{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How to Grow TRevPAR When RevPAR Slows","description":"Thirty years in, PM Hotel Group still thinks like an owner-operator\u2014and that matters right now. While I was at the Hunter Conference, I talked with Paul Sacco of PM Hotel Group about how they protect margin when RevPAR growth slows, costs climb, and rate resistance shows up. #NoVacancyNews \ud83c\udf89 PM Hotel Group celebrates its 30th anniversary this fall\u2014and Paul talks about evolving from owner-operator to a top 15 third-party operator with a diverse ownership base \ud83d\udcc8 Paul focuses on getting more than \u201cfair share\u201d even when markets don\u2019t accelerate: commercial tools, RPI gains, and strong revenue discipline \ud83d\udcb0 He leans into TRevPAR thinking\u2014total revenue per available customer\u2014and why the guest who spends on-property matters \ud83e\udde0 He talks intent-based search and how AI changes the way guests describe trips (Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.) \ud83c\udfe8 He says lifestyle and independent hotels show up well in those searches, especially through Modus by PM Hotel Group \ud83e\udd1d He notes they\u2019re a little over a year past the merger with Sightline, and he calls out Kirk Pedersen stepping into the COO role \ud83d\udccc He tees up smart growth: independently owned, not growing for growth\u2019s sake, and looking for the right national deals ","author_name":"No Vacancy Live and No Vacancy News","author_url":"http:\/\/novacancy.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"