Episode

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

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CoStar News Hotels
Published
May 20, 2026
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1553
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Summary

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.