Tag: Robert Mandelbaum
U.S. Hotel Interest Coverage: Projecting Even Worst-Case Scenarios
ACCORDING TO THE MARCH 2019 EDITION OF CBRE’S HOTEL HORIZONS forecast report, RevPAR growth for the U.S. lodging industry will be limited to under...
How Contract and Non-Management Employee Payrolls Rose in 2017
As the pace of revenue growth continues to decelerate for U.S. hotels, the ability of hotel operators to control costs will determine the ability...
Measuring the Impact of Growing Labor Expenses on Training Costs
In 2016, the average property in CBRE’s Trends in the Hotel Industry survey sample spent 31.3 percent of its total revenue, or 42.8 percent...
Shifts in Revenue and Expenses Boost Hotel F&B Profits
Consumer dining trends tend to be more volatile than lodging trends. Recognizing this, hotel managers have made some significant changes in the way they...
Hoteliers Overestimated 2016 Performance
From 2010 through 2015, U.S. hotels enjoyed above long-run average revenue and profit growth. Over the six-year period, total operating revenue increased at a...