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Tiny rooms becoming all the rage?
As millenials and other travelers are starting to look out for new types of rooms, some hotel brands are finding success with Microhotels....
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Occupancy Down, RevPAR for Upper-Upscale and Luxury Up
According to STR (Smith Travel Research), occupancy declined 0.9% in September 2019, while revenues dropped 0.3%. Demand has grown 1.2%,...
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Quality of Sleep & Wellness #1 Priority for Hotel Guests
When DreamCatcher Hotels was founded, we knew the key to creating successful hotels was to ensure the guest was able to get a good...
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The "Floatel" and Kim Jong Un?!!
We've seen a lot of crazy ideas floated around in the hospitality industry over the last few decades, but this one we're definitely knot...
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U.S. Hospitality & Gaming Reports Released
Recently Cushman Wakefield released their U.S. Lodging Industry Overview - Hospitality & Gaming Report, authored by Elaine Sahlins. The...
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Millennials: What we thought was wrong...kind of.
CBRE released a report this past week that focused on Millennial spending within the hospitality industry. What CBRE reported was...
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A Hotel.....In Outer Space?!!
We've always been proud of our ability to stay at the forefront of the hotel development industry, as we put a lot of work into...
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The Shampoo Bottle Fight
As we all look to become good stewards of our environment, companies know that they must strive to be more environmentally conscious with...
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Hotel Investing 101
Developing hotels is a fun and exciting path, however most projects never make it to construction because of a poor investment approach. ...
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Events: G2E in Las Vegas, October 14-17th, 2019
If you're in the gaming industry, the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is happening next week in Las Vegas, at the Sands Convention Center. ...
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There's a new hotel development model that saves millions.
It’s a method of developing hotels that had never been tried before. It’s already a proven success. The development company lays the...
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HVS releases 2018/19 Hotel Development Cost Survey
A couple of weeks ago HVS released their new US Hotel Development Cost Survey 2018/19, by Luigi Major. Here are five of our takeaways...
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Slow Payers Hurting Construction Costs
In a recent article by ConstructionDive.com, construction finance platform Rabbet reports that slow payments from owners drive up the...
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The Dance: Hotels & Event Space
When in the initial stages of planning to develop a hotel, every successful developer will be studying the different approaches to...
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NYT: 8 Tips for Hotels, From a Hotel Guest
From the New York Times
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