ATLANTA — Hoteliers are bracing for a bumpy 2025.
Hotel brokers, lenders, owners and brand executives met March 18-20 in Atlanta for the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. Uncertainty was a common theme as speakers cited recent market volatility and potential hotel demand declines as mainstays for hospitality the rest of the year.
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article3 Min ReadMarch 21, 2025 09:36 AMWhile high costs and general uncertainty are keeping private equity investors such as Blackstone and Brookfield out of outsize U.S. hotel investing for now, executives are confident that still-strong and resilient hotel operating performance will kick-start major transactions soon.
article7 Min ReadMarch 24, 2025 10:01 AMHospitality analysts that shared the stage at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference predicted a "bumpy" 2025 for the U.S. hotel industry as a number of factors could result in consumers significantly reducing their travel budgets.
article4 Min ReadMarch 25, 2025 09:21 AMHotel experts at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference discussed artificial intelligence throughout the week — pointing to brands to lead the charge.
article2 Min ReadMarch 25, 2025 08:34 AMWith political uncertainty and other disruptors shaking up hotel performance, podcast hosts Jan Freitag and Isaac Collazo remind listeners to pay attention to the data focused on their particular markets and not get caught up in the noise.
article5 Min ReadApril 02, 2025 09:29 AMAnalysts from Truist Advisory Services and Tourism Economics pointed to wage growth, low unemployment and sustained consumer spending as signs of the U.S. economy's health and likelihood Americans will continue to travel in 2025.
article6 Min ReadMarch 27, 2025 09:13 AMThe odds of a U.S. economic recession have gone up, but the dormant hotel transactions market might soon awaken, according to speakers at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference.
article3 Min ReadMarch 27, 2025 09:43 AMNew York-based hotel operator Essex Hotel Management is executing on an ambitious growth strategy.
article4 Min ReadMarch 26, 2025 09:44 AMOwner-operator hotel companies are seizing opportunities to build and buy hotels, sometimes taking a contrarian approach.
article4 Min ReadMarch 28, 2025 08:26 AMHotel owners and brand companies are struggling to find common ground amid a tough labor market, a growing amount of hotel brands and evolving economic conditions.
article2 Min ReadApril 01, 2025 09:07 AMLower-end hotels are "a very resilient piece of our country's hotel industry," the executive said.
article1 Min ReadApril 04, 2025 08:32 AMNexera Capital's Pete Patel spoke with HNN at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference about how he's navigating new headwinds associated with current political and economic conditions.
article4 Min ReadApril 08, 2025 08:35 AMIndigo Road's Steve Palmer discusses why local experiences bring authenticity and are a way around tariff uncertainty.
article4 Min ReadApril 03, 2025 09:26 AMColumbus, Ohio-based Rockbridge CEO Jimmy Merkel discusses his company's growth strategy after recently acquiring three boutique hotels in Texas.
article3 Min ReadApril 18, 2025 09:09 AMHotel owner-operators among Hilton's franchisees have clamored to develop dual-brand hotels, including properties that blend the midscale Tru by Hilton brand and the extended-stay Home2 Suites brand.
article2 Min ReadApril 14, 2025 09:05 AMRyan Rivett of My Place Hotels said he's seeing new opportunities for his company as customers seem to be booking further out and prioritizing shorter stays.
article3 Min ReadApril 11, 2025 08:39 AMRaines, a South Carolina-based hotel management company, has seen steady corporate and group demand to start the year across its hotel management portfolio in the Southeast U.S. Leisure demand has similarly remained elevated.
article2 Min ReadApril 10, 2025 09:02 AMIn a video interview, IHG Hotels & Resorts' Julienne Smith shares updates on IHG's Regent, Voco, Ruby brands and more
article3 Min ReadApril 09, 2025 09:14 AMBrad Rahinsky of Hotel Equities, which just announced a new strategic partnership, said he sees opportunities in the upper-upscale and luxury U.S. hotel markets.
article4 Min ReadMarch 19, 2025 10:24 AMHotel News Now recaps the first day of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference with highlights, quotables, takeaways and more.
article4 Min ReadMarch 20, 2025 10:42 AMHotel News Now recaps the second day of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference with highlights, quotables, takeaways and more.