Hospitality expert says tariffs would make hoteliers’ lives ‘miserable’: Travel Weekly

Before President Trump on April 9 issued a 90-day pause on sweeping tariffs, the rapid escalation of a tariff war was stoking fears that the hotel industry’s post-pandemic recovery would be derailed by choked supply chains and rising costs. 

Richie Karaburun, a clinical associate professor at NYU’s Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality, said tariffs threatened to create a “perfect storm” of challenges for hotels.

Combined with shifting visa regulations and safety concerns around entering the U.S. that are already impacting inbound tourism, he said tariffs would “definitely make hoteliers’ lives miserable and make it more expensive to operate a hotel.”

Karaburun said tariffs would affect both daily operations and future…