Robert Mandelbaum

With expectations of limited revenue growth in 2025, U.S. hoteliers are focusing on all expense categories within their hotels. Early indications are that property operators are doing a commendable ...

Hotel profit margin, which measure profits as a percent of revenue, is considered a good indicator of the efficiency of hotel operations.

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—The U.S. hotel industry was prepared for a slowdown in performance entering 2020.

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—The 11th edition of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI) defines resort fees as “mandatory fees charged at either a flat amount or a percentage of the ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—From the high-tech preferences of Generation Z to the experiential fondness of millennials and the health and wellness realities facing baby boomers, hotels continually adjust ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Per the name, the historical role of revenue managers has been to maximize revenue—specifically rooms revenue or revenue per available room. RevPAR growth is achieved by ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—According to STR, U.S. hotels achieved all-time high occupancy, average daily rate, and revenue per available room in 2018. While a record number of guests are staying at hotels ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—While boutique hotels comprised just 3.2% of the total U.S. lodging supply in 2017, boutique projects represented 17.8% of the rooms in the development pipeline as of June 2018.

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Lodging is a cyclical industry, meaning that it passes over time through four distinct phases: peak, contraction, trough and expansion.

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—As the pace of revenue growth continues to decelerate for U.S. hotels, the capability of hotel operators to control costs will determine the ability of a property to increase ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—In 2016, the average property in our “Trends in the Hotel Industry” survey sample spent 31.3% of its total revenue—or 42.8% of its total operating expenses—on labor costs. This ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—In hotel industry jargon, other operated departments are frequently referred to as minor operated departments. Based on recent trends in other operated department revenues and ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Consumer dining trends tend to be more volatile than lodging trends. Recognizing this, hotel managers have made some significant changes in the way they offer food and beverage ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average hourly compensation for a hospitality industry employee increased by 3.6% in 2016.

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—The U.S. hotel industry’s recovery from the depths of the Great Recession was characterized by strong growth in rooms revenue (revenue per available room), concurrent with strict ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—The increasing incidence of intermediaries selling hotel rooms and other services is a major topic of discussion among U.S. hotel owners and operators.

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—The definition of “select service” within the lodging industry might vary from person to person, but there is no doubt that properties in this segment are the most popular among ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Changes in rooms revenue per available room and RevPAR penetration receive a lot of attention from hotel managers. This is because the monies hotels receive from renting ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—The offering of complimentary services and amenities by U.S. hotels is on the rise. From 2007 to 2015, hotel expenditures on complimentary food, beverages, in-room media, ...

REPORT FROM THE U.S.—Historically hotels have offered retail operations primarily for guest convenience and satisfaction, but an analysis of revenue from those operations shows there is more to ...