The pressure to “make the deal work” creates confirmation bias that can cost developers millions and years of their lives. Get the three inputs that matter most indetermining feasibility.
Hotel Finance
Choosing the Right Brand: When to Partner and When to Go Independent
When branding makes strategic sense, when independence can outperform, and how to evaluate franchise costs against real-world performance outcomes.
Guide to Hotel Finance: Mezzanine Debt, C‑PACE, and Modern Capital Stacks
In 2025, the landscape of hotel financing has become more dynamic than ever, driven by economic slowdowns and evolving market conditions.
Hotel Owner Strategy 2025
Some analysts argue that the cycle is “getting long in the tooth” this year since we have been expanding for over 45 months since 2021. Since the tourism industry is resilient and growing, success will be possible for several years.
LIIC members share lessons hoteliers should learn from the pandemic – Part 1
Mike Cahill of HREC, Sean Hennessey of Lodging Advisors, Andrea Foster of Marcus Hotels & Resorts and Bob Rauch of RAR Hospitality speak about the lessons hoteliers should take away from the coronavirus pandemic. Watch the video here
Accounting – 2019 Video Series
Accounting - 2019 HotelGuru Video Series
Lodging Industry Investment Council share insights into the lending environment
https://youtu.be/BKdl-s6rqfU
Lodging Industry Investment Council members talk about M&A pace
https://youtu.be/85lBzzwDKqs
Lodging 2017: Decreased Volume, Shifting Capital Sources
DEL MAR, CA—With Chinese investors facing difficulty in getting their money out of the country and other headwinds the hotel industry is facing, sales volume is projected to decrease this year, but there is still opportunity, speakers at RAR Hospitality’s 10th Annual...
Mezzanine Funding – An Option
Mezzanine finance is that part of the capital structure between bank debt and equity. It has emerged as an enticing and in many cases “only” new finance option for hotel owners or buyers increasingly faced with a credit squeeze from banks.











