[Boston Globe] Boston Real Estate Trend: Office Buildings Poised for Hotel Conversions

Kaushik Vardharajan, associate professor and director of real estate programs at Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration, was recently quoted in The Boston Globe discussing the growing trend of converting underutilized downtown office buildings into hotels. As Boston’s office market continues to face elevated vacancy rates, developers are exploring hospitality conversions as a viable alternative. […]

[Wall Street Journal] Should You Trust a Hotel’s Star Rating? Depends Where You Look.

In a sea of hotel reviews and star ratings, it’s hard to know who to rely upon. Here’s how to get a vetted measure of what you’re in for before a trip. For a five-day trip to Mexico with her college-age daughter, Arlana Keller of Calgary, Alberta, insisted they book a hotel rated four stars or […]