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Hotel Rooms Departments Struggle to Control Expenses

Changes in rooms revenue per available room (RevPAR), and RevPAR penetration receive a lot of attention from hotel managers.  This is because the monies hotels receive from renting guest rooms […]

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Magnuson Hotels CEO on Increasing Revenue, Reducing Costs

The desire to run a successful, sustainable business is the driving force behind the actions of any hotelier or hospitality industry professional. My job as CEO of Magnuson Hotels is […]

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Google Travel Business Is Already Twice the Size of Expedia’s

When is Google finally going to tie all of its travel products together and become an online travel agency to rival Expedia, the Priceline Group and, increasingly, Ctrip? Not anytime […]

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Hotel Distribution Cost: The Only Cost Driver That Can Save Your Bottom Line

NB: This is an article by HeBSdigital At the recent Lodging Conference in Phoenix, AZ both STR and CBRE projected a rather bleak picture of where the industry is heading […]

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Measuring The Value of Forecasting Accuracy in Today’s Hotel Market

The hospitality industry is expanding rapidly. Hotel companies break ground on new build projects every week. Many operators are renovating older properties and reopening them as new brands from Marriott, […]

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Airbnb to begin collecting Illinois hotel tax

  Airbnb rentals in Illinois will be getting more expensive next month. Beginning Jan. 15, the San Francisco-based home-rental platform will collect and remit on behalf of its hosts the […]

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Strong Rate Growth Ahead in 2016

2016 promises to be the most profitable year our industry has ever seen due to strong rate growth, minimal supply impact, low interest rates and oil prices, and a somewhat […]

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3rd quarter roundup: Carlson, Hilton, Starwood, etc.

Carlson Rezidor: Like-for-like RevPAR for leased and managed hotels was up by 8.7 percent. The growth, which is the highest since Q3 2010, is due to an increase in average […]

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Metrics align to support Japan’s hotel growth

Overall fundamentals look good for Japan, and most people in the industry expect strong performance ahead. Most main stakeholders in the Japanese hospitality industry remain positive about market conditions across […]

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PPHE Hotel Group announces strong revenue

The PPHE Hotel Group has announced a strong overall performance in its financial results for the first half of the year, including a boosted revenue but a fall in profit […]

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