Director of F&B for the opening of Canada’s premier Chateau property

Co-inventor of a program designed to increase the effectiveness of meetings by managing food and beverage intake, environmental conditions, and spacing of activities throughout a multi-day conference function

Many years of specialist experience in Menu-Engineering, including the development of a strategic Menu-Engineering process

Very strong background in automated F&B systems and corresponding yield tactics/revenue management initiatives

Degree in Hotel Management from the Hotel Management School, Heidelberg

Lecturer at Hotel Management School, Hamburg

Guest Speaker for General Managers, F&B Managers, Catering Directors and Executive Chef Conferences

Michael Krawchuckmichael krawchuk – product development specialist

More than 10 years experience providing analytical, financial and systems expertise to the tourism, hospitality, telecommunication and non-profit sectors

Bachelor Degree in Economics (B.A.) from Simon Fraser University with a focus on quantitative methods. Additional training in statistical programming, data mining and systems implementations

Experience has centered on the development and application of revenue management techniques, forecasting methods, optimization strategies, financial models and statistical analyses

Extensive experience using analytical tools such as SAS, SPSS and Excel has helped organizations extract meaningful information from their data

Involved in a number of systems implementations - extensive knowledge of databases and querying languages

Elizabeth McNamaraelizabeth mcnamara - administrative manager

Over 30 years experience in the travel industry: resort hotels, tour operations & airlines

Founding member of several Wholesale Tour Operations

Senior management positions including Director of Regulatory Affairs, aviation; Director of Operations for several major tour operations and Director of Operation for a major travel software company

Strong background in automated reservation system and organizational programs

Creator of innovative automated booking system for major retail travel outlet

Coordinator, finances & travel for international research team, University of Toronto

Business/Accounting certification

Diploma in Digital Design and Web creation.