Cassandra Okonkwo

Cassandra Okonkwo brings a considered, atmosphere-led eye to hotels, food culture and travel that rewards a slower look. She leads hospitality-industry coverage, reports individual carriers and loyalty programs, tracks visas and coastal seasons, and maps the market streets and specialist shopping quarters worth a detour.

Lead Writer

Independent editorial contributor covering travel, hospitality operations, destinations and practical trip planning.

Articles by Cassandra Okonkwo

Housekeeping on request: what opt-out programs do to labor cost

RevPAR, ADR, GOPPAR: what each metric actually tells an operator

Service charges are not tips: what three federal rulebooks require of hotels

GOPPAR explained: the profit metric operators track when RevPAR isn't enough

USALI's 12th edition brings mandatory payroll and distribution reporting to hotels

Booking an accessible room: what federal law actually requires of hotels

Hilton's pipeline nears half a million rooms as conversions grow

World Cup weeks lifted July occupancy to 67.6%, with New York the standout market

Three in four hotels raise wages into peak season as housekeeping stays the hardest seat to fill

CoStar and Tourism Economics lift 2026 RevPAR forecast to +2.8% on World Cup demand

Conversions, not ground-up builds, are driving the 2026 hotel pipeline

40,000 union hotel contracts in play as World Cup summer raises the stakes

US RevPAR growth returns: March 2026 up 5.9% after flat winter, STR data shows

AI agents join the booking chain: what ChatGPT and Google travel features mean for hotel distribution

IHG's Ruby integration hits its March deadline as brand M&A shifts to integration math

AHLA projects 30,000 hotel job gains in 2026, but most properties remain understaffed

US hotels closed 2025 with occupancy and RevPAR both down, STR data shows