Headwinds are a regular topic of conversation in our asset management practice, as we work to alert our investors to changes coming down the pike and to strategize on opportunities to mitigate risk. While many of the factors we monitor are directly related to operations – and , frankly are more interesting to write and read about – we also stay in tune with market indicators to provide owners with visibility on other issues that could potentially impact investment returns. On

TripAdvisor might be a bane to some hoteliers, but new research shows that the online review site has quite the economic impact in the travel space. According to a recent Oxford Economics study, “Sizing Worldwide Tourism Spending & TripAdvisor’s Economic Impact,” the review site was shown to propel more people to travel. In 2017, TripAdvisor was responsible for $546 billion of global tourism spend, according to the report. That figure isn’t slowing anytime soon, researchers s