LODGING Magazine

What LODGING Magazine does

LODGING Magazine is a U.S. B2B trade publication founded in 1974 and headquartered in Yardley, Pennsylvania (with operating contacts in Newtown, PA). It serves as the Official Publication of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), covering the U.S. hospitality industry from hotel real estate investment and finance through daily operations, technology, food and beverage, design, and guest experience. The audience consists of hotel owners and investors, hotel operators and managers, hotel developers and franchisors, and hospitality suppliers and vendors. Content is produced by an editorial team of approximately six named contributors under a President (Ed McNeill) and Publisher (Holly Kaye), supported by roughly 10 total employees.\n\nThe product portfolio centers on a flagship print and digital magazine and extends across multiple formats: a digital edition on bluetoad.com with audio narration, the LODGING On Demand podcast distributed on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify, sponsored whitepapers and reports, an annual guides and lists franchise (Guide to Franchising, Guide to Management Companies, Guide to Lenders, Next Gen Tech List, Lodging Legends), the Back of House Buyers Guide directory at lodgingbohdirectory.com, and targeted editorial series including Owner Series and Women in Lodging. The underlying technology is a standard digital publishing stack — a WordPress-based website, a third-party digital edition platform, podcast hosting, email newsletter infrastructure via eepurl, and active social profiles across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube. No proprietary technology, AI capabilities, or API offerings are disclosed.\n\nThe business model is a hybrid of advertising, subscriptions, and custom content services. Revenue streams include display and digital advertising on the website and in e-blasts, classified advertising, print and digital subscriptions, sponsored content, whitepapers, focus groups and surveys, collateral polybagging, and joint advertising/sponsorship with AHLA events including golf tournaments and conferences. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; advertisers and sponsors contact the publisher directly, and contracts are described as multi-year. The magazine is a private entity under the nonprofit AHLA, with no public ticker, no disclosed funding rounds, no acquisitions, and no disclosed investors. Its operating geography is the United States, with content distributed globally through digital channels but no claimed international expansion.

Name

LODGING Magazine

Legal name

LODGING Magazine

Website

https://lodgingmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LODGING Magazine is the Official Publication of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, a U.S. B2B trade media brand delivering hospitality industry news via print, digital, podcast, guides, and whitepapers to hotel owners, operators, developers, and suppliers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Trade Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Hospitality trade media
• Hotel industry news
• B2B publishing
• Lodging industry coverage
• Trade publication

Headquarters

HQ city

Newtown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Display advertising, classified advertising, sponsored content opportunities, digital advertising on website and e-blasts, joint advertising/sponsorships with AHLA events
2. Subscriptions: Print and digital subscription services for hospitality professionals seeking industry news and insights
3. Custom Content and Publishing: Custom design and publishing services, collateral drop-ins, polybagged materials, whitepapers and sponsored content

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LODGING Magazine is the Official Publication of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), producing a flagship print and digital magazine covering hotel finance, operations, technology, design, food & beverage, guest experience, and industry personnel. It extends this content through a podcast series, digital edition, sponsored whitepapers, an annual guides/lists program, a Back of House buyers guide directory, and special editorial series such as Owner Series and Women in Lodging, distributing to hotel owners, operators, developers, and industry suppliers across the U.S.

Product overview

LODGING Magazine is the Official Publication of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), functioning as a comprehensive B2B media platform for the hospitality industry. The core offering is its flagship print and digital publication delivering news and analysis across hotel finance, operations, technology, design, food & beverage, guest experience, and industry personnel. The portfolio extends through multiple channels including the LODGING On Demand Podcast series, Digital Edition with audio narration, sponsored Whitepapers & Reports, the Back of House Buyers Guide directory, and annual Guides & Lists (such as the Guide to Franchising and 50+ Hotel Management Companies). Special editorial series like Owner Series and Women in Lodging provide targeted industry perspectives. Revenue is generated through advertising and sponsorship across all properties, with a dedicated LODGING Media advertising program offering print, digital, and AHLA co-branded opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LODGING On Demand: Podcast featuring interviews with hospitality industry leaders discussing pressing issues in the industry
• Back of House by LODGING
• Owner Series
• Women in Lodging

Products and services

• LODGING Magazine (Print & Digital) The flagship print and digital magazine serving as the official publication of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), delivering news, trends, and analysis across hospitality sectors including finance, operations, technology, design, food & beverage, and guest experience for hotel owners, operators, developers, and industry professionals.
• LODGING On Demand Podcast Podcast series featuring interviews with hospitality industry leaders discussing pressing issues, trends, and strategies in hotel operations, management, and development. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
• Digital Edition

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLODGING Magazine is the Official Publication of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). This is the primary institutional partnership providing the magazine with official status and authority within the U.S. hospitality industry. The partnership includes joint advertising/sponsorship opportunities at AHLA events including golf tournaments and conferences.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Travel Weekly: Established B2B trade publication covering the travel distribution and hospitality industry with comparable multi-channel (print, digital, events) business model and advertiser base.
• Hotel News Now: A leading daily B2B news publication covering the U.S. hotel industry, including operations, development, and finance. Direct competitor in the same U.S. hospitality trade media space with overlapping advertiser base.
• Hospitality Net: Online hospitality industry news and editorial platform reaching hotel executives worldwide. Comparable content positioning to LODGING, primarily digital-first.
• HOTELS Magazine: Global hospitality trade magazine published by Hotel Online Learning (Esteemed Media). Direct peer in the lodging trade publication category, with a more upscale/international orientation.
• Hotel Management Magazine: Long-running B2B magazine covering hotel operations, technology, and management. Competes directly for hospitality decision-maker readership and supplier advertising.
• Hotel Business Magazine: B2B trade publication serving hotel owners, operators, and developers with news, technology coverage, and supplier advertising. Closely comparable model and audience to LODGING Magazine.

Broad incumbents

• Skift: Largest B2B media platform in the travel and hospitality sector, covering lodging, OTAs, airlines, and tourism. Larger and broader but increasingly competitive for the same hospitality decision-maker audience and ad dollars.

Others

• American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA): The nonprofit parent organization that grants LODGING its 'Official Publication' status. Not a media peer but a critical ecosystem participant whose strategy directly shapes LODGING's market position.
• STR (CoStar Group): Hotel benchmarking and data analytics provider, now a CoStar Group subsidiary. Not a direct media competitor but increasingly bundles data with content, competing for the same decision-maker attention and ad dollars.

Regional players

• Hotel Industry Magazine: UK-based hospitality trade publication serving the British hotel industry. Operates the same business model (print, digital, events, advertising) but in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LodgingMagazine
• YouTubeyoutube.com/lodgingmagazine
• Facebookfacebook.com/LodgingMagazine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lodging-magazine-official
• Instagraminstagram.com/lodgingmagazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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