Lana Yoshii

Tech companies were among the first employers to cancel meetings and halt travel as news of COVID-19 emerged from China.

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—With the numerous rooms as it has had in various stages of development in the past two years, New York remains at the top of the list of United States markets with the ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—United States hotel development has shifted, because financing has remained difficult to obtain. As of August 2010, the hotel brands with the most rooms in the active hotel ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—As hotel development has continued to stall, expected hotel conversion activity has changed since the same period last year. Total planned conversions declined by 17% from ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—New hotel supply has been growing by leaps and bounds since the basically flat levels in 2004, 2005 and 2006. As of July 2009, year-to-date, the number of new hotel rooms ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Smith Travel Research recently released its 2009 Hotel Operating Statistics (HOST) report. While reviewing a 10-year history of full-service hotels’ expenditures and ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—STR determines chain scales by grouping branded hotels based on average room rates. There are seven segments in all: luxury, upper upscale, upscale, midscale with food & ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Because its pricing model and amenity package offer higher value for longer-length-of-stay customers, extended-stay hotels were better positioned to weather the downturn, ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—During these challenging economic times, hoteliers have tried different sales and marketing techniques. Because properties have been managing their rates differently to ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—During these challenging economic times, it is easy to justify discounting rates to capture as much share as possible in the marketplace. But what are the long-term ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—As the year-end holidays approach, an analysis of the historical last two weeks of the year may be in order. How much does the actual day of the week affect the market’s ...

HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee--Frequently, we focus on new ground-up hotel development without examining other activities that impact total hotel and room inventory. Hotels close because of conversions ...