Strategic Planning & Pre-Opening
Strategic directives and planning frameworks for the development, opening, and repositioning of hotel properties.
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The Hotel Operator Pool Is Shrinking. The Contracts Haven’t Caught Up.
Third-party hotel operators are consolidating fast. The fee and termination language owners actually sign hasn’t moved the same way — yet.
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Hotel Construction Labor Shortage: Why Skilled Trades Are Now Delaying Projects Even When Financing Is No Longer the Problem
Financing gets blamed for slow hotel construction. Skilled-trades scarcity is now the binding constraint in several major markets — here’s where.
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Is the Hotel Franchise Fee Model Still Worth It for Owners?
Franchise fee revenue is outgrowing RevPAR at Marriott, Hilton and IHG, with the widest gap in upper-upscale hotels.
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The Hidden Transfer: How PIPs Shifted Renovation Risk From Brand to Owner
Brand royalty fees stay fixed as PIP scope keeps growing. Here’s how property improvement plans shifted renovation risk from franchisor to owner.
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Hotel Development Pipeline 2026: Why Early-Planning Projects Are Piling Up While Construction Stalls in the US and Europe
Early-planning hotel projects hit record highs in 2026, but financing keeps groundbreaking stalled. What the gap means for GMs and owners .
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Hotel Development Costs Have Split the Industry: Why Luxury and Upscale Are the Only Segments Still Getting Built
FF&E and construction costs have reset permanently. Here’s the data behind why only luxury and upscale hotels still pencil out in 2026.
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Hotel Conversions vs New Construction: Why Brands Are Betting on Existing Buildings in 2026
US and European hotel pipelines hit record conversion levels in 2025 — some brands now open faster than a permit gets approved.
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Is the Hotel Franchise Fee Model Still Worth It for Owners?
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The Hidden Transfer: How PIPs Shifted Renovation Risk From Brand to Owner
Brand royalty fees stay fixed as PIP scope keeps growing. Here’s how…
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Hospitality Labor Market Review: Morocco, Full Year 2025
Full year 2025 Morocco hospitality labor market review. Employment trends, wage growth,…
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Hotel Performance Review: Morocco, Full Year 2025
Full year 2025 Morocco hotel performance review. Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, supply dynamics,…
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Hotel Privacy Policy Disclosures Should Match Every Booking Channel. Most Don’t.
Guest data reaches hotels through direct bookings, OTAs, GDSs and group organizers.…