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3 stories · First covered Mar 27, 2026 · Latest Jul 1
Economy Hotels Coverage
A Guest Got Shot Through His Hotel Room Window. Your Security Budget Is the First Thing to Talk About.

A Guest Got Shot Through His Hotel Room Window. Your Security Budget Is the First Thing to Talk About.

A man was shot through his second-floor window at an extended-stay hotel in Springdale, Ohio at 5 AM while he was inside his room. If you're running a property where the walls and windows are the only thing between your guests and the parking lot, this is the story that should keep you up tonight.

Hotel Insurance Premiums Were Already Up 50%. June's $5B in Storm Losses Just Reset the Clock.

Hotel Insurance Premiums Were Already Up 50%. June's $5B in Storm Losses Just Reset the Clock.

Reinsurers just absorbed mid-single-digit billions from June's severe storms across six of the most hotel-dense markets in the country. The premium increase you budgeted for Q4 renewal is probably wrong now, and the math hits whether your property took damage or not.

Mid-March Occupancy Hit 67.7%. Your Hotel Probably Didn't Feel It.

Mid-March Occupancy Hit 67.7%. Your Hotel Probably Didn't Feel It.

National RevPAR jumped nearly 5% in mid-March, fueled by March Madness, spring break, and a physics conference in Denver. The question is whether your property rode the wave or watched it pass from the beach.