CBRE Hotels · 2 Aug

Based on CBRE’s survey of monthly operating performance, U.S. hotels experienced a 58 percent decline in total hotel revenues from 2019 to 2020. This resulted in a decrease of 78 percent in profits at the Gross Operating Profit (GOP) level, along with a 107 percent fall off in Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization.

HVS · 2 Aug

The ALIS Conference came and went this week, bringing Downtown L.A. hotels to life with optimism and hope that normal for the hotel industry is coming in the not-too-distant future. Here are some collective takeaways from our team that was in attendance.

Horwath · 28 Jul

Malcolm Kerr, Managing Director of Horwath HTL UK has been talking to prominent executives and advisors to get their perspective on the major challenges facing owners and how they are preparing for an uncertain future.

David Lund · 26 Jul

From time immemorial, revenue per available room, or RevPAR, has been the go-to key performance indicator in the hotel industry. A simple calculation of average daily rate and occupancy rate, it is often thought of as the barometer of health for a hotel by those who work in the industry and those who make a living analyzing it.

Les Roches · 22 Jul

The hotel industry's recovery is accelerating, overcoming the crisis. In the first half of 2021, the stocks of the major hotel groups have recovered and outgrown the indexes. And the organizations are investing massively in new international offerings. For example, the Hilton group has announced the construction of 160,000 rooms over the next few years, while new entrants are benefiting from the support of the largest financial institutions.

Les Roches · 22 Jul

Fintechs have experienced a significant development over the last five years. Some smart technologies are emerging with obvious potential for the hospitality industry such for making booking reservation and payments, often linked to management systems of access to rooms and services. The pandemic has accelerated the implementation of these innovations.

EHL · 21 Jul

This article lays out why it's important to differentiate distribution costs from customer acquisition costs (CAC). Distribution costs refer to commissions paid to travel agents, OTAs, discounts to tour operators, etc. Whereas customer acquisition costs include the distribution costs, website-related costs, sales & marketing department salaries (after all, they are here to acquire customers), social media costs, advertising, loyalty and brand-related expenses, channel manager fees, etc.

HotStats Limited · 21 Jul

The pandemic has made it difficult for anyone to relax. Beyond being a drag on a hotel’s core business—room sales—it’s also been an assault on ancillary revenues, such as spa business.

Strategic Solution Partners · 19 Jul

Hotel asset value is determined using multiple calculations, math problems, and sometimes magic tricks, but there are three critically important aspects of the physical plant that can make or break a hotel investment. As an owner or asset manager, keep these three areas on your property checklist, and follow up with a hotel engineering team regularly. Ignore these at your peril!

David Lund · 12 Jul

Over the many years I have worked in hotels, I have had the pleasure of working with some exceptionally fine and talented individuals. This story is about one GM and his penchant for simplicity.

Hotel Mogel Consulting Limited · 12 Jul

This year has already seen many of the various cryptocurrencies grace the front page of major news outlets. This trend will continue throughout 2021 and, by our predictions, for the rest of everyone’s natural lifespans who happen to be reading this article. Pure hype or not, the technologies underpinning these altcoins are going to keep expanding and maturing as the applications for blockchains are too great to ignore.

Hotel Mogel Consulting Limited · 8 Jul

Every dollar counts in the new normal. That’s because, even with all the cuts made during the pandemic, the costs of ramping operations back up with all the new safety requirements – while also servicing debt – are making hotels an increasingly difficult business to keep out of the red. Driving occupancy and maximizing total revenue per guest (TRevPAR) are the two top objectives we look at for properties nowadays, but there’s a hidden profit killer that you must also consider – chargeback disputes.