January 13, 2020
The relationship between hotels (particularly major international brands) and Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) may sometimes seem an uneasy alliance. Major hotel companies, such as Hilton, Marriott and IHG, are adding policies on price match guarantees to encourage direct bookings and detract from the perceived value of OTAs. Meanwhile, OTAs push even harder for competitive pricing […]
July 21, 2019
At year-end 2018, the Boston and Cambridge lodging market was comprised of 105 hotels with approximately 24,000 rooms. While this has grown considerably in four years, lodging supply in this market remains small relative to other major gateway cities. The ongoing building boom in Boston and Cambridge has contributed greatly to the recent surge in […]
June 10, 2019
The Caribbean is open for business, although recovery continues. As the region continues to recover from the devastating 2017 storm season, many hotels have reopened, even as infrastructure work continues. As always, recovery takes longer than anticipated, but open insurance claims are settling, and a number of properties are slated to reopen later this year, […]
April 16, 2019
One of Boston’s long-standing traditions, the Boston Marathon, will take place the third week of April this year drawing around 30,000 registered runners, both amateur and professional, and over 500,000 spectators made up of vendors, volunteers, staff, and media from all over the world. Hosted by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), it is the world’s […]
Representatives of Colleges and Universities from across the country gathered at the Inn at Villanova University recently to discuss the state of the lodging industry. Participants included small liberal arts colleges like Williams College and Colby College, large Ivy League schools like Harvard, and state colleges such as the University of Virginia, Penn State, and […]
March 3, 2019
There are 80 proposed hotels and 5 expansions totaling roughly 12,000 rooms planned for development in the greater Silicon Valley area. Worse case, with 31,000 hotel rooms today, there could conceivably be a 39% increase in supply. Is it time to hit the panic button? Since 2000, the two largest surges of new supply occurred […]
November 13, 2018
Following a weak second quarter which featured monthly declines in occupancy and rate declines in both April and May, the Boston & Cambridge lodging market bounced back in the third quarter driven by considerable demand and average daily rate (ADR) in August and September. A solid base of group demand helped to increase compression and […]
August 8, 2018
Wellness Article – Hotel News Now – Featuring Matthew Arrants, ISHC, CHAM How hotels are investing in wellness Matthew Arrants, EVP of Pinnacle Advisory Group, said he appreciates a lot about the shift to greater wellness in the hotel industry, but there’s really one thing it comes down to for him. “As an asset manager, […]
July 20, 2018
Ever since it was first settled and incorporated as a tiny village back in 1849, Tampa’s population has shown a remarkably consistent growth trajectory with its subtropical climate, affordability, and robust local economy continuing to attract new residents from far and wide. Mirroring this population increase is the number of annual visitors making their way […]
March 25, 2018
Mirroring the US national lodging market’s eight straight years of demand growth, the Boston and Cambridge lodging market recorded an occupancy of 82.2% in 2017, its highest in history. Average daily rate (ADR) increased 1.4% to $258, another market record. Driven more by occupancy than rate, the resulting market revenue per available room (RevPAR) increased […]
