New York's new eight-year hotel union contract pushes housekeeper pay toward six figures and adds an estimated 15% to annual operating costs. The question nobody's asking is what happens to the 200-key midscale property that can't push rate fast enough to keep up.
Technology
Primary
Feb 22
Investors are repricing travel and leisure companies based on perceived AI disruption risk, and the divide between "AI winners" and "AI losers" is starting to show up in valuations that will eventually trickle down to your franchise fees, your tech stack costs, and your negotiating power with OTAs.
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