Hospitality Financial Leadership: Why You Need to Reconcile Your Credit Cards Every Day
David Lund | May 22, 2023
By David Lund The dreaded credit card reconciliation need not be such a big deal if we bite-size it. That is what this piece is all about: How and why you should balance your hotel credit cards daily. That is right – every day – and I mean you need to know the cards are balanced to three separate and connected points. First of all, just to properly date myself and reminisce just a little, I can remember mailing off the backs of the card imprints each day. I was working at the front desk, and we would separate the imprints by type and run a tape to balance to our front office Micros posting terminal. OMG, can you imagine? Then t...
AHLA Statement in Support of the Main Street Tax Certainty Act
AHLA | May 22, 2023
WASHINGTON (May 22, 2023) – American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) President & CEO Chip Rogers is speaking out today in support of the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, which was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Steve Daines. “The Main Street Tax Certainty Act is a bipartisan effort to keep the Small Business Deduction from expiring in 2025. It would ensure permanent tax relief for millions of employers – including thousands of hotels – organized as sole proprietorships, S corporations, and partnerships,” said AHLA President & CEO Chip Rogers. “This critical legislation would provide hotel small business owner...
Agilysys Announces Fiscal 2023 Fourth Quarter Record Revenue of $52.9M and Full Year Record Revenue of $198.1M
Agilysys | May 17, 2023
Annual Revenue Includes Recurring Revenue of $118.3M and Subscription Revenue Growth of 27.5% Annual Record Adjusted EBITDA of $30.3M, Free Cash Flow of $27.2M and GAAP EPS of $0.49 Fiscal 2024 Annual Revenue Expected To Grow To $230M to $235M With Full Year Adjusted EBITDA of 13% ALPHARETTA, GA – May 17, 2023 - Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGYS), a leading global provider of hospitality software solutions that deliver High Return Hospitality, today reported operating results for its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter and full year ending March 31, 2023. Summary of Fiscal 2023 Fourth Quarter Financial Results • Total net revenue increased 13...
Travel and Tourism Sector Deal Activity Down by 43% YoY in January-April 2023
GlobalData | May 11, 2023
A total of 219 deals* were announced in the global Travel and Tourism sector during January to April 2023, which is a 43% decline over 384 deals announced during the same period in 2022, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Deal activity in the travel and tourism sector suffered a significant setback across several key markets and regions as deal-makers seemed to have become cautious amid recession fears, geopolitical tensions, and uncertain economic conditions.’ North America, the traditionally dominant region in terms of travel and tourism related deal ac...
HVS Webinar: Private Equity Steps Up Its Interest in Hotel Assets
Russell Kett | May 11, 2023
By Russell Kett Organised by HVS with, Bird & Bird, AlixPartners and EP Business in Hospitality, the latest in our series of webinars kicked off with positive feedback from an audience poll in which 41% of attendees said they expected investment in hotels to grow by 10% or more over the next 12 months with city centre, full service hotels and resort leisure hotels the sectors most likely to attract investor interest. AlixPartners’ managing director Graeme Smith outlined the significant funds being raised by private equity although the rising price of labour, energy and the cost of living had prompted investment activity to...
Arch Amenities Group Introduces Wage Insights, a Tool That Provides Salary and Wage Benchmarking Data for Hotels and Wellness Centers
Arch Amenities Group | May 9, 2023
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (May 9, 2023) – Arch Amenities Group, a full-service, global provider of wellness, amenity management and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels, private clubs and pools, today announced the launch of its proprietary survey and salary benchmarking tool, Wage Insightssm. Wage Insights obtains and leverages data across the hospitality and wellness sectors to enable hotels and wellness centers to better formulate their employee compensation and growth strategies. Barry Goldstein, Arch Amenities Group chief executive officer, called the Wage Insights survey and reporting tools “some of the...
Choice Hotels International Reports First Quarter 2023 Results
Choice Hotels International, Inc. | May 9, 2023
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 9, 2023-- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, today reported its first quarter 2023 results. Highlights of first quarter 2023 results include: Total revenues reached $332.8 million for first quarter 2023, a first-quarter record and a 29% increase compared to the same period of 2022. Net income exceeded the top end of the company's guidance and reached $52.8 million for first quarter 2023, representing diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.02. As a result of one-time items, including Radisson Hotels Americas integration costs, and the timing of net r...
Hyatt Reports First Quarter 2023 Results
Hyatt Hotels Corporation | May 5, 2023
CHICAGO (May 4, 2023) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation ("Hyatt" or the "Company") (NYSE: H) today reported first quarter 2023 financial results. Highlights include: Net income was $58 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared to net loss of $73 million in the first quarter of 2022. Adjusted net income was $45 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared to Adjusted net loss of $36 million in the first quarter of 2022. Diluted EPS was $0.53 in the first quarter of 2023 compared to $(0.67) in the first quarter of 2022. Adjusted Diluted EPS was $0.41 in the first quarter of 2023 compared to $(0.33) in the first quarter of 2022. ...
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