John O'Neill
Director of the Hospitality Real Estate Strategy Group
Professor O’Neill conducts research, outreach and teaching in the areas of real estate, asset management and strategic management in the hotel industry, and serves as director of the Hospitality Real Estate Strategy Group.
School of Hospitality Management
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Strategic management
Real estate
Asset management
Branding
Entrepreneurship
Recent Publications
Singh, A., O'Neill, J.W., & Liu, P. (2025). The influence of hotel characteristics on debt servicing and default in the U.S. lodging sector. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 66(2), 137-155.
Tang, K.D., & O’Neill, J.W. (2025). The effects of age on the performance of hotels: Does an historical effect exist? Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 66(4), 413-435.
O'Neill, J.W., & Yeon, J. (2023). Comprehensive effects of short-term rental platforms across hotel types in United States and international destinations. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 64(1), 5-21.
O'Neill, J.W., Zhao, J., Liu, P., & Caligiuri, M. (2023). Benchmarking hotel investment risk: Differences based on types of hotels. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 64(4), 485-502.
Singh, A., & O'Neill, J.W. (2023). Appraisal bias in the lodging sector: Evidence from CMBS transactions. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 106.
O'Neill, J.W., Bloom, B., & Tang, K. (2023). Consideration of risk in the implementation of probabilistic prognostications of hotel revenues and expenses. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 6(5), 2400-2415.
Liu, P., & O'Neill, J.W. (2023). Do brand-affiliated hotels have lower cash-flow risk? Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 64(3), 363-380.
O'Neill, J.W., & Yeon, J. (2022). Hotel room rate discounting during recessionary times: Effects by hotel class. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 63(4), 544-558.
Robert, J.G., & O'Neill, J.W. (2021). Evaluating hotel time to delivery (TTD): Influencing factors and financial performance. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 29(1), 1-17.
O'Neill, J.W. (2021). Projecting economic cycles in the lodging industry. Boston Hospitality Review, April.
O'Neill, J.W. (2020). Recreational marijuana legalization: Its effects on hotel performance. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 27(2), 159-180.
O'Neill, J.W., & Ouyang, Y. (2020). Predicting lodging demand trends in the U.S. hotel industry. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 61(3), 237-254.
O'Neill, J.W. Bloom, B.A., & Sharma, A. (2020). Towards improving hotel prognostications through the application of probabilistic methodologies. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 61(4), 373-400.
O'Neill, J.W., & Follmer, K. (2020). A multi-level review of hospitality work-family conflict research and a strategy for future research. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 44(1), 3-44.