Navigating the Property Tax Maze: How Location and Hotel Type Impact Your Bottom Line

Property taxes represent a substantial expense for hotels, significantly impacting profitability. A recent analysis of over 6,000 hotels, using CBRE’s Trends® in the Hotel Industry database, reveals dramatic disparities in property tax burdens based on both location and hotel type. This article explores these critical variations, providing insights into how these differences can impact hotel valuations.

Croatian Hotel Figures H1 2025

Croatia’s hotel sector has experienced notable development in recent years, driven by a steady rise in tourist arrivals and ongoing investment in new hospitality infrastructure. A significant hotel concentration is in central urban areas, particularly in proximity to key cultural landmarks, commercial zones, and transportation nodes.

A New Chapter Begins: The Belfry’s Masters Suite Opens with £10m on the Books

Two years after embarking on a multi-million pound expansion project to reimagine its resort for the future, the award-winning Belfry Hotel & Resort, in the Midlands, is today unveiling the results of its transformative development. The independent hotel is opening the doors to its impressive events venue, state-of-the-art fitness and leisure club and stunning new accommodation.

roommaster Launched its brand-new look and website!

roommaster Software has announced the official launch of its redesigned website, showcasing the company’s evolution into a comprehensive, all-in-one hospitality technology platform. The new digital presence reflects roommaster’s commitment to simplifying hotel operations through unified technology solutions designed specifically for independent hotels, inns, resorts, and management groups.

Beyond Compliance: The Business Case for Accessible Events

In today’s global business landscape, creating events that are truly accessible isn’t just a matter of checking a box. It’s a fundamental business imperative. By intentionally designing experiences that welcome everyone, organizations can unlock new opportunities, drive deeper engagement, and build a reputation as an industry leader. For event planners, this means shifting from a mindset of basic compliance to one of proactive inclusion.

A Hotel is Not a Destination – It’s an Entry Point

For the longest time, hotels have been the main centers of gravity in the hospitality industry. Everything is changing nowadays as people invest more and more in experiences instead of places. This whole concept of Experience Economy is making the last generations, like Millennials and Gen Z, spend more on unique and tailored attractions, often engulfed in local communities. A hotel is no longer an ultimate goal, but rather the gateway into a broader ecosystem of impressions. This redefines the role of hoteliers and developers: from constructing buildings to shaping experiences.

STR Weekly Insights: 17-23 August 2025

In the week ending 23 August 2025, U.S. hotel revenue per available room (RevPAR) fell 1.3%, marking the third consecutive weekly decrease and 10th decline in the past 12 weeks. Occupancy drove the retreat, but average daily rate (ADR) also dipped (-0.2%). Like in the past several weeks, the aggregate Top 25 Markets were responsible for the RevPAR weakness (-3.8%). RevPAR in all other markets rose (+0.4%).

JTB Corp. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Northstar Travel Group from EagleTree Capital

Northstar Travel Group (“Northstar”), a leading B2B travel industry events, media and information services company, today announced that JTB Corp. (“JTB”), one of Japan’s leading travel solutions providers, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Northstar from investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital and its co-investors. As part of the transaction, Northstar will operate as a wholly-owned, independent subsidiary of JTB and will continue to be led by its existing management team, including Chief Executive Officer Jason Young. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.