financials

After the introduction of UK Digital Services Tax, Google confirmed it will pass on the cost directly to advertisers (ie. hotels, OTAs etc.)

No matter what stage a hotel is at in this crisis lifecycle, deep hotel benchmarking will provide foresight to fight off financial damage

The pandemic has thrown off 2020 forecasts and limited usefulness of historical data, setting a budget for 2021 will be a new experience

Most agree the recovery could be longer. Though GDP historically correlated to hotel demand, this time around it may have nothing to do with the economy

With smart, proactive planning, owners and operators alike will emerge from budget season feeling like champions, ready to face the battles ahead

Perhaps no industry is impacted more by COVID-19 than the hotel industry, when movement is impeded it leaves a black stain on hotel revenue and profit

As hotels re-open, it is crucial they’re mindful of their Break Even Point (BEP) to understand cost levels and determine what RevPAR is necessary to open

The first break-even analysis we ran focused on total revenue, taking into account not only revenue generated from rooms, but also ancillary revenue

With the advent of the ‘new normal’, hotel owners and operators must begin considering the various financial and operational scenarios in their forecasting

Hotel occupancy and room rate in May did climb 4 percentage points and 5%, respectively, from April, helped out in some way by Memorial Day Weekend travel