Burton Books, Ed James and Steve Kirby attended The Lodging Conference 2021 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix last week. Kirby said, “It was great to be […]
Originally seen HERE. Canadian and Mexican Borders Slated To Welcome Travelers on Nov. 8 Hoteliers in U.S. markets that have traditionally been heavily reliant on land travel from Canada and Mexico […]
Originally seen here. U.S. group meetings volume in October increased 30.4% over September’s figure, according to data from Knowland, a provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality. Average […]
Originally seen HERE. Research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the U.S. travel & tourism sector could experience year-over-year (YOY) growth of 35.6% in 2021, significantly outpacing the […]
Originally seen HERE. Even though interest rates have ticked up slightly, now is a good time to be a hotel seller due to the limited number of properties available in the […]
Origninally seen HERE. Although November U.S. group meeting volume decreased 12.4 percent over October, this decline reflects normal seasonality trends for this time of year with less of a decrease than […]
Originally seen HERE. U.S. hotel occupancy came in lower than the previous week but reached an all-time high on Christmas, according to STR’s latest data through December 25, 2021. Christmas Day occupancy (47.2 […]
by Steve Kirby, Managing Principal Throughout 2022, resilience will be the word heard most frequently in the lodging industry . Over two tumultuous years – through disease, labor shortages, supply chain […]
