Bed and Breakfast Wire - PKF News

Based on the strong surge in lodging demand that occurred during the first half of 2010, Colliers PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) now forecasts that the average U.S. hotel will achieve a 2.3 percent increase in net operating income (NOI) during 2010. This follows a 37.8 percent cumulative decline in profits experienced from 2007 through 2009,... - More

Given the minimal transaction activity that has occurred during 2009 and 2010, it has been a challenge to assess the state of the U.S. hotel real estate market. With industry fundamentals at all-time lows, one would assume that cap rates are on the rise and buyers are favoring popular select-service properties over risky and expensive high-end ... - More

Robert Mandelbaum overviews the results of Colliers PKF Hospitality Research's 74th annual Trends In The Hotel Industry survey. - More

By now everyone has heard just how much U.S. hotels suffered on the top line in 2009. The 16.7 percent decline in RevPAR reported by Smith Travel Research for 2009 was greater than any annual decrease in revenue published in PKF Hospitality Research’s (PKF-HR) annual Trends® in the Hotel Industry reports since 1932. - More

Fall Off In Revenues and Profits Exceeds Transient Hotels According to Latest Colliers PKF Consulting USA Report - More

Mark Woodworth weighs in on local market changes in RevPAR and their indicators, as well as the timeliness of investing in hotel real estate. - More

Lessons Can Be Applied To 2011 Budgeting Process - More

Retail operations within the lodging industry vary greatly. In limited-service, select-service hotels, and extended-stay properties the retail operation frequently consists of a kiosk located next to the front desk that sells magazines, snacks, drinks, and microwavable food. - More

Mark Woodworth walks through the latest thinking behind the June - August 2010 Hotel Horizons®, and what caused the unexpected bump in demand in the first quarter of 2010. - More

PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) today announced that, according to the May 2010 edition of Hotel Horizons®, U.S. hotels should enjoy a 1.7 percent growth in RevPAR in 2010, but bottom-line profits (NOI) will contract another 1.4 percent. - More