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July 20, 2020

COVID-19’s Potential Lasting Impact on Fixed vs Variable Hotel Expense Ratios

As a result of COVID-19, hotel operators have been forced to make tough decisions, including the most basic one on whether to keep the lights on. Many were required to close their doors after municipal mandates were put in place and some decided to remain open, despite record-low occupancy levels, to house pandemic-related first responders and other essential personnel related to the fallout from the spread of coronavirus, largely in place of more traditional sources of demand during "normal times".

By Mark VanStekelenburg, Kannan Sankaran, Andrew Hartley, and Vanessa Gonzalez

July 1, 2020

Hotel Industry Facing Massive Foreclosures of Thousands of Hotel Properties

AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND CEO CHIP ROGERS: - "With a sharp decline in travel demand, nine times worse than September 11 and with lower room occupancy than during the Great Depression, our small business owners are struggling to survive. The human toll on our industry has been equally as devastating. Right now, many hotels are struggling to service their debt and keep their lights on, especially those with Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) loans as they have been unable to obtain urgently-needed debt relief. Without action to shore up commercial debt, especially CMBS loans, the hotel industry will experience mass foreclosures and permanent job losses which will snowball into a larger commercial real estate crisis impacting other segments of the economy."

June 30, 2020

Eldorado Resorts Announces FTC Clearance for Pending Merger With Caesars

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERI) ("Eldorado," "Eldorado Resorts" or the "Company") announced today that the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") has accepted a proposed consent order, which concludes the FTC's Hart-Scott-Rodino review of Eldorado's pending merger (the "Merger") with Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) ("Caesars"). The FTC's acceptance of the consent order satisfies all required antitrust clearances for the Merger.

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Opinion Article

June 5, 2020

The Case for Targeted Federal Aid to DMOs and Tourism Agencies

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed at risk the substantial investment of state and local governments in the tourism and hospitality industries. Publicly funded destination marketing organizations ("DMOs"), tourism agencies, and convention centers face budget shortfalls, staffing reductions, and growing financial uncertainty. Targeted federal aid is urgently needed to support DMOs, tourism agencies, and convention centers whose work is critical to the recovery of vital sectors of the US economy.

By Thomas Hazinski and Joseph Hansel

Opinion Article

May 12, 2020

HVS: Temporarily Closed Hotels Due to COVID-19: When to Reopen?

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in early to mid-March 2020, hotel owners and managers watched demand for their rooms suddenly evaporate. Since then, tough decisions have been made regarding whether to remain open or temporarily suspend operations. Hotels that have temporarily suspended operations now need to decide when to reopen. This article addresses the considerations to be weighed in this process and provides one example of the calculus for a hypothetical hotel.

By Suzanne Mellen and Neil J. Flavin

Opinion Article

April 30, 2020

HVS CPACE Strategy for Avoiding Loan Loss Reserves and Preserving Equity Capital

A recently published article by several of my colleagues at HVS forecasts the expected pattern of decline, and the subsequent recovery, in the market value of hotels in the United States under "best case," "most likely case," and "worst case" scenarios. And while they further acknowledge a variety of factors that will also influence the ultimate value impact realized by a hotel under each of these scenarios, the decline in asset value under the "most likely" scenario is expected to average 26% in 2020, with 2019 market values not being fully recovered until 2023, at which time they are anticipated to surpass 100% of the 2019 market value.

By Kathy Conroy, MAI, Senior Managing Director of HVS Miami and Practice Leader of Shared Ownership Consulting, HVS

April 28, 2020

Report: Hotels Require More PPP Loan Funding To Save Jobs

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) released a new report today showing the average small business hotel will require additional funding from SBA loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in order to rehire employees or prevent further layoffs and keep their business open. AHLA also sent an urgent letter today to Congress asking for additional funding for SBA loan program and several technical updates to the CARES Act to help these hoteliers keep their doors open and save jobs.

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Opinion Article

April 20, 2020

HVS Hotel Transaction Activity: The Factors Influencing a Return to Normalcy in a Post-COVID-19 Time

As a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the HVS Team has received many questions about when U.S. hotel transaction volume will return to reasonable, pre-pandemic levels. While we do not have a definite answer, as these circumstances are evolving daily, we have tried to use past events to provide some insight on the factors that would affect a possible rebound. We see the anticipated volume declining because of COVID-19.

By Drew Noecker, Managing Director and Co-Head of the HVS Brokerage & Advisory Divsion, HVS

External Article

April 16, 2020

Can they be saved? Travel industry winners and losers of federal bailout

When it comes to the economic toll from the coronavirus, few sectors have taken a bigger hit than travel.

Opinion Article

April 16, 2020

Compensation Impact on Taking Money from the Government (CARES Act HEC)

To receive financial assistance (in the case of air carriers and contractors), or loans and loan guarantees (in the case of other eligible businesses), a company must agree to the following limits (which generally apply during the period of assistance and for one year thereafter) on annual compensation and severance payments for each officer and other employee (other than a unionized employee) whose "total compensation" exceeded $425,000 in 2019 ("CARES Act HCEs"):

By Keith Kefgen, Managing Director & CEO, AETHOS Consulting Group

April 9, 2020

MGM Resorts' Entertainment Partners Unite In Unprecedented Support For Company's Employees During COVID-19 Crisis

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today recognized the support of many of its resident entertainment partners who generously donated to the company's Employee Emergency Grant Fund in support of those impacted economically by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Opinion Article

April 9, 2020

Hotel Investing in the Uncertain Pandemic Climate

As we commence a new quarter in 2020, facing heavy headwinds in the face of the new decade, it is more important than ever to develop a plan to work through this pandemic. There is still so much uncertainty, yet it is our responsibility as business professionals to develop a plan to prepare ourselves for the worst-case scenario.

By Ahmed Kabani, Vice President Investments - Senior Director, Marcus & Millichap

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April 8, 2020

Hotel Industry Says It Will Struggle To Get By Even With Government Help

Less than a month ago, Mitch Patel's hotel business was booming. His company, Vision Hospitality Group, owns 37 hotels in six states and it had seen record business in January and February, according to Patel. Things were going so well, he was planning to open two more hotels this year, and seven next year.

April 8, 2020

Magnuson Advises Hotel Owners; Cut Costs To Survive Storm

In a video presentation released today, Magnuson Hotels CEO Thomas Magnuson advised hotel owners to weather the current economic downturn by quickly cutting costs.

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A Post-Crisis Top-3 Revenue Management Action Plan

Expert Views (14)

April 7, 2020

Max Starkov, Hospitality & travel technologist and digital strategist, Hospitality Net

Here are the three main action steps in revenue management in the post-crisis period: 1. Break down the silos! The post-crisis requires a completely new approach to revenue management (RM), not going back to the old ways of doing RM.

Harald Bindeus, Commercial Leader | Marketing, Revenue Management, Sales |, Global Hotel Revenue Solutions

While none of us have any idea when the virus outbreak will be contained and when currently closed hotels will be allowed to open again, we can and should get ready for the day which will eventually come. At the same time, we can't plan too early without proper data and information.Action A: Resist the temptation to hand over your inventory, promotions and rate strategy to the OTAs.

Damiano Zennaro, Director, Global Advisory Services, IDeaS

It's true that the hotel industry has been through many storms. However, it has never seen a black swan event like this one. As the leading brands expect revenues to decline by an unprecedented 70% or more, millions of people are out of work and we are still 3-6 weeks away from the peak of the crisis.

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External Article

April 3, 2020

U.S. Travel Industry Warns Of $910 B Coronavirus Losses: Seven Times 9/11

The losses to the U.S. tourism industry due to the coronavirus are snowballing-make that avalanching-by the day. To the point that the national non-profit organization representing all travel sectors estimates the economic fallout for the country will be seven times worse than 9/11.

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March 27, 2020

Hotel Deals and Lending Zapped by Coronavirus at the Finish Line

Heading into 2020, the hotel sector was expected to slow down, but deals were still getting financed. Then came coronavirus.

March 26, 2020

Summit Hotel Properties Provides Update on Action Plan to Mitigate Effects of COVID-19

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company") today announced that it has taken significant steps to enhance its overall liquidity position in light of the operating and financial effects on the Company due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.

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External Article

March 23, 2020

U.S. Jobless Claims Could Top Record 1.5 Million Next Week: Economists

A wave of layoffs at restaurants, bars and hotels, as efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic bring much of everyday American life to a halt, could drive new applications for U.S. unemployment benefits to a record 1.5 million or more next week, economists warned on Thursday.

Opinion Article

March 21, 2020

HVS Brokerage Insight: Outlook for Transactions in the Wake of COVID-19

As of February 2020, the market remained strong, with low-interest rates continuing to attract investors despite some softening in the outlook for the industry. It's a whole different world just a few weeks later. The coronavirus (COVID-19) has directly impacted the hotel industry through the expeditious cancellations or postponements of large events and business travel across the country.

By Dustin Robinett and Kelson Reimer

Is zero rate leakage actually possible?

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Expert Views (9)

Hotels should continue reducing unnecessary rate leakage because it protects pricing integrity, strengthens partner relationships and improves profitability. But pursuing absolute zero leakage is increasingly unrealistic in a fragmented global distribution ecosystem.

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