‘Throw Out the Old School’: Rethinking Labor Management at CYBER HITEC
“Labor is an investment and not an expense.” That was among the key themes of a virtual session led by Del Ross, chief revenue...
STR: U.S. Hotel Occupancy Drops Below 50 Percent
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. weekly hotel occupancy fell back below the 50 percent mark, according to the latest data from STR for the week of October...
HotStats: U.S. Hotel Profit Stuck in Neutral as World Switches Gears
LONDON — For the seventh consecutive month, U.S. hotels remained in negative gross operating profit per available room (GOPPAR) territory in September 2020; at...
Resort Resilience: Will Resorts Survive the Global Pandemic?
Resorts are a particularly resilient market segment. They survived 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis with very little negative impact, and data shows that...
STR: Occupancy Remains Above 50 Percent for Second Consecutive Week
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. hotel occupancy for the week of October 11-17, 2020, was virtually flat from the previous week at 50.1 percent, according to the...