Daren Barwick

Daren Barwick is the Principal at RevitaClean, a company servicing the domestic and accommodation industry (hotels, serviced apartments, motels, resorts) with deep clean extraction and sanitation to remove the embedded nasties in mattresses.

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Daren Barwick Sunday, August 14, 2016
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The importance of mattress cleanliness

When customers review hotel rooms, cleanliness rates high on the list of priorities. I have spoken to many hotel housekeeping…
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Industry encouraged to “Always be the Student” at the ARMA Summit

The annual APAC Revenue Management Summit was held on 14-15 August at Rydges Melbourne and was an overwhelming success once again. Delegate, partner and exhibitor numbers increased on previous years and the Summit saw a cross section of the accommodation industry united in the goal of improving revenues and profit through education. Headlined “CONNECT & GROW”, the Summit was planned and hosted by Melissa Kalan, founding director of the Australian Revenue Management Association (ARMA) in support with industry partners the Accommodation Association of Australia (AAoA) , Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) the Caravan and Camping Industry NSW and Torrens University Australia. Each year the Summit focuses on the discipline of revenue and yield management across other industries with a perishable asset. This year saw an entertainment theme and delegates were delighted with fascinating keynotes on the television industry presented by Peter Brewer, CEO of Maxamation and Nic Robin, General Manager Marketing of Village Entertainment, who shared insights into the cinema industry. The format, which is continuing to resonate with and remain popular with delegates, saw day one feature an expert workshop from world-renowned pricing experts and Summit partner, Simon-Kucher and Partners. Chris Petzoldt – founding partner and managing director Oceania opened …
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Continued Customer Growth at OTA Insight Prompts Asia-Pacific Expansion

OTA Insight, the cloud-based data intelligence platform for the hospitality industry, has reached a tipping point of activity in the increasingly important Asia-Pacific region ahead of the upcoming APAC Revenue Management Summit in Melbourne, Australia. Since opening a regional hub in Singapore in late 2017, a new office in Australia last year and appointing additional representatives across the Philippines, Indonesia and India earlier this year, the number of hotel partners that OTA Insight works with in the region has grown from just over 1,000 properties at the end of 2017 to a projected 6,000 properties by the end of 2019. This represents a significant average growth rate of over 100% year-on-year for the past two years. OTA Insight provides solutions that empower hoteliers to make smarter revenue and distribution decisions, enabling them to manage and track all the relevant factors that can affect hotel demand and profitability. As the company continues to grow, even more hoteliers in APAC will have access to OTA Insight’s suite of business intelligence solutions to help manage rates, parity and revenue opportunities. “Demand for the cutting-edge technology and highly accurate data we provide has risen sharply in the past couple of years,” said Amit Peshawaria, …
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Facility Management Opportunity – ANZAC Square Building

The Building Management Committee, administering the Building Management Statement for the ANZAC Square Building, is seeking expressions of interest for the position of Facilities Manager. This is a unique opportunity to obtain a prestigious service contract with no upfront cost to purchase management rights. The historic ANZAC Square Building is located in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD and contains specialty shops, retail arcade, offices, residential units and serviced apartments as well as basement and two upper levels of car parking. The Facility Manager will be responsible for the management, maintenance and cleaning of the complex’s shared use property, which principally comprises carparking areas, an access laneway, roof areas, building facades and utility infrastructure. This contract does not contain a letting component. To register your interest and obtain a copy of the tender documents please phone Kaylene Arkcoll on (07) 3858 8222 or email [email protected] Tender documents will be available from Monday 22 July 2019.
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Be a revenue management leader; boost your career and profits!

Student intakes for Trimester two has begun for the brand-new tourism industry qualification focused on hotel revenue management….
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Australian Revenue Management Association

Melissa Kalan’s life philosophy is centred on the principle of ‘always learning’, and with this she empowers organisations to lead a revenue management culture from the top down that influences both profits and staff retention…
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How OTA Insight is changing the way hoteliers are harnessing data

There’s no shortage of business intelligence and data floating around the hotel tech landscape. In fact, in terms that revenue managers are very familiar with, you could argue there’s a serious over-supply…
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Paul Reeves
I understand the frustration of hotel motel owners. I person...
Charles Ikstrums
Unfortunately ,Byron, you are not telling a complete story e...
Jon
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Bryon
Thank you for reporting on this new study, yet they are not...
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