The report examines how hotel operators are balancing centralization with property autonomy to scale efficiently amid rising labor costs and staffing challenges.
Otelier's 2026 calendar tracks operational meetings, budget cycles, staffing reviews, and industry events for hotel managers and finance teams.
Travel and expense (T&E) policies are having a heyday as travel managers update their policies to better align with business objectives. The updates have two main impetuses: a resurgence of business travel, as reported in a Mastercard trends article from 2023,1 and predictions of higher spending through 2025, according to a Mastercard survey of business travel managers in 2023.2