Finance & Accounting Filter Podcast The Hotel Financial Coach Overview Having worked in the hotel business for over four decades, I know most people think the numbers are the “hard” part of hospitality. There’s a common belief that the financials are best left to professionals who can sort out the complex interplay bet... David Lund More in this category Finance & Accounting More like this Opinion How to Successfully Navigate Hospitality Development Costs Hospitality development has always been a bit riskier typology and high-stakes endeavor, but the past year has underscored just how volatile the economics of design and construction have become. Scott RoweChief Revenue Officer, The Beck Group The Beck GroupMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this Performance New 2025 Hotel Labor Costs & Trends Report Finds Operators Improve Labor Efficiency Amid Rising Wages and Softer Revenue Today, the 2025 Hotel Labor Costs & Trends report was released on HotelData.com, revealing how U.S. hotels have tightened labor models throughout the year to offset rising wages, higher operating costs, and revenue performance that consistently fell... HotelData.com More in this category Human ResourcesMore in this category Finance & AccountingMore in this category Markets & Performance More like this Opinion The Wallet vs. The Web: How Banks Are Disrupting the Travel Industry The travel industry has spent the last decade fighting the “Price Parity” war. Airlines fought Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), hotels fought wholesalers, and everyone fought Google. Mark FancourtCo Founder & Principal Consultant, TRAVHOTECH TRAVHOTECHMore in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this Opinion Understanding Flow Thru Flow Thru—this is my abbreviation—is a catch-all phrase that measures how much made it through your business comparing one period to another. What made it through, from revenues to profit. Another term to describe this measurement is retention. David LundThe Hotel Financial Coach David LundMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this Opinion Looking for Higher Profitability? Start Your Workflow Automation the Right Way In today’s hospitality environment (see our previous article), “do more with less” has become more than a mantra, it’s a structural necessity. Modern workflow automation has reached a mature stage; it’s a practical, proven lever for operational tran... Stephen BurkeFounder and CEO, Robosize ME Robosize MEMore in this category Travel TechnologyMore in this category Finance & AccountingMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this Podcast What Is Hospitality Financial Leadership - Defining the Concept Having worked in the hotel business for over four decades, I know most people think the numbers are the “hard” part of hospitality. There’s a common belief that the financials are best left to professionals who can sort out the complex interplay bet... David Lund More in this category Finance & Accounting More like this Case Study Fairmas & Tidan Success Story The Tidan Hospitality and Real Estate Group has been a leader in the real estate industry since 1970. Despite their success, managing financial planning for their 12 hotels was a challenge. Tidan’s reliance on manual processes for consolidating fina... Fairmas GmbH More in this category Travel TechnologyMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this Supplier News Budget Season 2026: Why guest data is your most valuable planning tool As budgeting season rolls around, it’s easy for hoteliers to fall back on familiar habits: looking at last year’s numbers, trusting gut instincts, or relying on the usual KPIs. But in today’s fast-changing hospitality landscape, planning in a bubble... Shiji Group More in this category Finance & Accounting More like this Supplier News Mehr Consultancy Partners with Inn-Flow to Power Growth, Accountability and Real-Time Financial Visibility Across Expanding Hotel Portfolio Inn-Flow, the leading all-in-one back-office platform built for hotels, today announced that Mehr Consultancy, an award-winning hotel management and investment firm based in Irving, Texas, has expanded its partnership with Inn-Flow to include its en... Inn-Flow More in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this The Hotel Yearbook 2026 Converging Forces – The Future is Hybrid by Design Explore Your content on Hospitality Net? Hospitality Net membership explained
Podcast The Hotel Financial Coach Overview Having worked in the hotel business for over four decades, I know most people think the numbers are the “hard” part of hospitality. There’s a common belief that the financials are best left to professionals who can sort out the complex interplay bet... David Lund More in this category Finance & Accounting More like this
Opinion How to Successfully Navigate Hospitality Development Costs Hospitality development has always been a bit riskier typology and high-stakes endeavor, but the past year has underscored just how volatile the economics of design and construction have become. Scott RoweChief Revenue Officer, The Beck Group The Beck GroupMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this
Performance New 2025 Hotel Labor Costs & Trends Report Finds Operators Improve Labor Efficiency Amid Rising Wages and Softer Revenue Today, the 2025 Hotel Labor Costs & Trends report was released on HotelData.com, revealing how U.S. hotels have tightened labor models throughout the year to offset rising wages, higher operating costs, and revenue performance that consistently fell... HotelData.com More in this category Human ResourcesMore in this category Finance & AccountingMore in this category Markets & Performance More like this
Opinion The Wallet vs. The Web: How Banks Are Disrupting the Travel Industry The travel industry has spent the last decade fighting the “Price Parity” war. Airlines fought Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), hotels fought wholesalers, and everyone fought Google. Mark FancourtCo Founder & Principal Consultant, TRAVHOTECH TRAVHOTECHMore in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this
Opinion Understanding Flow Thru Flow Thru—this is my abbreviation—is a catch-all phrase that measures how much made it through your business comparing one period to another. What made it through, from revenues to profit. Another term to describe this measurement is retention. David LundThe Hotel Financial Coach David LundMore in this category Revenue ManagementMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this
Opinion Looking for Higher Profitability? Start Your Workflow Automation the Right Way In today’s hospitality environment (see our previous article), “do more with less” has become more than a mantra, it’s a structural necessity. Modern workflow automation has reached a mature stage; it’s a practical, proven lever for operational tran... Stephen BurkeFounder and CEO, Robosize ME Robosize MEMore in this category Travel TechnologyMore in this category Finance & AccountingMore in this category Chatbots, Robotics & AI More like this
Podcast What Is Hospitality Financial Leadership - Defining the Concept Having worked in the hotel business for over four decades, I know most people think the numbers are the “hard” part of hospitality. There’s a common belief that the financials are best left to professionals who can sort out the complex interplay bet... David Lund More in this category Finance & Accounting More like this
Case Study Fairmas & Tidan Success Story The Tidan Hospitality and Real Estate Group has been a leader in the real estate industry since 1970. Despite their success, managing financial planning for their 12 hotels was a challenge. Tidan’s reliance on manual processes for consolidating fina... Fairmas GmbH More in this category Travel TechnologyMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this
Supplier News Budget Season 2026: Why guest data is your most valuable planning tool As budgeting season rolls around, it’s easy for hoteliers to fall back on familiar habits: looking at last year’s numbers, trusting gut instincts, or relying on the usual KPIs. But in today’s fast-changing hospitality landscape, planning in a bubble... Shiji Group More in this category Finance & Accounting More like this
Supplier News Mehr Consultancy Partners with Inn-Flow to Power Growth, Accountability and Real-Time Financial Visibility Across Expanding Hotel Portfolio Inn-Flow, the leading all-in-one back-office platform built for hotels, today announced that Mehr Consultancy, an award-winning hotel management and investment firm based in Irving, Texas, has expanded its partnership with Inn-Flow to include its en... Inn-Flow More in this category Information TechnologyMore in this category Property TechnologyMore in this category Finance & Accounting More like this