September 12, 2025
An interest rate cut is now far from a sure thing
When the news came across Thursday that U.S. inflation had jumped 2.9% year over year in August, that was obviously bad news in its own right.
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September 11, 2025Exploring the intersection of luxury retail and luxury travel
Oh, to be a luxury consumer — staying at the Four Seasons, shopping at Louis Vuitton, eating at restaurants with more Michelin stars than the number of ex-husbands per Real Housewife.
September 10, 2025Hotel renovations 101: An interior designer's perspective
Hotel and resort renovations are, first and foremost, about achieving a notable and positive impact while establishing and controlling the budget.
September 10, 2025Tax and spend on tourism
Visitor taxes, tourism levies, bed taxes, call them what you will, are spreading around the world as surely as the tourists themselves, with similarly mixed reactions.
September 9, 2025Cultural stewardship is a valuable connecter of guests to the community
Sustainability is a vital initiative for the entire travel industry. Maybe you, like us, experienced what feels like the hottest and driest summer in memory. Anomalous weather patterns like this are becoming increasingly common across the globe, and hotels are increasingly pressed to do their part.
September 8, 2025UK hotel pressures, costs, job losses reach national attention
When most media in the United Kingdom analyze stress in the economy and on businesses, it concentrates on pubs closing and the cost of a pint, two data points that have always dominated discourse.
September 5, 2025Gen Z employees are not a monolith
It's easy but dangerous to paint any group of people with a broad brush.
September 4, 2025Hotel sales presentation tips for virtual meetings
Increasingly, prospects who are planning weddings, meetings and events are foregoing traditional site tours and instead meeting virtually with hotel salespeople. Even those who do come by in person often start with a virtual meeting before committing to a visit.
September 3, 2025How to plot a renovation of your hotel's public space
When it comes time to renovate a hotel, guestrooms are always top of mind, but should they be? Guestroom updates attract the lion’s share of attention because they are the primary revenue driver behind any hotel’s success. But a hotel’s public areas can affect its curb appeal, public perception and overall guest experience.- August 29, 2025
Does the hotel industry have brands worth getting angry about?
Let me start this by saying I have no strong feelings about Cracker Barrel. I barely have any feelings at all about the restaurant chain, if I'm being honest. - August 28, 2025
A real person wrote this headline
Conversation around artificial intelligence in the hotel industry has heated up more in the last six months than ever before. The CoStar News Hotels team had great conversations at the Hotel Data Conference in particular with hoteliers actually putting AI to use, rather than just talking about it. - August 27, 2025
Regenerative tourism as a step beyond hotel sustainability for true profitability
Sustainability is important for hotels. It helps in the fight against climate change, especially with travel being cited as a prominent contributor. And it can help save on operating expenses through reduced energy consumption, recycling or food waste efficiency programs. 
August 27, 2025Where art meets intent: The new guest expectation in hospitality design
Today’s travelers want more than comfort or convenience. They seek experiences that inspire, connect, and tell a story.
August 26, 2025Hoteliers: Do you have a strategic vision?
Have you ever driven in dense fog? It’s stressful, it’s confusing and you can lose your way. Similarly, organizations operating without a strategic framework – a vision and a path to get to that vision – are effectively driving in the fog, vulnerable to disorientation and stagnation.- August 22, 2025
With AI, maybe trust but definitely verify
I will start out by admitting my biases here. 
August 20, 2025Hotel conversions: High hopes, hidden landmines
It’s a tough time for hotel developers. New projects are sidelined by elevated construction costs, scarce financing and painful entitlement timelines. Stabilized asset purchases aren’t faring much better as rising cap rates and expensive debt are breaking underwriting. These market conditions have turned the spotlight on conversions, which, ostensibly, require less construction, less financing and less work overall.
August 19, 2025Incorporating AI into a 2026 hotel business plan
Should we use artificial intelligence?- August 18, 2025
Overtourism on Everest smacks of tourism over-ego
The Asian country of Nepal has decided to allow free ascents up 97 of its mountains for at least for the next two years. - August 15, 2025
Will 2026 be good, or is it just far enough away to not matter?
Let me open today's blog with a complaint: As much as I love the Hotel Data Conference every year, what I didn't love about it this year was the complete overlap with hotel earnings season. - August 13, 2025
How to audit your hotel's inquiry form to maximize valuable requests
With all the constant, fast-paced changes to both paid and organic search engine optimization, and now the need to monitor your GEO (generative engine optimization), there’s no doubt your digital marketing rep is busier than ever.