The Enormity of Events for Boosting Occupancy
Large-scale events enjoyed a banner year in 2016. A reemerging travel economy—combined with more lodging options than ever before and a bevy of events...
Paying the Intermediaries: An Analysis of Hotel Commissions
The increasing incidence of intermediaries selling hotel rooms and other services is a major topic of discussion among U.S. hotel owners and operators. From online...
Select-Service Hotels Prove Efficient, Profitable
The definition of “select-service” within the lodging industry may vary from person to person, but there is no doubt that properties in this segment...
Why Independent Hotels Are Thriving
The data has spoken. In 2016, sweeping uptakes in occupancy, average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR) revealed that independent hotel...
The Rising Cost of Rooms
Changes in rooms revenue per available room (RevPAR) and RevPAR penetration receive a lot of attention from hotel managers. Obviously, this is because renting...