The Northwest Hospitality Specialists.
With the new season coming up, it’s time to stock up on inventory and expand the workplace for new equipment. Is your business growing out of space for one location? Consider opening a second site to accommodate your growth in demand. Here are some suggestions to keep in mind when financing your business. One way [...]
In the fall of 2012 you may have considered the growth of demand in the past year and a half outstanding. However, STR founder, Randy Smith cautioned that this growth of demand would begin to decline to standard levels in the next year. This along with the rate of growth still lagging would have a [...]
If you didn’t attend the ALIS hotel conference in Los Angeles this year, you really missed something! Hotel investment conference attendance is a barometer for the health of the hotel industry. Companies send lots of delegates to these conferences when they are doing well, expect increased business, and are optimistic about the future. By that [...]
In an earlier blog post, I discussed my observation in the marketplace that finally we are seeing Sellers and Buyers reaching the same valuations for property. Sellers have adjusted their expectations a little and Buyers realize in many cases that there can be significant upside in buying a property even at market values, especially in [...]
Have you recently done energy efficiency upgrades, or are you planning to do some this year? If so, are you aware of the EPAct, section 179D tax deduction and how it can possibly save you hundreds of thousands of dollars? As a hospitality resource, it is important to EcoGreenHotel to provide education on the ways [...]
STR Analytics 3rd Quarter Hotel Market Overview BOULDER, Colorado — Debt and equity trends remained steady during the third quarter despite hiccups in the market, according to the Hotel Investors Gauge, a survey from STR Analytics and HotelNewsNow.com. “Although the national and global economies seem to be on a rollercoaster ride of late, hotel investment [...]
