Hotel
Hotel M&A Funeral?
Something odd happened on the way to the funeral for hotel deal making this year at least a few investors refused to attend. Yes, many banks and other...
Unions Draw Ire of Hotel Owners
Will the proposed Employee Free Choice Act destroy the hotel industry's profitability by driving up workers' wages, as some owners argue? Or will it level...
Report: Hotel Price Spike Reflects Flight to Quality
U.S. hotels posted the lowest sales volume of any commercial property type in the first half of 2008 as global transaction activity for the sector plummeted 68% from year-ago levels, according to researcher Real Capital Analytics. ...
Geller: Rest Assured the Hotel Industry Will Survive This Down Cycle
History repeats itself, which means there is a light at the end of the tunnel for struggling hoteliers, according to Laurence Geller. ...
Timeshare Developers Defy Economic Slowdown
The outlook for the timeshare industry was a decidedly cheery one during the recent Midwest Lodging Investors Summit held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers....
Franchisors, Franchisees Take Separate Paths
Sometimes it’s hard to tell that franchisors and franchisees are actually business partners. ...
IHG President Stevan Porter Dies at 53
Stevan Porter, the dynamic chief of Atlanta-based InterContinental Hotels Group’s Americas region, died Thursday, Aug. 7....
A New Face for Florida Panhandle
Florida's largest landowner, St. Joe Co., has begun to redevelop parts of the Panhandle, including Port St. Joe, a town of 3,600 people. Though a planned...
No Time Out for Timeshares
The economy is dying on the vine while $4 gasoline and rising unemployment have consumers putting purchases of everything from cars to houses on hold....
Dicey Hotel Market Creates Opportunity for Savvy Investors
With so much bad economic news dampening lodging demand, it's easy to understand why a hotel owner, operator or lender might want to go straight to his...
