Lodging Leaders

Lodging Leaders


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288 | ‘The Big Pause’: Hotels retooling employment policies as business slowly returns
September 30, 2020

Two viruses emerged in the U.S. this year – COVID-19 and society’s backlash against racism. The coronavirus pandemic forced hotels to close or drastically cut back on their workforces as occupancy plummeted to unprecedented lows.

287 | The Long Haul: Extended-stay hotels show their strength in a crisis
September 23, 2020

Extended-stay hotels are weathering the coronavirus crisis better than their transient cousins, according to reports. The Highland Group’s half-year report shows economy and mid-priced extended-stay hotels are faring better than upscale extended-stay a...

286 | Care Packages: Hotels can attract business with cause marketing
September 16, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has altered the wants, needs and desires of consumers. Buying habits have changed. The crisis has changed the way consumers value businesses. Hotels have an opportunity to succeed during and after the pandemic by adopting sales...

285 | ‘Allure of the Door’: Exterior-corridor hotels trending in COVID-19 pandemic
September 09, 2020

Almost overnight, the roadside motel is a hot commodity. Travelers are going by car and when they stop they want the safest stay possible. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed health and safety to the top of hotel guests’ most-favored-amenity list and e...

285 | ‘Allure of the Door’: Exterior-corridor hotels trending in COVID-19 pandemic
September 09, 2020

Almost overnight, the roadside motel is a hot commodity. Travelers are going by car and when they stop they want the safest stay possible. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed health and safety to the top of hotel guests’ most-favored-amenity list and e...

284 | Sharing the Wealth: Hotel industry leaders want to bring Black investors into the fold
September 02, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting downturn in the travel industry will make it difficult for investors to find the capital they need to acquire and develop hotels. That means minority investors, in particular Black Americans,

283 | Seizing the Moment: Black hotel owners and investors see opportunity to prosper
August 26, 2020

In a recent Zoom conference hosted by the African American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, hospitality entrepreneur Kristin Kitchen talked about her lodging company that showcases Black heritage and supports minority-ow...

282 | ‘People Have Changed’: Hospitality industry deals with workers’ mental health in the age of COVID-19
August 19, 2020

The coronavirus crisis has put unprecedented amounts of stress not only on health care systems and economies but on workers’ mental health. That’s the first and bottom line of a recent study by the Society of Human Resource Managers.

281 | Rescue Capital: Hotel financiers seek opportunities to invest in distressed assets
August 12, 2020

In June, Watermark Lodging Trust, a Chicago REIT, sold its Hutton Hotel in Nashville for $70 million. The price is $7 million less than what the REIT said it paid to acquire and upgrade the hotel seven years ago. A month later,

280 | Premium Letdown: Hotels challenge property insurers’ refusal to cover COVID-19 revenue loss
August 05, 2020

As the hospitality industry struggles to mitigate the massive loss of revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of hotel owners are filing lawsuits to force their property insurance providers to cover their financial casualties. Meantime,