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With sluggish projections of revenue growth and fears of inflation on the rise, all eyes are focused on hotel operating expenses in 2025. In this article we focus on select operating expenses that were on the rise in 2024 and provide guidance on how to monitor and control them in 2025.

The year 2024 marked a significant rebound in global hotel investment, driven predominantly by robust growth in cross-border transactions. The hotel investment landscape was characterized by region-specific trends, with the Asia-Pacific region continuing to offer promising opportunities. Despite potential risks such as geopolitical factors and inflationary pressures, the global hotel investment outlook for 2025 remains positive.

The Baird Hotel Stock Index, featuring 20 of the largest hotel brand companies and real estate investment trusts, fell by 2.3% in February, nearly erasing the 3% rise recorded in January.

Commercial Real Estate lending saw significant growth in Q4 2024, driven by a strong influx of capital and robust market fundamentals. According to the latest research from CBRE, the trend is expected to continue into 2025.

This article presents the latest trends in key economic indicators as well as an outlook for the year ahead. 

As hotel operators recognize that investing in energy efficiency can lower operational costs and enhance cash flow, momentum for sustainability continues to grow.

After analyzing publicly available data from five large hotel companies, we found that while growth in several key metrics slowed in 2023, loyalty members’ overall contribution to occupancy increased, though marginal contribution per member contracted.

Throughout the latter part of the 20th century, golf was growing significantly in the United States. Not only was participation soaring, but new golf courses were being built at a record pace. In some years, development activity exceeded 400 new courses.

This report offers said research as well as potential solutions to the travel and hospitality industry’s gender equality and diversity challenges.

Our study assesses how equilibrium market outcomes change when firms benefiting from government subsidies compete against non-subsidized firms.