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The Independent Advantage: Creative Capital, Partnerships and New Ways to Make Hotels Pencil
Independent hotels face many of the same financial and operating pressures as their branded counterparts, often without the scale, infrastructure or built-in distribution systems of a major flag. Even so, the lack of a prescribed playbook can also give independent…
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BITAC Purchasing & Design: Where Design Trends Meet High-Level Sustainability Strategy
Savannah, Ga. — Sustainability in hotel design can be easy to promote and harder to execute. Its real impact often shows up in decisions that guests may never notice, such as reinforced millwork edges, climate-appropriate fabrics, sourcing routes and materials…
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BITAC Purchasing & Design: Overcoming Supply Chain, Shipping and Warehousing Delays
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Supply chain disruptions have become a lasting part of hospitality development and renovation, requiring procurement teams to anticipate delays, prepare transportation alternatives and involve project partners earlier than they may have in the past. That was a…
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BITAC Casino & Resort 2026: Where Design and Procurement Converge to Shape Casino Development
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Casino resort projects are most successful when design, procurement and operations teams are aligned from the start. Assumptions should be tested before selections are finalized. Ownership, facilities and vendors should be engaged before problems reach the job…
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BITAC Casino & Resort 2026: Casino Operations Today and the Forces Shaping Tomorrow
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Casino and resort operators are trying to solve a complicated equation: how to use technology, automation and AI to relieve staffing pressure and drive revenue without weakening the guest experience. Drawing from their own real-world success stories, a…
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BITAC Owners Spring 2026: The Realities of Hotel Ownership Today
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Hotel owners at the BITAC Owners Spring 2026 event weighed the realities of development, capital, brands, labor and technology during a Day 2 session that often returned to the same point: Hotel ownership still depends on disciplined…