Jim Butler

Jim Butler was quoted in the Miami Daily Business Review article "Bill McCollum Accuses Companies of Cheating; Florida Sues Online Travel Bookers Expedia, Orbitz Over Taxes," commenting on the litigation that is brewing between local governments and online travel companies over taxes on rooms booked online. This article also appeared in the Palm Beach Daily […]

Jim Butler was quoted in the National Law Journal in the article, "Florida Joins Plaintiffs Challenging Online Travel Tax Collections," regarding the litigation over hotel room occupancy taxes.

Jim Butler was quoted in Hotel Business in the article "Lenders, Buyers, Sellers All Willing to Play Deal Waiting Game Deep into 2010," commenting on the current lodging transactions market with predictions for 2010.

Jim Butler’s recent LA Times quotes regarding the current state of the hotel industry were reprinted in Corporate Meetings & Incentives in the article "The Shape of Things to Come."

Jim Butler was quoted in Mortgage Bankers Association Newslink in the article, "California Faces Hotel Downturn", regarding the current downturn in the hotel industry in California as being representative of what is going on across the country.

Jim Butler was quoted in the Los Angeles Times in the article titled, "Hotel Defaults, Foreclosures Rise in California", regarding the amount of hotel properties in California that are closing due to lack of business. Jim’s quote was also reprinted in CalculatedRisk and The Motley Fool.

Jim Butler’s blog article, "Hotel Lawyer: Distressed hotel investments — Maximizing the value for Lenders, Borrowers and Investors," appeared in Hotel Online and ehotelier.com.

Jim Butler and his blog were mentioned in Hotel World Network in the article, "Let the Brand Bidding Begin".

Jim Butler’s blog article, "Hotel Lawyers in Phoenix: What happened at the Phoenix lodging conference? Can we find a Black Swan?", appeared in Hotel Online, 4Hoteliers.com, ehotelier.com and Hotel Resource.