Make 2020 the Year Disruption Works for Your Hotel

Larry Mogelonsky | January 29, 2020

By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) We no longer work in the hotel industry but rather the more broadly encompassing ‘accommodations industry’. Such is the real impact of the sharing economy and alternate lodging providers, as led by Airbnb, that they have so completely changed how the average traveler views their options when booking a place to stay. While we plebs in the traditional hotel sector have had a pretty good past couple of years from RevPAR and occupancy growth standpoints, rest assured that these numbers have been buoyed by a healthy economy and that we may suffer if another downturn is forthcoming, p...