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2025 Lodging Tax Report - USA

Since room sales generate lodging tax revenues, an overview of hotel market trends provides insight into the industry’s current and future fiscal impacts. As documented in our 2024 HVS Lodging Tax Study, the national lodging market has experienced r...

Thomas A. Hazinski
Thomas A. Hazinski
Managing Director of HVS Convention, Sports, & Entertainment Facilities Consulting in Chicago
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by Thomas A. Hazinski, Henry Detmer and Max Leeds
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How hotels should respond to changing traveler preferences of North-American travelers to protect efficiency and profitability
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How hotels should respond to changing traveler preferences of North-American travelers to protect efficiency and profitability

Economic uncertainty, changed lifestyles, and shifts in traveler preferences are transforming the way people travel. Luckily, independent hoteliers are in the perfect position to quickly adapt to these new behaviors and still thrive.

Femke Nollet
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Content Specialist at Lighthouse
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by Femke Nollet
23 October 2025LighthouseLodging Industry
How hotels should respond to changing traveler preferences of North-American travelers to protect efficiency and profitability
Email Is About to Become Your Most Important Customer Interface
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Email Is About to Become Your Most Important Customer Interface

The hospitality industry has overlooked email and the inbox for too long. While hotels invest resources in websites and social media, email remains one of the most valuable yet underinvested in customer touchpoints. Not only the hotel’s own email ma...

Nick Slavin
Nick Slavin
CEO and Co-Founder at Curacity
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by Nick Slavin
2 October 2025CuracityLodging Industry
Email Is About to Become Your Most Important Customer Interface
Hotelier & Hospitality Pioneer, Jon Blanchard, Launches JB Hotel Group
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Hotelier & Hospitality Pioneer, Jon Blanchard, Launches JB Hotel Group

Visionary hotelier and hospitality pioneer Jon Blanchard announces the launch of JB Hotel Group, a Los Angeles based, real estate development, investment, and asset management firm dedicated to creating exceptional destinations that blend luxury, co...

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Hotelier & Hospitality Pioneer, Jon Blanchard, Launches JB Hotel Group 2 October 2025JB Hotel GroupLodging Industry
Hotelier & Hospitality Pioneer, Jon Blanchard, Launches JB Hotel Group
Performance

Preferred Hotels & Resorts Unveils US Performance Report, Reinforcing the Independent Hotel Brand’s Competitive Edge

With independence continuing to resonate as a powerful advantage for hoteliers, Preferred Hotels & Resorts – the world’s largest independent hotel brand – is pleased to unveil the results of a three-year U.S. Performance Report, which evaluated the ...

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Preferred Hotels & Resorts Unveils US Performance Report, Reinforcing the Independent Hotel Brand’s Competitive Edge16 September 2025Preferred Lodging Industry
Preferred Hotels & Resorts Unveils US Performance Report, Reinforcing the Independent Hotel Brand’s Competitive Edge
Immersive Hospitality: Redefining the Guest Experience
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Immersive Hospitality: Redefining the Guest Experience

Immersive experiences are not entirely new to hospitality and leisure—theme parks, destination hotels and resorts, and cultural attractions have long found ways to draw guests into unique worlds. What is changing is how properties are increasingly u...

Joseph Pierce
Joseph Pierce
Director of Appraisal & Consulting Services at Hotel & Leisure Advisors
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by Joseph Pierce
4 September 2025Hotel & Leisure Advisors (H&LA)Lodging Industry
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Supplier News

Revinate appoints seasoned SAAS executive Ankur Bhandari as CFO to accelerate next phase of growth

Revinate, hospitality’s leading direct booking platform, today announced the appointment of Ankur Bhandari as Chief Financial Officer. Bhandari brings over two decades of finance and operational leadership experience from Fortune 500 companies and l...

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Revinate appoints seasoned SAAS executive Ankur Bhandari as CFO to accelerate next phase of growth 2 September 2025Revinate, Inc.Lodging Industry
Revinate appoints seasoned SAAS executive Ankur Bhandari as CFO to accelerate next phase of growth
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Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting (LARC)’s 2Q-2025 Hotel Industry Outlook and Market Intelligence Reports

While the macro-economic environment in the U.S. is one of heightened uncertainty, partly driven by lack of clarity on economic policy, Real GDP increased 3.0% in 2Q2025 and is forecasted to remain positive moving forward. Nonetheless, the strength ...

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The Dark Side of Hotel Insurance: A History of Broken Promises

Hotel insurance has long been sold as a safety net for one of the world’s most unpredictable industries. But behind the polished marketing and “peace of mind” slogans lies a history riddled with fine print, exclusions, and moments where insurers pro...

Thomas Cleary
Thomas Cleary
Hospitality Practice Leader, The Loomis Company, and a consultant of Cayuga Hospitality Consultants.
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by Thomas Cleary
25 August 2025Cayuga Hospitality ConsultantsLodging Industry
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