Hotel sector economy
The Medellín airport is finally going to be expanded... What now?
If you have been reading my articles for some time, you know that lately (contrary to the traditional press that only looks at the surface) I have not...
blackroom.com.coMarch 28, 2026
The mistake no one wants to admit: Medellin builds more hotels than it can fill
What “El Colombiano” fails to see Today I read the column in El Colombiano that speaks, with an optimistic tone, of the amount of...
Alejandro Gonzalez UribeFebruary 12, 2026
Hotel oversupply in Medellín. More tourists does not mean more reservations.
Let's make one thing clear: Medellín is not empty. Nor has it ceased to be attractive. Tourists continue to arrive, and the figures confirm this. More...
Alejandro Gonzalez UribeDecember 22, 2025
3,000 new hotel rooms are coming to Medellín. Too much supply?
Tourism growth is not enough when supply grows unchecked In recent years, Medellín has established itself as one of the...
blackroom.com.coNovember 6, 2025
Rate war: This happens when Medellín becomes flooded with hotels and Airbnbs without any control.
Medellín continues to grow, but the market has changed Hotels in Medellín are not complaining about a lack of tourists. Due to...
Alejandro Gonzalez UribeSeptember 11, 2025
Tourism in Colombia: the paradox of a record without help from the national government
While the Ministry of Commerce celebrates record tourism revenues—more than 3.2 million non-resident visitors and a projected US$11.3 billion...
Alejandro Gonzalez UribeAugust 27, 2025
Is an Airbnb in Medellín better business than a hotel?... Just like smuggling is "better business" than complying with the law.
You probably saw the news in El Colombiano that Medellín has just entered the global top of cities with the most properties listed on Airbnb....
Alejandro Gonzalez UribeJuly 24, 2025
End of illegal Airbnb? How the new national regulation for tourist housing in Colombia will work
Four words sum it up: coexistence, responsibility, fairness, and control. Colombia cannot continue to tolerate tourism without clear rules. This bill...
Alejandro Gonzalez UribeJuly 9, 2025
Medellín has no shortage of tourists. It has a surplus of improvisation.
The tourism market in Medellín continues to grow. Between 2020 and 2022, we experienced an unprecedented boom, and although the pace has slowed down,...
Alejandro Gonzalez UribeJune 10, 2025
Colombia's first Gym-hotel is already under construction in Medellín: this is what Action Living will look like
This weekend, Wilder Zapata - founder of Action Black gyms - sent me an article that was published in El Colombiano,...
Alejandro Gonzalez UribeJune 3, 2025
