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Luxury Hotels

3 stories · First covered Feb 22, 2026 · Latest Mar 27
Related: RevPAR 2 Select-Service Hotels 2 Las Vegas 1 Occupancy 1 Labor Costs 1 Energy Costs 1 Extended-Stay Hotels 1 Scottsdale 1 Ancillary Revenue 1 STR 1 Revenue Management 1 Consumer Sentiment 1
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Luxury Hotels Coverage
UK Hotels Are Watching Their Margins Disappear. Four Costs at Once Will Do That.
Operations
Mar 27

UK Hotels Are Watching Their Margins Disappear. Four Costs at Once Will Do That.

UK hotel operators face simultaneous hits from wages, energy, business rates, and National Insurance that could push average hotel rate bills up 115% by 2028. The question isn't whether margins shrink... it's which properties survive the squeeze.

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Mike Storm 3 min read · Mar 27
Five Weeks of Demand Growth Sounds Great. Look Closer.
Operations Primary
Mar 13

Five Weeks of Demand Growth Sounds Great. Look Closer.

The headline says U.S. hotel demand is on a five-week winning streak. The data says one trade show in Vegas and a narrow slice of luxury group business are doing most of the heavy lifting.

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Mike Storm 3 min read · Mar 13
Consumer Sentiment at 56.6 Means Your Q2 Leisure RevPAR Model Is Already Wrong
Operations Primary
Mar 11

Consumer Sentiment at 56.6 Means Your Q2 Leisure RevPAR Model Is Already Wrong

The Michigan index has been below 60 for two consecutive months while retail spending contracts. The 6-8 week lag on leisure bookings means the damage hits your April pace report... and by then it's too late to adjust.

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Jordan Chen 2 min read · Mar 11