Hotel franchisees face growing impact conflicts
Hotel groups may benefit from expanding their brand portfolios, but competing properties can put existing franchisees' occupancy, room rates and profitability under pressure.
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The Hotel Looks Like Real Estate – The Risk Lives In The Operation
A hotel can look reassuringly familiar to a family office. There is land. There is a building. There is often a recognizable flag on the sign. There are comparable sales, replacement costs and a capital plan. On paper, it can read like real…
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Hilton recognized hotel owner margins compressing. So it did something about it.
Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta reached back to COVID days to give context to some of the lodging company’s newest initiatives to alleviate the financial stress its hotel owners have endured.
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If I Had 30 Days to Turn Around a Hotel, Here’s Exactly What I’d Do
Someone asked me recently what I would do if I had just 30 days to improve a hotel’s performance. It is a question I have thought about a lot over the years because the answer gets to the heart of any effective hotel turnaround strategy…
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How hotels are stopping the 6am sunbed wars this summer after man wins payout
We all know the particular kind of heartbreak that comes from descending to your hotel pool, ready to soak up some rays and sip cocktails, only to find that not a single sunbed is free.
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Hospitality the Mexican Way: Interview with Development Head, Mauricio Elizondo
We learn how Mexico’s largest hospitality group is offering a uniquely Mexican experience, and looking into taking that experience international.
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How to Revenue Manage in the Middle of Nowhere
Imagine this: You’re not managing a city hotel. You’re not next to a convention center. You’re not even competing for the same audience as the resort an hour away.
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Why so many hotel owners are making the switch to third-party managers
A growing number of hotel companies are shifting day-to-day management activities from hotel brand managers to third-party management companies.
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Hotel Miramar ceasing operations at end of October; 108 employees to be laid off
Hotel Miramar Singapore will cease business operations at the end of October, it was announced on Friday (Aug 29), a move that would see 108 employees laid off.
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Can Los Angeles "Digest" the Olympics? Why hotels should start preparing now
In 2028, Los Angeles will become the center of global attention as it hosts the XXXIV Summer Olympic Games. Although the event is still several years away, in the tourism and hospitality industry, time moves differently. Preparing for such a…
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10 highest-earning hospitality companies in the world
From Marriott to Hilton and MGM Resorts, we present the most profitable hospitality brands in the world in 2024
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Hotel franchising, an integral part of the European hospitality industry, continues to grow in popularity as hotel chains establish significant presence due to its ability to provide both franchisors and franchisees with a strong, proven business…
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RIU Hotels & Resorts announces a new step forward in the generational handover process
RIU Hotels & Resorts is continuing to make progress in the generational handover that began with the retirement of Carmen Riu in July 2024…
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Solving staff shortages in a disruptive future
If you visit a hotel owned by Germany’s Aroundtown in the not-too-distant future, you might find the check-in experience managed by a hologram. Real estate investor Aroundtown, which holds around 80 hotels in its diverse, pan-European portfolio –…
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