Tag: finance
New Bank Regulations Could Dampen Hotel Lending
On Jan. 1, U.S. banks are required to adopt new underwriting criteria based on Basel-3 guidelines, which will sharply increase the capital banks must...
Hoteliers Continue to be Sharp with Budgeting Accuracy
It’s time to throw away the Ouija boards. Apparently, predicting the performance of U.S. hotels has become easy for managers. For the third consecutive...
Assessing the True Cost of Franchise Fees
The series of fees that hotel companies charge their franchisees covers a variety of services provided by the franchisor. PKF Hospitality Research’s annual Trends in...
Taking Advantage of New Hotel Tax Incentives
Hotel owners now have a multitude of tax benefits available to them. These benefits come in the form of both conventional tax incentives like...
Laurus Corporation Acquires Marriott Warner Center Hotel
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.—Laurus Corporation, a U.S.-based private real estate investment and development firm, has acquired the Marriott Warner Center hotel in Woodland Hills, Calif.
Woodland...