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Travel and Tourism Industry

1 story · First covered Apr 22, 2026 · Latest 7h ago
Travel and Tourism Industry Coverage
The Industry Is Celebrating Resilience. Your Margins Didn't Get the Memo.

The Industry Is Celebrating Resilience. Your Margins Didn't Get the Memo.

Global travel just posted its best year ever at $11.6 trillion in economic contribution, and the industry is taking a well-earned victory lap. Meanwhile, U.S. hotel operators are staring down 4-6% labor cost increases, flat RevPAR growth, and 150,000 new rooms about to come online... which makes "resilience" feel a lot different from the lobby than it does from the podium.