Didio Pequeno joined CoStar Group as Director of Hospitality Market Analytics, responsible for the Northeast and Midwestern regions. In this capacity, he produces meaningful, relevant, and insightful analysis on the hospitality industry, focusing on ...
Didio Pequeno joined CoStar Group as Director of Hospitality Market Analytics, responsible for the Northeast and Midwestern regions. In this capacity, he produces meaningful, relevant, and insightful analysis on the hospitality industry, focusing on his assigned regions.
Pequeno’s career in hospitality spans nearly 20 years, including roles in operations, consulting, and advisory. While working as a Senior Consultant with Carpedia Hospitality, he specialized in labor optimization and implementing changes to operational processes within full-service hotels located across the globe. Most recently, he spent time as a Senior Consultant with REVPAR International, a hospitality advisory and asset management firm. In this role, he assisted in the asset management of over a dozen hotels, completed over 50 feasibility studies, and the cumulative value of the assets he evaluated exceeded $1 billion.
His passion for the hospitality industry drove him to obtain a Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality & Tourism Management from Pace University, a Master of Science in Hotel Finance from NYU, and a Certificate in Hotel Real Estate Investments & Asset Management from Cornell University. In his free time, he likes to work out, travel, and entertain friends. He is also married to a chef, so he and his wife are wholeheartedly committed to the hospitality industry!
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The 48th annual NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum took place last week, during which over 2,000 hotel professionals spent two days discussing trends shaping investment activity, ...
Over the last four years, hotel development in the Midwest has been defined by the dominance of a small group of global hotel companies and a clear preference for efficient, scalable brands.
Houston’s hotel development pipeline has slowed markedly after a decade of aggressive expansion, reflecting a combination of economic pressures and regional characteristics.
Hotels in Washington, D.C., have experienced a notable turnaround through April, supported by record visitation levels, rising demand and improving revenue per available room, or RevPAR, metrics that ...
Over the past 12 months through March, hotel performance in Austin has softened, with the closure of the Austin Convention Center in April 2025 emerging as the primary driver of weaker results.
Minneapolis hotels are off to a fast start this year, with revenue per available room, or RevPAR, up nearly 13% through March, well ahead of expectations.
After a year of weakening hospitality performance in Dallas tied to the city’s convention center closure, hotels are looking to the 2026 World Cup for a temporary lift in demand and rates.
A wave of conferences, trade shows and other events is helping lift New York City hotel bookings this year, and recently enacted short‑term rental rules continue to reshape where visitors stay.
Montreal’s hotel sector has faced a challenging 12 months, marked by a sharp rise in new supply, pressure from tariff policy and uneven demand recovery.
Since February 2025, the hospitality industry across the Washington, D.C., region has been weighed down by a wide variety of challenges. Over the past 12 months, revenue per available room, or ...
Hotel construction activity in the Vancouver region has accelerated markedly, positioning it as one of the most active hotel development centers in Canada as of February, reflecting a combination of ...
Hotel investment across the five major Northeastern hospitality regions accelerated between 2024 and 2025. In aggregate, the regions of New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore ...
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Hotel investment activity across five major Midwestern hospitality regions declined meaningfully between 2024 and 2025. This marks a stark contrast from the increase in investment activity observed ...
The Northeastern hospitality regions of Philadelphia, Boston and New York are positioned for a strong year of hotel performance in 2026, driven by an outsized boost from the FIFA World Cup and the ...