Forecasting & Budgeting

Pace, pickup, forecasts, budgets and revenue projections you can plan around.

Hotel Year-Over-Year Comparison: Is Your Growth Real?

September 2026 swung from plus 16 to minus 6 percent RevPAR, mostly on the calendar.

October 3, 2026 · 20 min read

Most hotels I audit track occupancy every day but have never worked out the number it must beat.

October 1, 2026 · 18 min read

Before you cut prices, split the drop into its four parts, because most hosts only ever look at one.

September 30, 2026 · 20 min read

The 2026 data points two ways, so I read each hotel's own pace before I touch a single rate.

September 29, 2026 · 18 min read

Eighteen years of Thursday mornings taught me which 60 minutes move rate and which waste it.

September 27, 2026 · 20 min read

The rate review rhythm I learned in five-star hotel chains, rebuilt for independent hotels in 2026.

September 27, 2026 · 19 min read

The break-even math I run for owners now that mortgages top 7% and the fee is 15.5%.

September 27, 2026 · 19 min read

The market data holds up. Property estimates are where buyers get hurt, and here is the math.

September 27, 2026 · 19 min read

Open near the market, discount only for missing reviews, and write the exit plan first.

September 27, 2026 · 21 min read

The five columns I read every morning, and how one line becomes a rate decision.

September 27, 2026 · 19 min read

The hotel rule for house-use rooms, applied to the weeks you keep for yourself.

September 27, 2026 · 19 min read

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