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References
NAR Library & Archives has already done the research for you. References (formerly Field Guides) offer links to articles, eBooks, websites, statistics, and more to provide a comprehensive overview of perspectives. EBSCO articles (E) are available only to NAR members and require the member's nar.realtor login.
Investing in Hotels & Motels
Stumbling Hotel Industry Starts to Regain Footing After Its Worst Year (The Wall Street Journal, Mar. 16, 2021)
Austin Extends Leases, Buys Hotels Covid-19, Homlessness Responses (Austin Business Journal, Jan. 22, 2021)
This Is What It’s Like to Open a Hotel Right Now (Million Acres, Feb. 9, 2021)
Many Fancy Hotels are Just Opening in South Florida. They Want to Wow You with Food, Spas, and Lots More (South Florida Sun Sentinal, Jan. 25, 2020)
Portland Motels Are Surviving with Contracts to Shelter the Houseless Each Night (Willamete Weekly, Dec. 2, 2020)
The Hotel Industry May Not Recover Until 2023 (CNN Business, Nov. 9, 2020)
Can Leisure and Work-from-Home Demand Stimulate Extended Stay-Hotel Growth Beyond COVID-19? (Hospitatily Net, Nov. 5, 2020)
Luxury Hotels are Launching “Workation” Packages to Lure in Travelers Who Can Work Remotely. We Checked Out 3 Hotels in LA to See How Their Amenities Stack Up – Here’s What We Found (Business Insider, Sep. 15, 2020)
Hotel/Motel Management
Do the Motels of the Past Have a Future in a Post-Covid World? (Travel Weekly, Mar. 8, 2021)
One Way to Avoid Other Guests? Book the Entire Hotel (The New York Times, Dec. 30, 2020)
Empty Hotels are Being Reimagined as Tiny Apartments (REALTOR® Magazine, Dec. 22, 2020)
Marriot CEO Wants Workers Back in Offices – and Traveling for Business (The Real Deal, Nov. 9, 2020)
Marriot Hotels are Now Positioning Themselves as Offices to Attract Guests (The Motley Fool, Nov. 9, 2020)
Filling Rooms and Driving Revenue: How Milwaukee Hotels are Trying to Survive the Pandemic (Milwaukee Business Journal, Oct. 23, 2020)
Misinformation, Opposition Dog City’s Plan to Convert Two Hotels Into Housing (The San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 11, 2020)
Safety & Security Issues
Newest Amenity at Hotels? Covid-19 Test at Check-in or Before Your Flight (NBC News, Dec. 31, 2020)
Need to Stay at a Hotel? Try These Pandemic Tactics (Los Angeles Times, Nov. 13, 2020)
In Light of Coronavirus, Motels Are Having a Moment (Austin360, Aug. 5, 2020)
More Hotels Looking into Issuing Panic Buttons to Workers as a Security Measure (Star Tribune, Jul. 2, 2019)
Security Systems of Major Hotel Chains Exposed by Huge Data Breach (Forbes, Mar. 31, 2019)
Guests want Smart Technology, but Security Concerns Remain (Hotel Management, Nov. 27, 2019)
How Safe is Your Hotel? (Hotelier, Jan, 23, 2018)
Appraisal Considerations
Here’s Why Alternative Lodging Valuations are Skyrocketing (Hotel Tech Report, Aug. 4, 2019)
Five Commercial Real Estate Valuation. Methods (First Republic, Jun. 13, 2019)
5 Gotchas in Evaluating Commercial Real Estate Investments (Realty Mogul, May 27, 2019)
The Art and Science of Hotel Valuation (Hotelier, May 8, 2019)
The Basics of Hotel Valuation (Stonehill, Apr. 10, 2019)
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following eBooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Chocolates on the pillow aren't enough: reinventing the customer experience (eBook)
Growth Strategies for Hotels (eBook)
Hotel Success Handbook (eBook)
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Member Support. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Member Support at 800-874-6500 for assistance.
2019 Hotel Management Survey (Hotel Management, 2019) E
2019 Hotel Management Survey Top Design Firms (Hotel Management, 2019) E
Commercial Real Estate Quarterly Market Survey (National Association of REALTORS®)
—See this report for quarterly cap and vacancy rates for hotel properties.
Resort Development (Chicago: Urban Land Institute, 2008) NAC 1800 Ur1rd1
Climbing the Real Estate Risk Spectrum (Chicago: Real Estate Research Corp., 2007) HD 1375 R22c
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