A revenue driver is used to forecast/predict revenue or covers in a profit center. A revenue driver looks at what drives the revenue or level of activity in a department. Different departments can have different revenue drivers such as guests, rooms, and revenue.

When using a seasonal revenue driver, PMI uses an algorithm based historical patterns and seasonality to predict future revenue or activity.

When using a manual revenue driver, the property decides the factors that will affect what happens in a department and sets ratios to forecast. Some examples:

If you want to change whether you are working with a seasonal or manual revenue driver, please contact us in d2o and we will change the settings for you.