Like the rest of the hospitality industry, the timeshare business was, as ARDA chief Howard Nusbaum says, “humbled” by the economic crash of 2008. Now, as vacation ownership nurses its wounds and climbs back to prosperity, the industry faces...
We’ve spent a lot of time discussing and debating exactly what constitutes a lifestyle or boutique hotel at the Lifestyle/Boutique Hotel Development Conference the past three years. It’s a topic that has come up on just about every panel...
If you’re in the boutique hotel business, you owe a debt of gratitude to someone you may never heard of. He’s Tony Goldman, a visionary developer with a passion for historic preservation. He’s the man who nearly singlehandedly changed the fortunes...
We’re now headed into the final three months of the year and forecasted transaction volume still seems a long ways off. Despite strong industry fundamentals, concerns over macroeconomic issues continue to limit the confidence of investors and the...
If you're like me, and particularly if you live in a so-called swing state, as I do, you're probably sick of the presidential election race. I'll be glad when Nov. 6 is here and passes, and we can all go back to our normal lives. That shared...
Moments after calling demand growth the past 18 months “absolutely amazing” and “way beyond our expectations,” STR founder Randy Smith cautioned that demand growth would drift downward to more normal levels in the next six to 12 months. And with...