IHG Hotels & Resorts grows high-end brands and conversions globally
Chief Development Officer Americas Julienne Smith shares updates on Regent, Voco, Ruby brands and more
From the luxury Regent brand's U.S. revival to the acquisition of an "urban-micro" hotel brand, IHG Hotels & Resorts is on a global growth streak.
Storytelling is the North Star at Olympia Hospitality's boutique hotels
History, sense of place boost boutique hotel appeal for today's travelers
John Schultzel loves the branding exercise.
US-Canada tensions spell travel chaos
Hotels never benefit from uncertainty
We're keeping a close eye on Canada these days from the HNN newsroom.
Summit Hotel Properties completes $275 million term loan refinancing
Proceeds will go toward paying down senior notes debt
Hotel real estate investment trust Summit Hotel Properties closed on a $275 million senior unsecured term loan it will use to repay debt.
Wyndham CEO Geoff Ballotti shares why he's bullish on economy, midscale segments
Lower-end hotels are 'a very resilient piece of our country's hotel industry,' executive says
ATLANTA — Economy hotel demand in the U.S. has suffered in the last year, but Wyndham Hotels & Resorts CEO Geoff Ballotti has confidence in the segment's short- and long-term healt...
Positive change for women is a marathon, not a sprint
We're here for a lot longer than just this month
We're nearly to the end of March, wrapping up this year's Women's History Month.
While Wall Street hesitates, Main Street hotel investors make deals
Smaller owner-operators are finding and seizing opportunities to build, transact
ATLANTA — Whether it's a good time to buy in the hotel industry depends on what street you're standing on.
Hotel data analysts drill down into market uncertainty ahead of forecast revision
Tell Me More podcast hosts reinforce the importance of focusing the data
ATLANTA — The effects of geopolitical uncertainty on the hotel industry are playing out in real time.
Wall Street investors not quite ready to return to US hotel deals
High cost of capital, shaky consumer confidence keeping big private equity on the sidelines
ATLANTA — Large private equity investors in hotels are confident they’ll return in force to hospitality — just not right now.
Economy stands center stage for hospitality industry with conflicting outlooks
Hotel owners with development projects should budget for tariffs
ATLANTA — On the second day of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, experts presented contrasting thoughts on where the United States economy is, how external factors are affect...
Hotel executives preach patience as industry braces for volatility
US policy changes headline uncertainty as hoteliers consider possibility of recession
ATLANTA — Hotel transactions pace remains mostly inert. Trade wars could threaten international inbound travel demand to the U.S. And now thought leaders in the hotel industry aren...
It's Hotel Data Conference season
Registration opened this week for the August event
This week, registration opened for Hotel Data Conference 2025, taking place August 6-8 at the Grand Hyatt Nashville.
Weather, special events continue to bring outsized hotel performance growth
'There's nothing normal about our industry at this point,' Tell Me More podcast host says
Sometimes the U.S. hotel performance data is not what it seems.
Don't let DEI die
Real programs have real benefits that affect real people
We all look to the news and commentary coming from the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in January as the tone-setter for the year ahead. Investors excited about making deals? Th...
Positive signs point to improved hotel deal activity in 2025
Debt market liquidity the major driver, JLL executive says
Last year might have been the year that couldn't quite fulfill hotel transaction dreams, but this year is starting off on a better foot.
Hilton's portfolio, performance poised to benefit from favorable macroeconomic factors, CEO says
Revenue per available room grew 2.7% in 2024
Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta is comfortable with the company's popularity among hotel investors and owners, and he is optimistic that 2025 will benefit from broader econ...
Everything you need to know about travel trends is on the back of a postcard
I'm here. This place is great. Home soon.
This is some city!Everything OK. See you soon. (1919)
Hotel execs remain hopeful as 2025 market conditions come into view
Labor challenges, other woes still weigh on hospitality industry
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. hotel industry is chugging along with a generally brighter outlook as executives and dealmakers meet at this year's Americas Lodging Investment Summit.
US hotel performance continues to lag inflation due to handful of challenges
Tell Me More podcasters discuss the effects of wildfires, inflation and hurricanes
Average daily rate growth continues to lag the rate of inflation in the U.S., and hoteliers are feeling the impact.
5-year flashback: Revisiting hotel industry predictions from 2020
HNN reviews its hotel industry predictions from five years ago
No crystal ball is going to reveal the future — just ask any revenue manager — but the Hotel News Now team took a crack at it anyway back in early 2020.