Note 14 - Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

14. Related Party Transactions

As of March 31, 2025, Jeffrey H. Fisher, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, owns 100% of IHM. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had hotel management agreements with IHM to manage all 35 of its hotels. Hotel management, revenue management and accounting fees accrued or paid to IHM for the hotels owned by the Company for the three months ended  March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $2.3 million and $2.3 million, respectively. At  March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the amounts due to IHM were $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Cost reimbursements from related parties revenue represent reimbursements of costs incurred on behalf of IHM. These costs relate primarily to office expenses shared with IHM. Various shared office expenses and rent are paid by the Company and allocated to IHM based on the amount of square footage occupied by each entity. As the Company records cost reimbursements based upon costs incurred with no added markup, the revenue and related expense has no impact on the Company’s operating income or net income. Cost reimbursements are recorded based upon the occurrence of a reimbursed activity.