Loyalty, Labels, and the Modern Hotel Model
If you’ve watched hotel sponsorships lately you may have noticed: the name they are advertising aren’t the company or hotel brands. Instead of Marriott or Accor, it’s Bonvoy or All. These loyalty programs are becoming the central identity of the big…
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Trump’s federal funding freeze brings uncertainty to green investments
The hospitality industry has long relied on energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives to reduce operational costs and meet the evolving expectations of consumers and investors. Now, there may be a catch. President Trump announced early in his…
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Trinity Investments prides itself on being a clear-minded hotel investor. Its focus is paying off.
Sean Hehir, the CEO of Trinity Investments, has a Dickensian notion of the hotel industry: a tale of two segments, where strong performance in one is offset by tepid performance in the other. The data support him: STR forecasts RevPAR growth in the…
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How Hilton Supply Management (HSM) transforms spend analysis into actionable savings for hotels
In the hospitality industry, effective spend management is essential for protecting a property’s bottom line, and HSM's innovative procurement-led property review service helps hoteliers identify significant cost-saving opportunities without…
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Global hotel rate increases to ‘moderate’ in 2025 – Amex GBT
Hotel prices in key business travel cities are set to increase again in 2025 but at a slower rate than seen in previous years, according to the latest Hotel Monitor report from American Express Global Business Travel…
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6 big trends for hospitality real estate in Q3
We recently gathered together a select group of investors to discuss the ins and outs in our Q3 Investor Council meeting. Below are a selection of the key nuggets from that discussion. We’ll be developing some of these themes further over the next…
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The rising cost of doing business is the most serious challenge facing hotels this year, according to new research from the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF)…
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COVID-19 caused a major paradigm shift in where workers operate with many companies offering hybrid and remote work. This caused a shake-up in commercial real estate, rendering office spaces obsolete…
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Wells Fargo Provides $360M For Carmel Partners’ Historic Hotel Redevelopment in DC
Carmel Partners has secured a $360 million construction loan for its planned redevelopment of the former Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., according to papers filed with D.C’s Recorder of Deeds…
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The future of Maui's hotel industry after the wildfires
Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes talks with Kekoa McClellan, a spokesperson representing hotel industries in Maui about the future of the industry and how workers are faring after the deadly fires.
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Hotelier makes tax burden plea as he announces closure of the Fleece in Richmond
"Unrelenting, chronic staffing issues and ever-increasing costs" have been blamed for the closure of the Grade II-listed Fleece hotel in Richmond, north Yorkshire.
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