Skift Survey: Donald Trump’s Presidential Bid Is Bad for His Hotel Business
Photo Credit: Bellmen outside the Trump Soho in New York City, NY. Flickr / Alexander Acker
Skift Take
Trump's candidacy could turn out to be a huge — or should we say "YUGE" — challenge for the Trump travel brand.
It's long been said that politics is bad for business.
While it may be hard to quantify this in dollars, convention cities including Indianapolis and Charlotte know that you can put a price on political decisions after their state legislatures passed pro-discrimination legislation in 2015 and 2016, and meetings business began looking elsewhere.
Trump Hotels may soon learn about the perils of politics, too.
In our coverage of Donald J. Trump's hotel business, we've tried to separate Trump the hotel brand from Trump the political candidate; pointing out its solid leadership and inviting Ivanka Trump — the brains behind the brand — to speak at last year's Skift Global Forum.
But when your name is on the product, it will take more than an arm's length distance from the executive suit
