Megan Sullivan
Benchmarking Energy and Water Use
At the Lodging Green and Sustainability Conference and Expo in Dallas, experts discussed the ins and outs of energy and water efficiency audits. Here are a few tips for benchmarking your hotel’s performance and...
Transaction Action: Lodging Conference Recap
The lodging industry is riding the tailwinds of low supply, increasing demand, rising hotel values, higher average daily rate, and healthy transaction volume. To date this year, U.S. hotel values have surpassed the 2006...
Hotel Data Conference Reveals Key Industry Metrics
Economic headwinds, sluggish average daily rate (ADR) growth, lack of group demand, government travel cuts, and rising transient demand were hot topics at the fifth annual Hotel Data Conference at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in...
The Soft Sell
With soft branding, independents can act like a chain when it makes good business sense.
Checking in with Commune Hotels and Resorts
Commune Hotels and Resorts signed a definitive agreement last week to consolidate the company to sole ownership. Through his private equity firm Geolo Capital, Commune’s chairman John Pritzker bought the 50 percent interest in...