Robert Mandelbaum
Cost Controls Perpetuated U.S. Profit Growth in 2017
U.S. hoteliers enjoyed an eighth consecutive year of increasing profits in 2017, despite another slowdown in the rate of revenue growth. According to the 2018 edition of Trends in the Hotel Industry, total operating...
Examining the Segments Within Extended-Stay Hotels
When investing in hotels, two of the metrics most frequently evaluated are recent year-over-year trends in revenues and profits, as well as current performance values. Investors need to balance the current levels of a...
Keeping the Lights Off: U.S. Hotel Utility Expenditures Drop
The pace of revenue growth is slowing for the U.S. lodging industry. Per STR, the pace of RevPAR (revenue per available room) increases has decelerated each year from 2014 through 2017. According to the...
Overhauling Other Operated Departments in a Hotel
In lodging industry parlance, other operated departments are frequently referred to as minor operated departments. Based on recent trends in other operated department revenues and profits, these sources of income have become less consequential...
How the Composition of RevPAR Growth Impacts Changes in Profits
To project changes in profits, we obviously need to look at the expected relative changes in revenues and expenses. Profit growth can only be realized when the dollar value of the change in revenue...