Hotels & lodging
ADR, Occupancy and RevPAR Explained for Independent Hotel Owners
Three numbers run a hotel's top line. Here is how ADR, occupancy and RevPAR fit together, and why two hotels with the same RevPAR can earn very different profits.
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Hotels & lodging
Hotel, Hostel or Serviced Apartment: Which Model Fits Your Capital?
Hotels, hostels and serviced apartments each ask for a different kind of capital: labour, volume or construction. Match the model to what you can actually fund.
Hotels & lodging
Independent Hotel or Franchise? How to Choose a Brand Affiliation
A brand is worth what your hotel earns with it, minus what it earns without it, minus the fees. Here is how to put numbers on that before you sign.
Hotels & lodging
How to Convert a Heritage Building into a Hotel
A heritage hotel conversion works when the building sets the brief. Survey first, map the consents, let the floor plan decide the rooms and price in the premium.
Hotels & lodging
Hotel Pre-Opening Budget: Where the Money Really Goes
A hotel pre-opening budget is less about the building and more about people and time. Here is where the money goes, and how to price a week of delay.
Hotels & lodging
Is a Bed and Breakfast Still Worth It? A Small-Property Business Plan
A B&B can still work, but only if the lodging business pays you a fair wage on its own. Here is a plan built around two plain tests.
Hotels & lodging
Designing the Hotel Guest Journey: From Booking to Farewell
Guest journey maps usually list stages. A better one lists promises: what you said, who keeps it, and how you would know it broke. Here is the framework.
Hotels & lodging
Should Your Hotel Run Its Own Restaurant?
Hotel restaurants are usually judged on their own profit, and misjudged. Decide by the job the restaurant does for the rooms, then pick the model that fits.
Hotels & lodging
10 Numbers Every Hotel Owner Should Read Each Morning
Ten numbers, read in a sensible order, tell you how last night went, how the next 90 days look, where cash is and what tomorrow needs. Each comes with a question.
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New Hospitality Formats Reshaping How We Eat, Stay and Gather
Most new hospitality formats share one move: they sell hours or square metres the old format left empty. Here is how to read the trends, and a five-question test before you copy one.
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The Third Place Economy: Why Hospitality Is Becoming Everyone's Living Room
People are spending more time alone, and cafes, bars and hotel lobbies are filling the gap. The catch: a true third place is cheap to enter and full of regulars. Here is how to run one.
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What Is a Microhotel? The Small-Footprint Model Explained
A microhotel is a hotel with small, well-designed rooms and generous shared spaces. It can earn more per square metre, but only if the lobby and bar carry the stay.