Running Lean, Not Empty: Turning a Demand Slowdown Into a Margin Engine

For the first time in four years, U.S. hoteliers are staring at a genuine cyclical crosswind: topline erosion combined with cost stickiness. RevPAR in upscale and upper-midscale is receding 4–5 percent year-over-year, and wage inflation still burns ...

Jun 16, 2025 - 09:25
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Running Lean, Not Empty: Turning a Demand Slowdown Into a Margin Engine
For the first time in four years, U.S. hoteliers are staring at a genuine cyclical crosswind: topline erosion combined with cost stickiness. RevPAR in upscale and upper-midscale is receding 4–5 percent year-over-year, and wage inflation still burns ...