How hoteliers are sorting through the complicated tariff refund question (with Alan Benjamin)

About this episode

Alan Benjamin discusses the complexities surrounding tariff refunds for hoteliers.

Procurement expert Alan Benjamin, founder and president of BenjaminWest, joins the podcast to discuss what hoteliers might expect from the $166 billion in promised tariff refunds and how getting that money back in the pockets of owners will be a complicated process.

People in this episode

Host: CoStar News Hotels

Guest: Alan Benjamin

Topics covered

• tariff refunds
• hospitality industry
• procurement
• financial processes
• hoteliers

Keywords

• tariff refunds
• hoteliers
• procurement expert
• financial processes
• hospitality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BenjaminWest

Places: United States

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