Hotel-tech glossary
ARI
Availability, Rates, Inventory in channel-manager context, or Average Rate Index in STR/STAR context.
ARI means Availability, Rates and Inventory in distribution. In performance reporting it can mean Average Rate Index: property ADR divided by competitive-set ADR, multiplied by 100. An index of 105 means ADR is 5% higher in relative terms. Establish the context before interpreting the abbreviation.
Related terms
Channel Manager
Software that syncs rates and inventory across multiple OTAs from one place.
OTA
Online Travel Agency. Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb, Hotels.com, etc.
STAR Report
STR performance benchmark report comparing a property against its competitive set.
MPI
Market Penetration Index. Property occupancy divided by compset occupancy, indexed to 100.
RGI
Revenue Generation Index. Property RevPAR divided by compset RevPAR, indexed to 100.
Part of the hotel-tech glossary. Maintained by Maciej Dudziak, founder of Guestivo.