The 7 Metrics Your Hotel Ad Report Must Show
A scannable report checklist for hotel advertising: spend, clicks, bookings, revenue, ROAS, assisted demand, and budget pacing.
Less text, more decision support
A report should not make a GM hunt through platform exports. It should make the few important numbers obvious, then show the drill-in when the team needs detail.
Report essentials
The seven metrics
A hotel report should make the next decision easier. These are the numbers that belong above the fold or one click away.
1
Spend
What went out
2
Clicks
Traveler interest
3
Bookings
Reservations created
4
Revenue
Booked value
5
ROAS
Return on spend
6
Assists
Influence before last click
7
Pacing
Budget speed
Bad report vs useful report
A useful report shows context
Spend
Total spend only
Spend by channel, campaign, date range, and property
Bookings
Booking count without revenue
Bookings paired with room revenue and channel cost
ROAS
One blended number
ROAS by channel plus a drill-in for the why
Assists
Ignored because they are messy
Shown as directional influence for retargeting and discovery channels
Reading order
How to read a hotel report in five minutes
Look at ROAS
Is revenue keeping up with spend?
Check bookings
Did paid traffic create reservations or only visits?
Inspect channel mix
Which platform is overfunded or underfunded?
Open the drill-in
Find the campaign or property causing the change.
Choose one action
Scale, pause, fix landing page, or continue observing.
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The fastest way to understand the reporting standard is to see the report itself.
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