Flow thru, an abbreviation, is a catch all phrase that measures how much made it through your business comparing one period to another. What made it through, from revenues to profit. Another term to describe this measurement is retention. A good analogy to grasp the concept of flow thru is to compare it to your pay cheque. Imaging I give you a $1,000 a week raise. The question then is how much will end up on your pay versus how much got eaten up by higher taxes and other deductions.
Does your hotel financial statement pass the test?
Do your hotel financial statements give you the information you need to effectively run your business? Are you able to see if your profits are where they should be in an enhanced top line statement? Do your statements measure flow thru? Do you record your rooms business by proper segments and track the rooms occupied, rate and revenue in each segment?
