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Craig Sullivan is the Founder of the California Lodging Investment Conference [CLIC]. He launched [CLIC] in 2017 to create the only lodging conference focused exclusively on the California hotel market. Craig is recognized as an expert in California hospitality, lodging, investment, and in commercial real estate development. He is a popular Speaker, Panelist, Moderator at the leading national hospitality and investment conferences, and at local CA based CRE conferences.

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Contributor Brief·Craig Sullivan · 1 articles
Updated Sep 5, 2023

Labor unrest and demand shifts create structural volatility in hospitality markets

Sullivan argues that California's hotel revenue volatility stems not from cyclical downturns but from structural misalignment between labor supply constraints and shifting travel demand patterns. He contends that strikes and labor disputes are no longer temporary disruptions but permanent market factors that hospitality operators must architect around, not endure.

unprecedented volatility

California hotel market experiencing multiple simultaneous headwinds

“Multiple headwinds from labor disputes to shifting travel patterns are creating unprecedented volatility.”

Hotel Revenue in California Rides a Rollercoaster Due to Decreased Travel, Strikes, Other Factors

Primary factors destabilizing California hotel revenue

Labor disputes and strikes1
Decreased travel demand1
Shifting travel patterns1
Other unspecified factors1

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Labor disputes and strikes
Decreased travel demand
Shifting travel patterns
Other unspecified factors

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simultaneously pressuring hotel revenue stability

Labor disputes to shifting travel patterns are creating unprecedented volatility.

Hotel Revenue in California Rides a Rollercoaster Due to Decreased Travel, Strikes, Other Factors

Strikes and labor disputes are reshaping the operational landscape for hospitality.

Hotel Revenue in California Rides a Rollercoaster Due to Decreased Travel, Strikes, Other Factors

“Hospitality operators face permanent structural change, not temporary disruption.”

Themes:Labor conflict as permanent market structureDemand pattern discontinuity reshaping travel behaviorOperational volatility requiring architectural adaptation

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Hotel Revenue in California Rides a Rollercoaster Due to Decreased Travel, Strikes, Other Factors

Multiple headwinds from labor disputes to shifting travel patterns are creating unprecedented volatility in the state's hospitality market

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