The forces of globalization continue to change our world, and with it the hotel industry. In response, U.S. hotel developers, brand owners, and investors have continued to accelerate their efforts to extend their reach across borders and apply their skills in new, international markets.
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In February 2006, we warned that some borderline and even ill-advised condo hotel projects were being pursued. We asked, if a borderline project is built, how can the owners’ association or the developer (if he is still in the game) help avert an implosion?
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Condo hotels, the industry’s hot new segment, has been given prominent billing at virtually every hotel conference in the past three years. The writing on the subject, however, can seem dense and confusing to the uninitiated.
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Condo hotels have been the industry’s new, hot segment for the past three years. At virtually every hotel conference, the topic has been given prominent billing.
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It was the hotel industry’s “perfect storm”: the bursting tech bubble, a recession, 9-11, the war in Afghanistan, the SARS scare, and the invasion of Iraq.
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USA Today published a full-page article in its business section entitled “It’s a Hotel. It’s a Condo. No, It’s Both!” Hoteliers and developers are not accustomed to seeing the lodging industry’s business trends make national news in the general press. The USA Today article clearly demonstrates that the condo hotel rage is in full swing.
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