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

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Podcast: [CoStar News Hotels](https://stenobird.com/podcast/costar-news-hotels-6474204)
Published: 2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1553

## Resource

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.

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