Mary Scoviak

2 weeks ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Mary Scoviak

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina ‒ Extended-stay hotel brands’ sales and marketing programs have to do more than put heads in beds to help franchisees navigate 2025’s up- and downsides, according to Kelly Poling, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Extended Stay America (ESA). “Based on the first quarter, 2025 is likely to be a year of uncertainty,” she said.

1 month ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Mary Scoviak

LOS ANGELES ‒ Marriott’s Area General Manager for metropolitan Los Angeles, Javier Cano, has out-managed the city’s best and worst investment climates for more than 45 years. His takeaway for hotel investors: “There are always opportunities in LA.”As the operations leader who has had to make investors’ numbers work, Cano is not talking in cliches. He’s frank in saying that, while there may be good opportunities for additional supply, unlocking them won’t always be easy.

1 month ago | hotel.report | Mary Scoviak

Hotel owners and investors who focus solely on top-line metrics like RevPAR are overlooking the hidden driver of profitability: a data-powered, performance-driven culture where employees are empowered with real-time insights that boost their performance and the hotel’s financial results. In this interview, Actabl CEO Steven Moore explored how focusing on this can unlock profitability and long-term success.

1 month ago | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Mary Scoviak

ATLANTA – Hotel owners and investors who focus solely on top-line metrics like RevPAR are overlooking the hidden driver of profitability: a data-powered, performance-driven culture where employees are empowered with real-time insights that boost their performance and the hotel’s financial results. In this interview, Actabl CEO Steven Moore explored how focusing on this can unlock profitability and long-term success.

Nov 11, 2024 | hotelinvestmenttoday.com | Mary Scoviak

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina ‒ Developers who see the extended stay hotel construction process simply as a means to an end may be shutting down a key driver for project ROI. Done right, proactive management of the construction cycle can make a new-build extended stay hotel pencil out. What it’s definitely not is DIY. Complexity layered throughout the development process requires 360-degree expertise and resources both at the brand and construction enterprise levels.