Housekeeping on request: what opt-out programs do to labor cost
Skipping the daily clean saves minutes per room — whether those minutes become money depends entirely on scheduling, and the guest-exposure risk is real.
Hospitality News
A running record of hospitality developments: new brands and conversions, executive appointments, union negotiations and strikes, licensing and occupancy tax changes, short-term rental rules and demand shocks. Reports name the properties, cities and dates. For readers who track the sector day by day rather than quarter by quarter.
Daily reporting on brand launches, management changes, labor disputes, occupancy tax rules and short-term rental regulation shaping hotel demand.
RevPAR, ADR, GOPPAR: what each metric actually tells an operator
Each number answers a different operating question — and reading them without their partners hides more than it shows.
Service charges are not tips: what three federal rulebooks require of hotels
A mandatory resort, banquet or room service charge is wages under Labor Department rules, non-tip income under IRS reporting, and part of the advertised total price under the FTC fee rule that took effect in May 2025.
GOPPAR explained: the profit metric operators track when RevPAR isn't enough
Gross operating profit per available room isolates what management actually controls. Here is how it is calculated, how it diverges from RevPAR, and what recent data shows about the gap between the two.
USALI's 12th edition brings mandatory payroll and distribution reporting to hotels
The accounting standard's new payroll, distribution-channel and sustainability schedules became mandatory in January, changing what finance teams have to track and disclose.
Booking an accessible room: what federal law actually requires of hotels
A 2010 regulation reaches into booking engines and front-desk procedure, not just building codes. Here is what hotels must do for guests who need mobility, hearing or vision accommodations.
Hilton's pipeline nears half a million rooms as conversions grow
The company's development backlog hit a record at the end of 2024 — and the share of it coming from conversions rather than new builds is the operator story.
World Cup weeks lifted July occupancy to 67.6%, with New York the standout market
Weekly STR/CoStar data put US occupancy at 67.6% in the week ended July 11, up from 63.5% the prior week, as FIFA World Cup demand peaked — with New York City posting the sharpest RevPAR gains among major markets.
Three in four hotels raise wages into peak season as housekeeping stays the hardest seat to fill
AHLA's outlook surveys put 75% of hotels increasing wages, with housekeeping the most-critical staffing need and most operators expecting 2026 demand to hold or strengthen — the backdrop to peak-season scheduling now underway.
CoStar and Tourism Economics lift 2026 RevPAR forecast to +2.8% on World Cup demand
The June 2026 forecast revision raises projected US RevPAR growth to 2.8%, with occupancy at 62.8% and ADR up about 2%, citing strong leisure and group demand and FIFA World Cup tailwinds, per CoStar and Tourism Economics.