The Evolution of Resorts into Brand Residences
More High-Net-Worth Individuals See Appeal of a 'Plan B' Home
In the resort real estate market over the past 20 years, many innovations in product design and business model structure have resulted in an assortment of solutions that better fit...
Next Year’s Trends and Other Forecasts
Hoteliers Must Watch Data Closely for Future Performance Indicators
There are plenty of opinion pieces available every December that describe the next year’s industry trends in everything from hotel design to market segment performance, the year’s ...
Reaching Beyond the Headlines for the Real Story
Hotel KPIs such as occupancy and ADR can often be taken out of context, so let’s look at the whole picture of Curacao’s recent upswing.
We all know that headlines are meant to sell a story or make daily news appear more dramatic in order to generate interest. However, headlines can be deceiving for another reason: ...
Cruises: The Forgotten Disruptor
The hotel industry talks a lot about Airbnb as being a major disruptor, but what about cruise lines?
Every hotel conference I have attended in recent years has addressed Airbnb and other alternative lodging facilities as disruptors. It’s a term in which the “victim” industry—in th...
Wellness Tools Should Incorporate Mind, Body, Spirit
Hoteliers can add extras such as breathing exercises and guided meditation to their spa and wellness offerings to help guests achieve a transformational travel experience.
The mind and spirit components of contemporary wellness have recently been getting more attention and offering us many activities that are not strictly devoted to “physical” fitnes...
The Societal Perspective of Sustainability
Change isn’t easy, but as more countries and companies understand the necessity of sustainable practices and adopt them, there’s a better chance everyone will benefit from a cleaner environment.
We hear quite a bit about the economic justifications for sustainability (and of course about the environmental implications), but less so about the social “leg” of sustainability’...
Why the New Suburban Landscape Is Worth Investors’ Time
While the major markets receive a lot of attention from hotel investors, there’s quite a bit going on in the suburbs that investors are overlooking.
In recent months, our South Florida consulting practice has conducted several market studies close to home in the West Broward market. West Broward is the suburban market west of F...
Was 2018 a Turning Point for Sustainability?
While the United Nations named 2017 the Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, the true change came in 2018, as this year hoteliers proved to be progressive in many ways with becoming more environmentally responsible.
The United Nations declared 2017 to be the Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. However, as this year winds down, it seems that 2018 constituted more of a turning point in ...
A Time and Place for Sampling the Competition
As the types of lodging products proliferate, the distribution channels that sell them seem to be changing, too. And it might not always be clear to the consumer what they are purchasing.
As someone who thinks about brands and franchise agreements quite frequently in my professional life, it’s not hard for the professional perspectives to interrupt my personal trave...
Sustainability, Wellness and Low-hanging Fruit
Hotels should lead the way in modeling sustainable living habits that are cutting-edge today and hopefully the norm for tomorrow.
During the past few months, I took a detour from my regular calendar of hotel investment conferences and instead attended several events with themes of wellness and sustainability.
Disruptor: The Catchword of 2017
We’ve all heard the word “disruptor” this year in more instances than one, but it’s nothing new in the industry.
2017 has been the year of the disruptor.