financials
Hotels spending more to get customers in the door
Hotels in the United States are paying, on average, 16 percent to 18 percent to acquire customers, with many paying as much as 25 percent to 35 percent, according to […]
U.S. Hotel Profits Grow in 2016 Despite Slowdown in Revenue
U.S. hoteliers enjoyed a seventh consecutive year of increasing profits in 2016 despite a slowdown in the rate of revenue growth. According to the recently released 2017 edition of Trends® […]
Flow Thru: What made it through, from revenues to profit
Flow Thru, this is my abbreviation, is a catch all phrase that measures how much made it through your business comparing one period to another. What made it through, from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
