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Nathan Snyder, Editor

Editor, The Hotelier Times

Nathan Snyder is Editor of The Hotelier Times, an independent U.S. hotel industry news publication for owners, general managers, brokers and investors. He covers hotel transactions, development, financing and operations, and has more than 15 years of hospitality experience.

Stories by Nathan Snyder, Editor

76 stories

Dubai

The World’s Tallest Hotel, Nearly One Year In: What Ciel Dubai Marina Teaches U.S. Owners

Ciel Dubai Marina, a 377-meter IHG Vignette Collection tower, is the world's tallest hotel. What its design and brand deal mean for U.S. hotel owners.

October 25, 2026

Texas

Texas Hotel Pipeline: Frisco’s $5M Tax Rebate, Lockhart’s 500 Keys and Grapevine’s 221-Room Sandman

Frisco will rebate up to $5M in hotel tax for a 250-room hotel, Lockhart weighs 500 keys and Grapevine starts a 221-room Sandman. The Texas hotel pipeline.

October 25, 2026

The 20-story Arts Residences tower in downtown San Antonio, home of the Thompson San Antonio hotel, against a blue sky with palm trees in front

Brokerage

Thompson San Antonio Sells for $41M as Foreclosing Lenders Finance 78% of the Deal

The foreclosed Thompson San Antonio sold for $41M to The Loren Group, with $32M in seller financing. What the deal tells Texas owners, lenders and buyers.

October 25, 2026

Oil pumpjack silhouetted against an orange sunset over the Lost Hills oil field in California, with a giant "$116 Brent" headline

Operations

$116 Brent: What a Six-Month Oil High Does to Your Drive-In Guest, Your Energy Bill and Your 2027 Budget

Brent closed Friday at $116.72, a six-month high, days before the Fed meets. What it means for drive-to demand, fly-in resorts, your operating costs and your 2027 budget.

October 25, 2026

Travelers and a pilot pulling a suitcase through a sunlit O'Hare airport concourse hung with flags, with the headline "The Road Warrior Is Back"

Revenue

The Road Warrior Is Back: Corporate Hotel Demand Turns Positive for the First Time Since the Pandemic

Kalibri Labs says corporate hotel demand is up about 2% this year, its first positive year since the pandemic, with the strongest rate growth of any segment. And it is…

October 24, 2026

Tower crane silhouetted against a peach and lavender dusk sky with the headline "The New Midweek Guest Wears a Hard Hat"

Revenue

The Server Farm Next Door: Why Data Centers and Factory Builds Are the New Demand Generator for Select-Service Hotels

Wyndham says its roughly 1,000 hotels in markets around 350 data centers it tracks have seen a couple hundred basis points of RevPAR growth this year. Who the crew guest…

October 24, 2026

The Art Deco Delano hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach

Florida

Keep the columns: what Delano Miami Beach’s comeback says about restoring a famous building

Closed in 2020 and reopened in March with 171 rooms, the Delano kept its terrazzo, its paint bands and its hexagonal columns. Heritage is a line item that pays.

October 23, 2026

The 38-story Signia by Hilton Indianapolis tower nearing completion downtown, August 2026

Architecture

The city builds the tower: Indianapolis’s 800-room Signia and the publicly owned convention hotel

Indianapolis owns its new tallest hotel. Dallas, Austin and San Antonio are rebuilding convention centers. Here’s why the hotel next door matters to every owner in town.

October 22, 2026

Florida

Why New Yorkers moved to Florida, and whether it’s a tax haven for hotel owners

Florida gained $20.6 billion in income from other states in one year; New York lost $9.9 billion. The money followed the people into Florida hotels. But Florida is a tax…

October 22, 2026

The Hotel Savannah, now the Manger Building, on Johnson Square in Savannah around 1913

Architecture

An office building checked back in: what Savannah’s Recess hotel teaches owners about conversions

The Manger Building opened as a hotel in 1913, spent decades as offices, and reopened this month with 221 keys. The 62 bunk rooms are the smartest part.

October 22, 2026