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PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) recently released a study of the potential impact of an economic recession on the U.S. lodging industry. While PKF-HR does not anticipate a near-term economic recession, some industry participants are beginning to worry. Our current forecast without a recession calls for a compound annual growth rate of 5.5 % in RevPAR […]
Guy Maisnik has been asked to join the editorial board of Hotel Executive.com as an expert on Hospitality Law. His article entitled, "Change is Good and That Starts With ‘G’ and That Stands for GREEN," which has been running on the site since mid November will now be a part of the Hotel Executive archives.
Catherine DeBono Holmes and Jim Butler were quoted in an article entitled, "Dealing With Escalating Costs, Green Pressure," which was published in the December 6, 2007 edition of Hotel & Management.com.
Jim Butler‘s article entitled, "Economics Are The Real Driving Forces Behind Green Movement," was published in the November 21, 2007 issue of Hotel Business.
California is one of at least 40 States taking action to deal with “global warming” and “climate change” — the avant garde green edge of international environmental concerns. Adopted approximately one year ago, a new California law (commonly known as AB 32) amended certain provisions of the California Health and Safety Code and sent ripples […]
Jim Butler was quoted in an article entitled, "Condo Hotels Still Viable Alternative," which was published in the October 15, 2007 edition of Hotel Interactive.com and in the Oct. 16, 2007 edition of Real Estate Miami.com.
JMBM was mentioned with regard to a $140 million project that Guy M. Maisnik worked on for the Firm’s client HSBC, in the August 7, 2007 "News in Brief" section of Commercial Property News.
Meet the Money® 2007 brings capital providers and developers together. On May 3, 2007, Jim Butler, Chair of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® hosted JMBM’s annual Meet the Money® conference, the premier hotel finance conference in the United States. A stellar list of speakers representing some of the industry’s most active players provided insight into the […]
What would Meet the Money® be without an up-to-date report from Smith Travel Research (STR)? Below are current statistics, for the 12 months ending March 2007, as presented by STR Senior Vice President, Bobby Bowers. This supply-demand chart is a classic. It shows results since the late 1980s and dramatically illustrates how room demand growth […]
Mark Woodworth of PKF Hospitality Research presented the latest statistics to our Meet the Money® crowd to help answer the question on everyone’s mind: Are we at the peak of the hotel cycle? He believes we are approaching the peak of the current cycle and suggests that the industry may “plateau at the peak,” enjoying […]
