U.S. hotel executives might be ready to put aside familiar cautious optimism in favor of 100% optimism for 2024.
Hotel owners, operators, lenders and more met on Jan. 22-24 in Los Angeles for the Americas Lodging Investment Summit, the first major hotel industry conference of the year.
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article3 Min ReadFebruary 01, 2024 09:08 AMHotels are creeping closer to pre-pandemic levels for unfilled positions, executives said, but it's still a struggle to diversify leadership positions.
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article6 Min ReadFebruary 05, 2024 09:15 AMHotel executives explained how they have been able to meet changing guest demands and still make new-build projects pencil.
article2 Min ReadFebruary 06, 2024 09:10 AMHilton has been modernizing its legacy technology systems, paving the way for more personalized content for guests at all steps in the leisure and business trip journey.
article1 Min ReadFebruary 07, 2024 09:49 AMIn a podcast interview, AAHOA President and CEO Laura Lee Blake how a combined Choice-Wyndham hotels company could limit hotel owners' options.
article2 Min ReadFebruary 08, 2024 09:13 AMGilda Perez-Alvarado, Accor's group chief strategy officer and CEO of Orient Express, said monitoring travel trends among different generations is part of the company's curation of products and services.
article3 Min ReadFebruary 08, 2024 08:25 AMHotel executives have high hopes for a rebound in international Chinese travel despite costs and regulatory issues that continue to delay that influx of demand.
article1 Min ReadFebruary 12, 2024 08:32 AMNoble Investment Group starts 2024 with a significant investment opportunity after closing a $1 billion fund, and CEO Mit Shah says he's most excited about shifts in the extended-stay segment.
article2 Min ReadFebruary 14, 2024 08:59 AMIn a podcast interview at ALIS, STR's Amanda Hite breaks down the most recent U.S. hotel forecast and why hoteliers should be optimistic even if there's still some economic uncertainty.
article1 Min ReadFebruary 14, 2024 08:52 AMDavidson Hospitality Group President and CEO Thom Geshay said he takes pride in the culture the company has built as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
article5 Min ReadFebruary 12, 2024 09:32 AMHotel industry executives say the likelihood of lower interest rates in 2024 boosts their outlook for the year.
article1 Min ReadFebruary 16, 2024 08:20 AMDan Hansen, global head of Hyatt Studios, said this could be the year when hotel construction becomes more widely feasible again, assuming interest rates start moving lower.
article3 Min ReadJanuary 23, 2024 09:01 AMEditors recap the opening day of the 2024 Americas Lodging Investment Summit with takeaways, quotables and more highlights from the event.
article4 Min ReadJanuary 24, 2024 10:26 AMHoteliers praised the higher level of stability during the second day of the Americas Lodging Investment Summit.
article2 Min ReadFebruary 20, 2024 09:15 AMAfter a year without a single transaction, Braemar Hotels & Resorts CEO Richard Stockton said he is hopeful eventual interest rate cuts could let his real estate investment trust get back to buying.
article5 Min ReadFebruary 20, 2024 09:16 AMHotel industry executives at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit laid out deals expectations for 2024 and how loan maturities and overdue renovations will motivate sellers.
article2 Min ReadFebruary 23, 2024 08:08 AMIn a video interview, Hospitality Ventures Management Group's Robert Cole speaks about how his company added 15 hotels to its management portfolio and what drove owners to make the change.
article2 Min ReadFebruary 27, 2024 09:01 AMPeachtree Hotel Group is benefiting from growing developer interest in commercial property assessed clean energy financing as more traditional forms of lending are limited.
article4 Min ReadFebruary 27, 2024 09:17 AMHotel executives say demand for hotels is growing but different than before, and new supply will be limited for years.