Alan Benjamin

We are midway through the first quarter of 2025, election uncertainty is over, the economy is overall solid and the Fed is currently holding steady on interest rates. Today, one would think the hotel ...

Although the overall economy is facing many headwinds, our hospitality industry has reason to be “cautiously optimistic” for a solid year ahead. As leisure travel demand eases, group and business ...

This time last year, I published an HNN column titled “CapEx: Special Considerations for the COVID-19 Era” and the subtitle was “Prepare for Inflation on Raw Materials, Logistics.”

As we slowly exit the effects of COVID-19 on our industry, three approved vaccines, pent-up demand and basic personal and business necessity will provide recovery to all segments of travel. As ...

During 2020, the hospitality industry will undertake a record number of CapEx projects, estimated at more than $7 billion. This volume, combined with an expanding global economy, trade wars and ...

As we are in a period of both record demand for furniture, fixtures and equipment and uncertainty in the global supply chain due to evolving world trade challenges, I feel it is important to go back ...

As we are entering the middle of 2017, the year is shaping up to be another record for capital-expenditure spend in the hotel industry.

Early in my career, a client told me that if we do a great job on sourcing, purchasing and delivery of furniture, fixtures and equipment, but have issues in the accounting process, we will not be ...

When handling the procurement of furniture, fixtures and equipment, and operating supplies and equipment for hotel projects in more than 30 countries, I am often asked where a certain item is made ...

Daniel Englender, Bill Cheung and Darlene Henke contributed to this series.