Steve Rushmore June 1999 Hotels monthly.
Steve Rushmore's March 2001 Hotels article
Anyone who has attempted to obtain financing during the last twelve months realizes that the cost of borrowing has reached record heights.
Part of your hotel's value is controlled by the Federal Reserve, which can raise or lower the sales price of your hotel investment at their whim.
As the struggle goes on to recover from the aftermath of the biggest earthquake ever seen, where there can be no underestimating the scale of the human devastation wrought by Asia's horrific tsunamis, and yet the overall economic impact is minimal.
2004 Canadian Hotel Transaction Survey
Tsunami highlights tourism industry's biggest handicaps: its vulnerability to changes in the immediate environment. It is among the first to get affected but among the last to recuperate. Sri Lanka prepares itself for the troubled times, yet again.
Since its inception, the economy segment has undergone a continual process of transition. Although most owners, operators and lenders take a “stick to the basics” approach, a problem arises when one attempts to define just what “the basics” are.
When investors and lenders call and ask “what are hotel cap rates today?” the first question is, “what net income are you using in your equation?”
Retrospectively, 2004 was a banner year for the gaming industry, highlighted by revenue spikes, major consolidation, and significant expansion (both domestically and internationally).