Hotel Business Magazine

What Hotel Business Magazine does

Hotel Business Magazine is a privately held B2B trade publication (Hotel Business, LLC) serving the U.S. hospitality industry, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Islandia, New York. The company produces a monthly print magazine and a continuous digital news operation at hotelbusiness.com, covering hotel development, ownership, acquisitions, brands, finance, operations, technology, design, and people. Its editorial product spans daily news, executive interviews, eight proprietary annual industry surveys (Owners & Developers, Brands, Management Companies, Architects & Designers, Construction Companies, Brokers, Purchasing Companies, Sources of Funding), a dedicated video portfolio (Executive Roundtables, Hot Topics webinars, Spotlight Series), and a podcast network. The flagship commercial asset is the annual Green Book compendium published each December, with additional gated research products including HB Reports, HB Partner Reports, a Casino Report, and a co-branded Kalibri Labs Book.

The underlying technology stack is conventional web publishing — a WordPress-based CMS at hotelbusiness.com, a separate digital edition platform (Togo), email newsletter distribution, Google Analytics for traffic measurement, DoubleClick for ad serving, and SurveyMonkey for proprietary survey collection. The company has no disclosed API, SDK, mobile applications, or AI/ML capabilities.

The business model is B2B media with multiple monetization streams: freemium print magazine subscriptions (free for qualified industry professionals; paid back issues), display and sponsored-content advertising on the website and in reports, a recently launched online marketplace charging $499/month per classified listing for jobs/products/services, and gated premium industry reports distributed via form-submission download. Customers span hotel owners, developers, brands/franchisors, management companies, brokers, architects, designers, purchasing companies, construction firms, and capital providers, with advertising and sponsorship revenue (rather than subscription) as the implied primary monetization lever. The company has no disclosed funding, parent company, subsidiaries, or acquisition activity.

Name

Hotel Business Magazine

Legal name

Hotel Business, LLC

Website

https://hotelbusiness.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hotel Business Magazine is a privately held U.S. B2B trade publication covering hotel development, operations, technology, and design, serving hotel owners, developers, brands, management companies, brokers, and architects through a monthly print magazine, digital news site, proprietary industry surveys, and the annual Green Book compendium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Trade Media

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business & Corporate Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAE), Hotel Pricing & Rate Shopping Intelligence (THALAIAB)

Keywords

• Hospitality trade media
• Hotel industry news
• Lodging industry reports
• Hotel vendor marketplace
• B2B hospitality publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Islandia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Print Magazine Subscriptions: Annual print subscriptions to Hotel Business magazine; free for qualified industry subscribers, with paid back issues available at $20 regular issues, $100 for Green Book December edition, and $10 for supplements.
2. Digital Advertising & Sponsorships: Display advertising on website and sponsored content including HB Reports, HB Partner Reports, and featured articles. Partners sponsor industry reports and white papers.
3. Marketplace Listings: Job postings, products, and services marketplace with ads priced at $499/month for listings.
4. Gated Industry Reports: Premium industry reports including the annual Green Book, Casino Report, and partner reports available via gated download requiring form submission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Hotel Business Magazine is a B2B trade publication covering the U.S. lodging and hospitality industry. It sells advertising, sponsorships, digital and print subscriptions, the annual Green Book directory, gated industry reports/surveys, and a vendor marketplace aimed at hotel owners, operators, brands, management companies, and hospitality suppliers.

Product overview

Hotel Business Magazine is a B2B hospitality industry publication operating as a unified media platform that delivers news, research, and analysis across hotel development, operations, technology, and design. The core product is the Hotel Business Magazine digital and print publication, supplemented by the annual Green Book compendium, HB Reports proprietary research, and the Marketplace classifieds platform. Additional offerings include video content (Executive Roundtables, Hot Topics, Spotlight Series), exclusive editorial features, newsletter subscriptions, and industry surveys. The publication covers all major hospitality segments including development, ownership, brands, finance, technology, food & beverage, and people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InspireDesign: Design-focused section of the publication covering hotel design, renovations, and inspiration.
• Green Book

Products and services

• Hotel Business Magazine (print and digital edition) Flagship B2B trade magazine covering news, analysis, and trends for hotel owners, operators, brands, and management companies; available in print and digital edition form.
• Hotel Business Marketplace Online vendor marketplace that lets hospitality suppliers list products and services and lets hotel operators discover and evaluate vendors in a hospitality-specific environment.
• Green Book (annual directory) Annual industry directory and reference guide for the U.S. hotel industry, used by operators and owners to source vendors, brands, and reference data.
• Hotel Business Newsletters Subscription email newsletters delivering breaking lodging-industry news, analysis, and sponsored content to hotel executives and professionals.
• HB Reports / Industry Surveys Gated industry reports and surveys providing benchmarking, trends, and data for hotel owners, operators, and suppliers.
• Hotel Business Video and Podcast Network Branded video and podcast programming covering hotel industry news, interviews, and analysis, available via the website and podcast platforms.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kalibri LabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKalibri Labs is a key research partner of Hotel Business, collaborating on industry reports including the annual Kalibri Labs Book on digital market disruption and commercial strategy. Kalibri contributes analytical insights and data to Hotel Business's proprietary industry outlook reports and survey content.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Skift: Skift is a B2B media company covering travel, hotels, and the wider hospitality industry through news, research reports, and events. It overlaps directly with Hotel Business on the hotel development, technology, and brand strategy coverage and competes for the same advertising and sponsorship budgets.
• Hospitality Net: Hospitality Net is a digital B2B publication and news service for the global hotel and hospitality industry, providing news, opinion, and research. It competes for similar audiences and advertisers across hotel operations, technology, and development.
• Hotel Management (Hotel-Online / Questex): Hotel Management is a print and digital trade magazine serving hotel operators, owners, and management companies. It targets a similar audience as Hotel Business Magazine with overlapping coverage of operations, development, and technology.
• Hotel News Now (CoStar): Hotel News Now is a long-standing B2B digital trade publication covering the global hotel industry with news, analysis, and data. It is the most direct competitor to Hotel Business in serving hotel owners, developers, brands, and management companies, and is now part of CoStar — a substantially larger and better-capitalized parent.
• No Vacancy News: No Vacancy News is a B2B hospitality publication listed as a partner on the Hotel Business site, covering hotel industry news and events. It targets a similar hospitality audience and competes for advertisers in the same vertical.
• Lodging Magazine (AHLA): Lodging Magazine is the official publication of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, covering industry news, policy, and trends. While association-affiliated, it competes directly for the attention of hotel owners, brands, and management companies and offers overlap in editorial coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Travel Weekly: Travel Weekly is a long-established B2B travel industry trade publication covering hotels, airlines, cruise, and destinations. While broader in scope than Hotel Business, it overlaps on hotel industry coverage and competes for travel industry advertising dollars.
• CoStar Group (Hotel & STR data businesses): CoStar owns Hotel News Now and STR, combining hotel industry news with the dominant hotel performance benchmarking data set. As a broad incumbent, it represents the most well-capitalized competitor in hotel B2B media and data.

Others

• Kalibri Labs: Kalibri Labs is a hospitality data analytics firm and a core research partner of Hotel Business, collaborating on the Kalibri Labs Book and industry outlook reports. As an enabling data partner, it is comparable because its commercial strategy insights feed Hotel Business's editorial product.

Regional players

• Commercial Observer: Commercial Observer is a B2B real estate publication with significant hotel transactions and development coverage. While focused on real estate broadly, it overlaps with Hotel Business's coverage of hotel ownership, finance, and deal flow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hotelbusiness
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hotel-business
• Instagraminstagram.com/hotelbusinessmag
• Facebookfacebook.com/hotelbusinessmagazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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