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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

Gulf Coast hotel at dawn as storm clouds clear

Insurance

Cheaper Wind, Pricier Lawsuits: The Hotel Insurance Market Hurricane Isaias Just Walked Into

Hurricane Isaias hit the Gulf Coast as hotel property rates fell up to 25% and liability kept rising. What owners should check now and at renewal.

October 12, 2026

The 2.1 percent budget: RevPAR up 2.1 percent, costs up 3.1 percent, GOP up 1 percent

Revenue

The 2.1 Percent Budget: Why Next Year’s Revenue Forecast Won’t Pay Next Year’s Bills

Two forecasters agree on 2.1% RevPAR growth for 2027. Here is what that means for a hotel P&L when wages, liability insurance and fees rise faster.

October 7, 2026

The Refi Clock: 596 hotel loans, $18.7 billion maturing in 2026

Brokerage

The Refi Clock: 596 Hotel Loans, $18.7 Billion, and a Fed That Just Raised Rates

596 hotel loans worth $18.7 billion mature in 2026, the Fed just raised rates, and hotel delinquencies are climbing. Debt yield, not your appraisal, decides whether you refinance.

October 7, 2026

A hotel guest sits on the edge of his bed in a high-rise room with a city view at dusk

Operations

Only 55% of Americans Wake Up Well-Rested. Most Hotels Are Still Pretending That’s Not Their Problem.

Are your rooms actually designed for rest, or are you just selling a bed?

September 25, 2026

A dark, upscale hotel lobby at night with a front desk and table lamps

Operations

No Vacancy for Neutrality: Inside the Hotel Industry’s ICE Standoff

A canceled reservation in Lakeville set off GSA, a franchise termination, and lobby occupations from Manhattan to Fort Myers. Neutral is no longer a square footage.

September 25, 2026

Insurance

How Hoteliers Are Banding Together in 2026 to Lower Insurance Premiums Nationwide

Insurance premiums have become one of the fastest-growing and most painful expenses on a hotel’s profit and loss statement. According to CBRE data, hotel insurance costs surged 19.5% year-over-year in…

September 25, 2026

New research shows only 16% of hotels ever appear in AI-generated travel recommendations. Here's why AI search is quietly reshaping which ho

Operations

46 Hotels, One Vote: What Chicago’s Strike Authorization Really Signals

Chicago hotel strike 2026: 7,000 workers at 46 hotels voted to strike, and walkouts hit Hilton and Hyatt Oct. 18. The wage numbers owners face.

September 25, 2026

Hotel keys arranged around a tablet showing a network of connected properties

Revenue

The Algorithm Defense Is Collapsing: Inside the Hotel Industry’s Price-Fixing Reckoning

The Third Circuit revived Atlantic City’s Rainmaker case. The Ninth Circuit dismissed Vegas. Every property running shared pricing software now lives in that gap — and the next complaint will…

September 25, 2026

A guest checking in at a boutique hotel front desk

Revenue

“Forget Hotels” Is Officially Dead: What Airbnb’s Pivot Actually Means for You

Thirteen percent commission versus the usual OTA take. The brand fight is still the brand fight. The channel math is not.

September 25, 2026

Chicago hotel workers authorize a strike: 7,000 workers, 46 hotels, 85 percent authorized

Technology

“Destroying Some Jobs”: Inside the Hotel Industry’s First AI-Native Operator

Sloan Dean left Remington to build an AI-native hotel management company that runs the back office with 60-plus AI agents.

September 25, 2026