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241 | Let’s Stay Together: New design concepts connect small-group travelers and local communities
241 | Let’s Stay Together: New design concepts connect small-group travelers and local communities
In the 19th and early-20th centuries, hotels in America offered more than room and board. They defined a community by at... Read more
11 Dec 2019
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18mins
Ranked #2
234 | More for the Money: Upselling generates significant revenue gains for hotels
234 | More for the Money: Upselling generates significant revenue gains for hotels
Though average daily rate in U.S. hotels continues to grow year over year, hotel operators are not so eager to increase ... Read more
23 Oct 2019
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31mins
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231 | Culture Club: Your hotel’s work environment may be bad for business (Labor and Hiring Part 1)
231 | Culture Club: Your hotel’s work environment may be bad for business (Labor and Hiring Part 1)
Is your hotel a fun place to work? Do your employees look forward to spending their day at your hotel? If the answers ar... Read more
25 Sep 2019
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29mins
Ranked #4
233 | How Does Your Hotel Rate? Smart pricing strategies key to winning in a downturn
233 | How Does Your Hotel Rate? Smart pricing strategies key to winning in a downturn
It’s often said the U.S. hotel industry is a street-corner business. With that point of view, it may not take much for a... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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33mins
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243 | Don’t Leave Me Now: How to reduce employee turnover
243 | Don’t Leave Me Now: How to reduce employee turnover
The annual employee turnover rate in the U.S. hospitality industry is 70 percent. When compared with 10 to 25 percent at... Read more
1 Jan 2020
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242 | Desk Sets: Hoteliers capitalize on coworking trend
242 | Desk Sets: Hoteliers capitalize on coworking trend
Coworking is a primary growth driver of the office market, reports JLL. The sector has an annual growth rate of about 24... Read more
18 Dec 2019
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235 | Lodging Leaders Spotlight: Yotel a tech-forward brand worth watching
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Taco Bell made headlines when it opened a 70-room pop-up hotel in August in Palm Springs, California. It was a marketing... Read more
30 Oct 2019
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25mins
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230 | Funding CapEx: New report tells what it takes for hotels to stay competitive
230 | Funding CapEx: New report tells what it takes for hotels to stay competitive
More than 20 years ago, a team of hotel industry consultants and asset managers got together to figure out how much hote... Read more
18 Sep 2019
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29mins
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247 | Artistic Moments: Art can paint your hotel’s story
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Americans for the Arts’ public-opinion survey in 2018 found citizens value the arts and believe it benefits the communit... Read more
29 Jan 2020
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31mins
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226 | It’s a Long Story: Historic hotels gain new appreciation among travelers, brands
226 | It’s a Long Story: Historic hotels gain new appreciation among travelers, brands
Hotel developers and investors seeking new ideas might do well to remember history. More travelers today want an immersi... Read more
21 Aug 2019
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27mins
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240 | Room at The Inn: How hotels can avoid silent nights this holiday season
240 | Room at The Inn: How hotels can avoid silent nights this holiday season
The holiday season is upon us. For many hotels, regular business tends to drop off this time of year. Seasonality takes ... Read more
4 Dec 2019
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24mins
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261 | Let’s Make a Deal: Coronavirus crisis alters hotel transaction landscape
261 | Let’s Make a Deal: Coronavirus crisis alters hotel transaction landscape
The U.S. hotel industry has practically grinded to a halt in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. As Lodging Leaders shar... Read more
1 Apr 2020
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18mins
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254 | High Cancellations and Low Demand: Hotel pricing in a steep downturn
254 | High Cancellations and Low Demand: Hotel pricing in a steep downturn
The U.S. hotel industry is undergoing an unprecedented experience as the new coronavirus or COVID-19 grows more and more... Read more
16 Mar 2020
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17mins
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251 | Channel Mix: Hotels balance costs of guest acquisition, OTAs and overall business opportunities
251 | Channel Mix: Hotels balance costs of guest acquisition, OTAs and overall business opportunities
Online travel agencies. Hoteliers love them. Hoteliers hate them. Brand.com, GDS, call centers, travel agents, groups an... Read more
26 Feb 2020
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37mins
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252 | The BulletInn #2: Coronavirus and group business; Sara Blakely of Spanx at Hunter conference; and short-term rental’s surprising shift
252 | The BulletInn #2: Coronavirus and group business; Sara Blakely of Spanx at Hunter conference; and short-term rental’s surprising shift
Welcome to the second edition of BulletInn, a news report of Long Live Lodging and its Lodging Leaders podcast. In this ... Read more
4 Mar 2020
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36mins
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246 | Transitional Transactions: Hotel brokers, investors prepare for a new normal
246 | Transitional Transactions: Hotel brokers, investors prepare for a new normal
Hunter Hotel Advisors brokered the sales of more hotels in 2019 than in any year in its history. Sellers and buyers that... Read more
22 Jan 2020
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36mins
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253 | Franchising Report Part 1 – Power Struggle: New hotelier organization lobbies for franchisee protection
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Fair franchising. It’s a phrase that’s been used countless times in negotiations with brands, at industry conferences an... Read more
11 Mar 2020
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265 | Franchising In Deconstruction: COVID-19 crisis amplifies problems in brand licensing
265 | Franchising In Deconstruction: COVID-19 crisis amplifies problems in brand licensing
Earlier this year, a large group of hotel owners began to organize and create a comprehensive push back at the hotel fra... Read more
15 Apr 2020
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35mins
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255 | Workforce Woes: Hotels try to avoid layoffs
255 | Workforce Woes: Hotels try to avoid layoffs
Seemingly overnight, the new coronavirus pandemic has dramatically curbed travel in the U.S. Hotels are feeling the pain... Read more
18 Mar 2020
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19mins
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260 | Startling Statistics: Industry analysts stunned at depth of downturn
260 | Startling Statistics: Industry analysts stunned at depth of downturn
Last week, several hospitality-focused analytical companies released data that specifically show how the coronavirus pan... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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17mins
