Journal
Notes on regenerative travel, dormant assets, and the end of the hotel era.
Opinion, market intelligence, and operating philosophy. Written for property owners, investors, and serious operators thinking about community-led hospitality.
Market shift · 5 min read
The End of the Hotel Era: Why the Wealthy Are Buying Their Own Communities
The most interesting hospitality money is no longer chasing branded hotels. It is building private, community-led properties for a very specific kind of guest.
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Asset thesis · 5 min read
The Dormant Building Problem: Why Empty Properties Are Tomorrow's Best Assets
Empty villas, fincas, monasteries, and rural houses are sitting on more upside than almost any other real estate category. If the owner can resist the urge to do the obvious thing.
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Guest psychology · 4 min read
What Premium Travellers Actually Want in 2026 (And Why Your Property Doesn't Have It Yet)
Six things the top of the travel market is paying for right now. Almost none of them are physical. All of them can be designed into a property. If the owner knows what they are looking at.
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Operating reality · 5 min read
Why Most Coliving Spaces Fail (And What the Successful Ones Do Differently)
Six failure modes that show up in nearly every coliving project that quietly collapses in year two. And the operational discipline the survivors share.
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Pricing · 5 min read
Premium Coliving Pricing Strategy: What to Charge and Why
Most operators price coliving like budget accommodation with extras. The serious ones price it like a lifestyle membership. And let the wrong guests filter themselves out.
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Operations · 5 min read
How to Screen Residents for a Premium Coliving Space
The single highest-leverage piece of work in coliving operations. And almost nobody does it well. A real screening framework from a founder who runs one for a living.
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Sober hospitality · 5 min read
Sober Coliving as a Hospitality Model: The Quiet Premium Category
Sober-friendly and recovery-adjacent hospitality is one of the most under-served, fastest-growing premium categories in the market. And one of the easiest to do badly.
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Founder houses · 5 min read
How to Launch a Founder House: A Practical Framework
Founder houses are the most interesting hospitality category nobody knows how to operate yet. Here is what they actually require, and what most early attempts get wrong.
Read essayCommunity design · 4 min read
Community as Product: The Real Job of a Coliving Operator
Most operators treat community as a marketing word. The successful ones treat it as the actual product. And design every part of the operation around protecting it.
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