For students and players
Learn business by running a hotel
Short lessons on the ideas behind every successful business — costs, break-even, pricing — each with a real example and an exercise you can try straight away in a free hotel tycoon game.
Play the game freeLesson 1 · Beginner · 8 min
Fixed vs Variable Costs: Why a Full Hotel Can Still Lose Money
What fixed and variable costs are, why they decide whether a business makes money, and a worked hotel example you can test yourself in a free tycoon game.
Fixed costs · Variable costs · Contribution · Operating leverage
Lesson 2 · Beginner · 9 min
Break-Even Analysis: How Many Rooms Does a Hotel Need?
Learn break-even analysis step by step: the formula, a worked hotel example with real numbers, payback time, and an exercise to try in a free hotel tycoon game.
Break-even point · Contribution per unit · Payback period · Margin of safety
Lesson 3 · Intermediate · 10 min
Price Elasticity: How to Find the Best Price
What price elasticity of demand means, why the cheapest price is rarely the best, and how hotels set room prices — with a hands-on exercise in a free tycoon game.
Price elasticity of demand · Revenue maximisation · Competitive pricing · Value for money
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Every lesson has an exercise, discussion questions and a short teacher note. The game runs in any browser, needs no install and no account to start, and has no chat between players. More lessons are on the way.