Tips to Fill Your Urban Hotel This Summer

Larry Mogelonsky | May 23, 2018

By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) Every North American resort owner knows that the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day is peak. The kids are out of school by mid-to-late June, making it family time for the beach, the great outdoors or a meticulously planned European vacation. For a moment, though, let's focus on urban properties. Bricks and mortar are depreciated all 12 months of the year. There are no summer breaks in your debt obligations even as the meetings and conference segment wanes. Yes, weekend occupancies may be buoyed by weddings or other citywide events, but you still can't thrive off two nights of r...