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Why Your Hometown Hotel Rates Are Sticking at Pandemic Highs
In this episode of Inflation Explained, Lucas and Luna drill into a puzzle that doesn't show up in the national CPI: hotel rates in smaller cities and mid-sized metros have refused to come down, even as big-city hotel prices cool and overall inflation eases. They unpack the structural forces keeping those rates sticky — the shift to remote work, the boom in 'work-from-anywhere' travelers, the tight labor market for housekeeping staff, and the wave of hotel conversions into apartments. Using recent CPI data and the latest market moves, they explain why your weekend getaway to a…
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