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The U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 6 December. CoStar is a leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

Having worked in the hotel business for over four decades, I know most people think the numbers are the “hard” part of hospitality. There’s a common belief that the financials are best left to professionals who can sort out the complex interplay between the different departments of a hotel. It’s just too challenging and complicated for anyone who didn’t go to accounting school.

Talking about luxury in Monte Carlo involves more than just listing iconic hotels or mentioning astronomical rates. Over more than a century, the Principality has developed a very particular way of understanding hospitality: a precise blend of tradition, theatricality, aesthetics, and narrative. Hotels are not just places to sleep or be waited on, they are stories. Stories told through marble, staircases, silent lobbies, and almost choreographed gestures of service. And among these stories, three hotels occupy a central place in the construction of the myth of European luxury: the Hôtel de Paris, the Hôtel Hermitage, and the Metropole.

Hospitality keeps talking about growth like it’s a mystery. It isn’t. Growth comes from systems. And nobody proved that louder than Conrad Hilton. Most people think Hilton won because he…

This article was written by Hospitality Daily Podcast. Click here to read the original article Chapters 00:00 – Intro 02:27 – Setting the Stage: Reflecting on 2025, Looking to 2026…

Travel and hospitality businesses must now win over a more discerning, AI-armed traveler, while contending with an unstable global economy

Despite wage increases rising some 5.9% this year, labor costs per occupied room rose between 2% and 11.2%, while staffing  grew 4% to 9%, according to data from Actabl, used…

This article was written by Saladplate. Click here to read the original article Earlier this week, a group of noncommercial chefs traveled to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor…

A new OysterLink analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows that Black or African American professionals remain significantly underrepresented in management, business, and financial operations roles within the U.S. leisure and hospitality sector.

After a strong start to 2025, the US hotel industry is showing clear signs of strain. Revenue growth is slowing, occupancy is slipping, and profit margins are tightening — especially for unionized properties where labor rigidity is weighing heavily on performance.